Third Party Content Provider Integrations

摘要

A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for presenting media content information to a user is disclosed. A media search query is received from a user at a client device. A media content query is sent to a media information database. The media content query is at least partially based on the media search query. Media content information is received from the media information database. The information is associated with a plurality of content instances selected from a plurality of content types. The content instances satisfy the media search query and are selected only from content sources accessible to the client device. The media content information is presented to the user of the client device.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for presenting media content information, comprising:
at a client device having at least one processor and memory storing at least one program for execution by the at least one processor to perform:
receiving a media search query from a user at the client device, wherein the media search query includes keywords associated with one or more media content items, wherein the media content items include TV programs and/or movies available for viewing from a plurality of content sources, including subscription content sources that require for access user subscription and permission data of subscribers;determining content sources that are accessible to the user of the client device;generating a media content query, the media content query including one or more keywords from the media search query and subscription and permission data for the content sources accessible to the user of the client device;sending to a media information database the generated media content query for identifying in the media information database a plurality of content instances accessible to the user of the client device based at least on the subscription and permission data for the content sources, wherein the media information database includes content information for content instances that are provided by the plurality of content sources, including content sources accessible and inaccessible to the user;receiving, from the media information database media content information for the plurality of content instances selected from a plurality of content types that satisfy the one or more keywords from the media search query; andpresenting the media content information for the plurality of media instances provided by content sources accessible to the user of the client device and enabling the user to select at least one of the plurality of content instances for display on the client device by an application associated with the content source of the selected media content instance.