US Patent 11064266 Methods and devices for clarifying audible video content

The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for clarifying media content. In one aspect, a method is performed at a client device that includes a microphone, memory, and one or more processors. The method includes: (1) while a media content item is playing on a second client device in proximity to the client device, receiving, via the microphone, a verbal query from a user of the client device; (2) sending a request to a remote server system; (3) receiving from the remote server system information responsive to the verbal query for a portion of the media content item; and (4) presenting the information to the user.