Methods and apparatus for enhancing a digital content experience

A method for enhancing a digital content experience, the method comprising:

• receiving a video transcript file with a text transcript of a video;
• identifying one or more keywords in the text transcript of the video;
• extracting, via interpretation of the one or more keywords, and using time markers corresponding to the one or more keywords, one or more key concepts corresponding to the one or more time markers in the video;
• retrieving one or more potential related content items corresponding to the extracted key concepts, wherein the potential related content items are retrieved from a source external to the video and the video transcript file, wherein the external source of the potential related content items is a first content provider;
• applying one or more content rules to define relationships between the extracted key concepts and facets of potential related content items to determine related content items for the extracted key concepts;
• retrieving a different type of potential related content items corresponding to the extracted key concepts to determine related content items for the extracted key concepts from a second content provider with a highest ranking if the potential related content is not available from the first content provider, wherein the ranking is determined by applying the one or more content rules to a list of content providers;
• associating the determined related content items to the time markers corresponding to the extracted key concepts;
• generating a content feed comprising the related content items and the video transcript file;
• and
• transmitting the content feed and the video for contemporaneous presentation on a digital device.

An apparatus for enhancing a digital content experience, the apparatus comprising at least one computer processor configured to:

• receive a video transcript file with a text transcript of a video;
• identify a plurality of specific terms in the text transcript of the video;
• classify each of the plurality of specific terms into one or more entities using one or more extraction rules;
• associate each of the entities with a time marker in the video transcript file corresponding to one or more of the specific terms;
• retrieve potential related content items from an external source to the video and the video transcript file for the entities, wherein the external source of related content item providers is a first content provider;
• apply one or more content rules to define relationships between entities and facets of potential related content items to determine related content items for the entities;
• retrieve a different type of potential related content items corresponding to entities from a second content provider with a highest ranking if the potential related content is not available from the first content provider, wherein the ranking is determined by applying the one or more content rules to a list of content providers;
• associate the determined related content items to the time markers associated with the entities;
• generate a content feed with the related content items and the video transcript file;
• and
• transmit the content feed and the video for contemporaneous presentation on a digital device.

A system for enhancing a digital content experience, the system comprising at least one computer processor, the at least one computer processor configured to execute instructions for:

• receiving, at the processor, a video transcript file comprising a text transcript of a video and entities corresponding to time markers in the video transcript file, wherein the entities are created by identifying and classifying specific words in the text transcript of the video;
• retrieving, using the processor, related content items for the entities in the video transcript file, wherein the related content items are from a source external to the video and the video transcript file, wherein the external source of related content item providers is a first content provider;
• applying, using the processor, one or more content rules to define relationships between entities and facets of potential related content items to determine related content items for entities;
• retrieving, using the processor, a different type of the potential related content items to determine related content items corresponding to entities from a second content provider with a highest ranking if the potential related content is not available from the first content provider, wherein the ranking is determined by applying the one or more content rules to a list of content providers;
• associating, using the processor, the determined related content items to the time markers for the entities;
• and
• generating, using the processor, a content feed with the related content items and the video transcript file;
• transmitting, using the processor, the content feed and the video for contemporaneous presentation on a digital device.