Method and apparatus for augmenting media content

A communication device, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• receiving, from a server, a media content item and a plurality of filtered descriptions associated with the media content item, wherein the plurality of filtered descriptions include non-shortened descriptions of a plurality of subject matter and shortened descriptions of the plurality of subject matter;
• receiving a request to find first subject matter in the media content item;
• determining whether the first subject matter is included in the plurality of filtered descriptions, wherein the determining comprises searching the plurality of filtered descriptions for a first non-shortened description of the first subject matter or for a first shortened description of the first subject matter;
• and
• responsive to the determining that the first subject matter is included in the plurality of filtered descriptions:
• identifying a portion of the media content item associated with an occurrence of the first subject matter in the plurality of filtered descriptions;
• and
• presenting the portion of the media content item associated with the occurrence of the first subject matter in the plurality of filtered descriptions.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving, from a server, a media content item and a plurality of filtered descriptions associated with the media content item, wherein the plurality of filtered descriptions include non-shortened descriptions of a plurality of subject matter and shortened descriptions of the plurality of subject matter;
• determining whether first subject matter is included in the plurality of filtered descriptions, wherein the determining comprises searching the plurality of filtered descriptions for a first non-shortened description of the first subject matter or for a first shortened description of the first subject matter;
• and
• responsive to the determining that the first subject matter is included in the plurality of filtered descriptions:
• identifying a portion of the media content item associated with an occurrence of the first subject matter in the plurality of filtered descriptions;
• and
• presenting the portion of the media content item associated with the occurrence of the first subject matter in the plurality of filtered descriptions.