Media consumption context for personalized instant query suggest

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating suggested search queries. One method includes receiving, during a search session, a request for a suggested search query; in response to receiving the request for the suggested search query, identifying an entity that is associated with an item of media content; generating a suggested search query based on the identified entity; and providing data that causes the generated suggested search query to be presented in a user interface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving, by a digital assistant device, a spoken request that includes one or more terms;   obtaining, by the digital assistant device, background audio data corresponding to an item of media content that was audible in a vicinity of the digital assistant device when or after the request that includes the one or more terms was spoken;   obtaining, by the digital assistant device, a prompt that was generated based at least on (i) the one or more terms, and (ii) the item of media content that was audible in the vicinity of the digital assistant device when or after the request that includes the one or more terms was spoken; and   providing, by the digital assistant device, a synthesized audio representation of the prompt for output.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the spoken request comprises a spoken, incomplete search request or other partial voice command. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the prompt comprises an autocompleted portion of a spoken, incomplete search request. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the item of media content that was audible in the vicinity of the digital assistant device comprises a song played by a different device when the request was spoken. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the background audio data is obtained by capturing a snippet of audio using a microphone of the digital assistant device after the request was spoken. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein spoken request is provided to an automated speech recognizer, and the background audio data is provided to an automated music recognizer. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the prompt incorporates a name of the item of media content. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 a processor configured to execute computer program instructions; and   a computer storage medium encoded with the computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, by a digital assistant device, a spoken request that includes one or more terms; 
 obtaining, by the digital assistant device, background audio data corresponding to an item of media content that was audible in a vicinity of the digital assistant device when or after the request that includes the one or more terms was spoken; 
 obtaining, by the digital assistant device, a prompt that was generated based at least on (i) the one or more terms, and (ii) the item of media content that was audible in the vicinity of the digital assistant device when or after the request that includes the one or more terms was spoken; and 
 providing, by the digital assistant device, a synthesized audio representation of the prompt for output. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the spoken request comprises a spoken, incomplete search request or other partial voice command. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the prompt comprises an autocompleted portion of a spoken, incomplete search request. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the item of media content that was audible in the vicinity of the digital assistant device comprises a song played by a different device when the request was spoken. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the background audio data is obtained by capturing a snippet of audio using a microphone of the digital assistant device after the request was spoken. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein spoken request is provided to an automated speech recognizer, and the background audio data is provided to an automated music recognizer. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the prompt incorporates a name of the item of media content. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, by a digital assistant device, a spoken request that includes one or more terms;   obtaining, by the digital assistant device, background audio data corresponding to an item of media content that was audible in a vicinity of the digital assistant device when or after the request that includes the one or more terms was spoken;   obtaining, by the digital assistant device, a prompt that was generated based at least on (i) the one or more terms, and (ii) the item of media content that was audible in the vicinity of the digital assistant device when or after the request that includes the one or more terms was spoken; and   providing, by the digital assistant device, a synthesized audio representation of the prompt for output.   
     
     
         17 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the spoken request comprises a spoken, incomplete search request or other partial voice command. 
     
     
         18 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the prompt comprises an autocompleted portion of a spoken, incomplete search request. 
     
     
         19 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the item of media content that was audible in the vicinity of the digital assistant device comprises a song played by a different device when the request was spoken. 
     
     
         20 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the background audio data is obtained by capturing a snippet of audio using a microphone of the digital assistant device after the request was spoken. 
     
     
         21 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein spoken request is provided to an automated speech recognizer, and the background audio data is provided to an automated music recognizer.