Roku, Inc.

Saket Goel

Ali M Vassigh

Changchang Liu

Dave Law

Eunsun Mota

Described herein are various embodiments for customizing search results in a multi-content source environment. An embodiment operates by receiving input corresponding to a search from a user and retrieving a content history indicating which content was previously viewed by the user. It is determined that the content of the content history is organized into one or more preconfigured categories. A new category of content is generated based on the content history for the user. The content of the content history for user is arranged based on both the new category and at least a subset of the one or more preconfigured categories. The arranged content is displayed in a manner customized to the user.

Customizing search results in a multi-content source environment

Described herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for processing voices searches over multiple content sources. Some embodiments operate by receiving audio input corresponding to a voice search from a user; performing automatic speech recognition of the audio input to obtain search parameters; executing a search having the search parameters over the multiple content sources to obtain search results; and displaying search results in categories in a manner customized to the user. The multiple content sources may include a principal content source, an active partner content source, and at least one non-active partner content source, where the active partner content source represents an active context. In some embodiments, the media device performs the receiving, performing, executing and displaying without exiting the active content.

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