Methods, systems, and media for presenting mobile content corresponding to media content

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for presenting mobile content corresponding to media content are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing information relating to media content is provided, the method comprising: determining a channel that is providing the television program; causing images relating to the television program to be presented, wherein the images are selected based on the channel and a time parameter; receiving a user selection of an image; identifying an entity within the selected image using one or more image recognition techniques; generating a search query based at least in part on the identified entity; obtaining search results responsive to the generated search query; and causing at least one of the search results to be presented to the mobile device in response to receiving the user selection of the image.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing information relating to media content, the method comprising:
 receiving, using a hardware processor, a selection of an image that corresponds to a portion of media content being presented on a media presentation device;   receiving, using the hardware processor, a selection of a supplemental content option relating to the selected image, wherein the supplemental content option indicates an entity type that is to be identified from the selected image;   in response to receiving the selection of the supplemental content option, identifying, using the hardware processor, an entity of the indicated entity type within the selected image;   generating, using a hardware processor, a search query that includes search terms relating to the identified entity;   obtaining, using the hardware processor, search results responsive to the generated search query; and   causing, using the hardware processor, at least a portion of the search results to be presented.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising causing a plurality of images to be presented, wherein the plurality of images correspond to the media content being presented on the media presentation device and wherein the image is selected from the plurality of images. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising causing a plurality of supplemental content options to be presented with the selected image, wherein the supplemental content option is selected from the plurality of supplemental content options. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of supplemental content options includes a question term and wherein the question term indicates the entity type that is to be identified from the selected image. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving a selection of a region of interest within the selected image, wherein the entity of the indicated entity type is identified within the region of interest using one or more image recognition techniques. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining source information corresponding to the media content being presented on the media presentation device, wherein the plurality of images are selected based on the source information. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising receiving audio data from at least the media presentation device, wherein the source information is determined from the received audio data. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 extracting a plurality of media content images from the media content provided by one of a plurality of media content sources;   storing the plurality of media content images in a database indexed by source; and   retrieving at least a portion of the plurality of media content items from the database based on the source information derived from the media presentation device, wherein the image is selected from the at least a portion of the plurality of media content items.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 accessing guidance information to identify the media content being presented on the media presentation device based on the source information; and   receiving media content information relating to the media content, wherein the entity of the indicated entity type is identified within the image using the received media content information.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving media content information relating to the media content, wherein the media content information includes information about one or more people appearing in the media content, wherein the selection of the supplemental content option indicates that the entity to be identified in the image is a person, and wherein a person entity is identified within the image using one or more facial recognition techniques based on the one or more people appearing in the media content. 
     
     
         11 . A system for providing information relating to media content, the system comprising:
 a memory; and   a hardware processor that, when executing computer-implemented instructions stored in the memory, is configured to:
 receive a selection of an image that corresponds to a portion of media content being presented on a media presentation device; 
 receive a selection of a supplemental content option relating to the selected image, wherein the supplemental content option indicates an entity type that is to be identified from the selected image; 
 in response to receiving the selection of the supplemental content option, identify an entity of the indicated entity type within the selected image; 
 generate a search query that includes search terms relating to the identified entity; 
 obtain search results responsive to the generated search query; and 
 cause at least a portion of the search results to be presented. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to cause a plurality of images to be presented, wherein the plurality of images correspond to the media content being presented on the media presentation device and wherein the image is selected from the plurality of images. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to cause a plurality of supplemental content options to be presented with the selected image, wherein the supplemental content option is selected from the plurality of supplemental content options. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of supplemental content options includes a question term and wherein the question term indicates the entity type that is to be identified from the selected image. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to receive a selection of a region of interest within the selected image, wherein the entity of the indicated entity type is identified within the region of interest using one or more image recognition techniques. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to determine source information corresponding to the media content being presented on the media presentation device, wherein the plurality of images are selected based on the source information. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to receive audio data from at least the media presentation device, wherein the source information is determined from the received audio data. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
 extract a plurality of media content images from the media content provided by one of a plurality of media content sources;   store the plurality of media content images in a database indexed by source; and   retrieve at least a portion of the plurality of media content items from the database based on the source information derived from the media presentation device, wherein the image is selected from the at least a portion of the plurality of media content items.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
 access guidance information to identify the media content being presented on the media presentation device based on the source information; and   receive media content information relating to the media content, wherein the entity of the indicated entity type is identified within the image using the received media content information.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to receive media content information relating to the media content, wherein the media content information includes information about one or more people appearing in the media content, wherein the selection of the supplemental content option indicates that the entity to be identified in the image is a person, and wherein a person entity is identified within the image using one or more facial recognition techniques based on the one or more people appearing in the media content. 
     
     
         21 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing information relating to media content, the method comprising:
 receiving a selection of an image that corresponds to a portion of media content being presented on a media presentation device;   receiving a selection of a supplemental content option relating to the selected image, wherein the supplemental content option indicates an entity type that is to be identified from the selected image;   in response to receiving the selection of the supplemental content option, identifying an entity of the indicated entity type within the selected image;   generating a search query that includes search terms relating to the identified entity;   obtaining search results responsive to the generated search query; and   causing at least a portion of the search results to be presented.