NETWORKED MEDIA PLAYER WITH SEARCHING CAPABILITIES

摘要

A networked media player includes, in one embodiment, a universal search application that searches for content provided by a plurality of content providers through a corresponding plurality of content provider apps that execute on the networked media players. The search application transmits a search query to one or more servers that search through one or more data structures (e.g. set of indices) containing content from the content providers. The search results are then provided back to the media player and can include at least one canonicalized result and also can include one or more PLAY icons validated through a search using subscription information associated with a cloud subscriber identifier.