Apparatus, method, and system of cognitive assistance for transforming multimedia content into a cognitive formation

Abstract

A cognitive assistant system which includes an episodic-based time-framed cognitive scaffold and visual comprehension platforms for building coherence and comprehension, facilitating learning, deepening understanding and improving the efficiency of problem solving and decision-making of a particular user. A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer readable medium are provided for cognitive assistance. The method includes obtaining and dividing multimedia data into cognitive blocks based on the user input. The method further includes generating a comprehension block that corresponds to a respective cognitive block where the comprehension block includes enrichment data related to the respective cognitive block and is linked to the respective cognitive block to thereby form at least one cognitive insight with respect to the multimedia data. The comprehension block is provided based on a consecutive output of the cognitive blocks being paused at the respective cognitive block.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of providing cognitive assistance, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by a computer, multimedia data;   dividing, by the computer, the multimedia data into a plurality of consecutive episodic blocks;   stamping, by the computer, the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks with a corresponding video identifier (ID) from among a plurality of video IDs;   dividing, by the computer, based on user input, the multimedia data into a plurality of user-defined parts;   assigning, by the computer, a label to each of the plurality of user-defined parts based on the user input;   stamping, by the computer, each of the plurality of user-defined parts with a corresponding cognitive ID from among a plurality of cognitive IDs; and   generating and displaying, by the computer, based on the plurality of video IDs and the plurality of cognitive IDs, a comprehension guide comprising the label for each of the plurality of the user-defined parts while playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 processing, by the computer, a user-defined part from among the plurality of user-defined parts by linking the user-defined part to an enrichment content such that when playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks is paused, the user-defined part is displayed together with the enrichment content on a comprehension board.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the comprehension board is configured to obtain additional user input for working on a problem or making a decision and further comprising:
 generating, by the computer, new enrichment content that includes the additional user input and the enrichment content; and   replacing, by the computer, the enrichment content with the new enrichment content.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein displaying the comprehension guide while playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks includes displaying an indication or displaying in a distinguishable manner a user-defined part from among the plurality of user-defined parts that corresponds to an episodic block currently being played from among the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of user-defined parts include a hierarchical structure including a first layer of user-defined parts, each including at least one user-defined subpart. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first layer of user-defined parts and the at least one user-defined subpart are individually searchable. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining, by the computer, additional user input comprising at least one keyword for one of the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks;   generating, by the computer, a set of key episodic blocks that are located in distant places from among the plurality of the episodic blocks and include the at least one keyword; and   generating, by the computer, an additional comprehension guide related to the set of key episodic blocks, wherein the comprehension guide and the additional comprehension guide are individually searchable.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 obtaining, by the computer, a set of labels, each corresponding to a respective user-defined part that includes the at least one keyword, from among the plurality of user-defined parts, wherein the additional comprehension guide includes the set of labels.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 obtaining, by the computer, an additional user input; and   assigning, by the computer, a label to a respective episodic block that includes the at least one keyword, based on the additional user input, wherein the additional comprehension guide comprises the label for each key episodic block in the set of key episodic blocks.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the comprehension guide and the additional comprehension guide are displayed in a distinguishable manner from one another and further comprising:
 generating one or more cues for the at least one keyword.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein dividing the multimedia data into the plurality of user-defined parts includes:
 obtaining user input comprising selecting a starting point and a stopping point in the multimedia data; and   grouping a set of consecutive episodic blocks from among the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks, that correspond to the multimedia data between the starting point and the stopping point, a user-defined part from among the plurality of user-defined parts, is the set of consecutive episodic blocks.   
     
     
         12 . An apparatus of providing cognitive assistance, the apparatus comprising:
 a memory configured to store computer executable instructions; and   a processor configured to execute the stored computer executable instructions, which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
 obtaining multimedia data; 
 dividing the multimedia data into a plurality of consecutive episodic blocks; 
 stamping the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks with a corresponding video identifier (ID) from among a plurality of video IDs; 
 dividing, based on user input, the multimedia data into a plurality of user-defined parts; 
 assigning a label to each of the plurality of user-defined parts based on the user input; 
 stamping each of the plurality of user-defined parts with a corresponding cognitive ID from among a plurality of cognitive IDs; and 
 generating and displaying, based on the plurality of video IDs and the plurality of cognitive IDs, a comprehension guide comprising the label for each of the plurality of the user-defined parts while playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks. 
   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the stored computer executable instructions further cause the processor to perform an additional operation comprising:
 processing a user-defined part from among the plurality of user-defined parts by linking the user-defined part to an enrichment content such that when playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks is paused, the user-defined part is displayed together with the enrichment content on a comprehension board.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the comprehension board is configured to obtain additional user input for working on a problem or making a decision and the stored computer executable instructions further cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:
 generating new enrichment content that includes the additional user input and the enrichment content; and   replacing, by the computer, the enrichment content with the new enrichment content.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the operation of displaying the comprehension guide while playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks includes displaying an indication or displaying in a distinguishable manner a user-defined part from among the plurality of user-defined parts that corresponds to an episodic block currently being played from among the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of user-defined parts include a hierarchical structure including a first layer of user-defined parts, each including at least one user-defined subpart. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
 obtaining multimedia data;   dividing the multimedia data into a plurality of consecutive episodic blocks;   stamping the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks with a corresponding video identifier (ID) from among a plurality of video IDs;   dividing, based on user input, the multimedia data into a plurality of user-defined parts;   assigning a label to each of the plurality of user-defined parts based on the user input;   stamping each of the plurality of user-defined parts with a corresponding cognitive ID from among a plurality of cognitive IDs; and   generating and displaying, based on the plurality of video IDs and the plurality of cognitive IDs, a comprehension guide comprising the label for each of the plurality of the user-defined parts while playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform an additional operation comprising:
 processing a user-defined part from among the plurality of user-defined parts by linking the user-defined part to an enrichment content such that when playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks is paused, the user-defined part is displayed together with the enrichment content on a comprehension board.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the comprehension board is configured to obtain additional user input for working on a problem or making a decision and the instructions cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:
 generating new enrichment content that includes the additional user input and the enrichment content; and   replacing the enrichment content with the new enrichment content.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the operation of displaying the comprehension guide while playing the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks by displaying an indication or displaying in a distinguishable manner a user-defined part from among the plurality of user-defined parts that corresponds to an episodic block currently being played from among the plurality of consecutive episodic blocks.