Multifunction multimedia device

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause performance of steps comprising:

• causing, by a media device, display of video content;
• subsequent to causing display of the video content, receiving, by the media device, user input specifically requesting information related to a specific feature of a currently playing scene of the video content, the user input specifically identifying the feature for which the information is being requested;
• in response to receiving the request for the information related to the specific feature of the currently playing scene of the video content, the media device computing a fingerprint based on one or more first video frames from the video content;
• querying a first server with the fingerprint to identify the requested information related to the specific feature of the currently playing scene of the video content, wherein the first server receives a plurality of fingerprints for the video content from multiple user devices, wherein each of the plurality of fingerprints is generated by a respective user device of the multiple user devices that meets an idleness criteria, and wherein the first server compares the fingerprint received from the media device with one of the plurality of fingerprints to identify the requested information;
• retrieving, from a second server, additional content related to the specific feature of the currently playing scene of the video content;
• overlaying, on one or more second video frames from the video content, the additional content;
• causing, by the media device, display of the one or more second video frames.

An apparatus comprising:

• a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that causes display of video content;
• a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, subsequent to causing display of the video content, receives user input specifically requesting information related to a specific feature of a currently playing scene of the video content, the user input specifically identifying the feature for which the information is being requested;
• a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, in response to receiving the request for the specific feature of the currently playing scene of the video content, computes a fingerprint based on one or more first video frames from the video content;
• a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that queries a first server with the fingerprint to identify the requested specific feature of the currently playing scene of the video content, wherein the first server receives a plurality of fingerprints for the video content from multiple user devices, wherein each of the plurality of fingerprints is generated by a respective user device of the multiple user devices that meets an idleness criteria, and wherein the first server compares the fingerprint received from the media device with one of the plurality of fingerprints to identify the requested information;
• a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that retrieves, from a second server, additional content related to the specific feature of the currently playing scene of the video content;
• a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that overlays, on one or more second video frames from the video content, the additional content;
• a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that causes display of the one or more second video frames.