Using an Audio Stream to Identify Metadata Associated with a Currently Playing Television Program

A computing system, comprising

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• obtaining audio description data of a video stream for a media program, the audio description data comprising a synchronized audio narrative describing what is happening in the media program during one or more of:
• primary audio content of the video stream, and natural pauses in the primary audio content;
• identifying a set of information items including one or more emphasized words in the audio description data, wherein the one or more emphasized words are relevant for identifying information of one or more content files related to the one or more emphasized words;
• transmitting the one or more emphasized words to a server;
• after transmitting the one or more emphasized words to the server, obtaining from the server the information of the one or more content files related to the one or more emphasized words, wherein the server is distinct from a source of the video stream;
• and
• in response to obtaining the information of the one or more content files, without user intervention, causing an application to be invoked for presenting the one or more content files to the user of the computing device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by one or more processors of a server system, the one or more programs comprising instructions, to be executed by the one or more processors, for:

• obtaining audio description data of a video stream for a media program, the audio description data comprising a synchronized audio narrative describing what is happening in the media program during one or more of:
• primary audio content of the video stream, and natural pauses in the primary audio content;
• identifying a set of information items including one or more emphasized words in the audio description data, wherein the one or more emphasized words are relevant for identifying information of one or more content files related to the one or more emphasized words;
• transmitting the one or more emphasized words to a server;
• after transmitting the one or more emphasized words to the server, obtaining from the server the information of the one or more content files related to the one or more emphasized words, wherein the server is distinct from a source of the video stream;
• and
• in response to obtaining the information of the one or more content files, without user intervention, causing an application to be invoked for presenting the one or more content files to the user of the computing device.