Patent ID: 11941046
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting search results, the method comprising:
receiving a query that includes a plurality of query terms, wherein the plurality of query terms includes a question term;
determining, based on the plurality of query terms, whether the query is a time-sensitive query type that relates to a media content item that is currently being presented by a media playback device that is connected to the computing device over a communications network;
in response to determining that the query is the time-sensitive query type that relates to the media content item that is currently being presented by the media playback device:
capturing audio data corresponding to the media content item that is currently being presented by the media playback device;
causing a comparison of a first fingerprint of the audio data to be compared to fingerprints corresponding to a plurality of media content items;
receiving an identity of a first media content item of the plurality of media content items based on the comparison, wherein the media content item that is currently being presented by the media playback device is identified based on the identity of the first media content item;
determining at least one keyword that is contextually relevant to media content segment having an entity type that is responsive to the question term included in the query; and
obtaining at least one search result responsive to the query and the at least one keyword; and

causing the at least one search result to be presented to a user.