Efficient storage, retrieval, and/or rendering of personal entries

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed, the one or more processors are operable to:
• process audio data that captures a spoken utterance of a user and that is detected via one or more microphones of a client device;
• determine, based on processing the audio data, that the spoken utterance includes a vague request for personal entries that are assigned to a particular type, without specifying any additional features, of the personal entries, that are in addition to the type, wherein the vague request for the personal entries that are assigned to the particular type does not specify any of:
• a temporal feature for the personal entries, a location feature for the personal entries, a creation feature for the personal entries, or an assignment feature for the personal entries;
• in response to determining that the spoken utterance includes the vague request for the personal entries that are assigned to the particular type, without specifying the additional features:
• determine a subgroup, of the personal entries, to render responsive to the spoken utterance, wherein, in determining the subgroup of the personal entries, the one or more processors are operable to, until the subgroup includes a threshold quantity of the personal entries:
• select a currently active container, of a plurality of containers for the particular type, wherein selecting the currently active container is based on it being non-empty, is based on it being not yet selected responsive to the spoken utterance, and is according to corresponding container rankings for the containers;
• add, to an initial group, a corresponding personal entry that is assigned to the currently active container, wherein adding the corresponding personal entry to the initial group is based on it having the highest assigned personal entry ranking amongst all personal entries, of the currently active container, that have not yet been added to the subgroup;
• repeat the adding when any of the personal entries having the next highest assigned personal entry ranking among all personal entries, assigned to the currently active container, have not yet been added to the subgroup;
• and
• when all personal entries, assigned to the currently active container, have been added to the subgroup, select a new currently active container, and perform one or more iterations of the adding for the new currently active container;
• and
• cause a representation of multiple of the personal entries, of the subgroup, to be rendered at the client device as an initial response to the spoken utterance.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to be operable to:

• process audio data that captures a spoken utterance of a user and that is detected via one or more microphones of a client device;
• determine, based on processing the audio data, that the spoken utterance includes a vague request for personal entries that are assigned to a particular type, without specifying any additional features, of the personal entries, that are in addition to the type, wherein the vague request for the personal entries that are assigned to the particular type does not specify any of:
• a temporal feature for the personal entries, a location feature for the personal entries, a creation feature for the personal entries, or an assignment feature for the personal entries;
• in response to determining that the spoken utterance includes the vague request for the personal entries that are assigned to the particular type, without specifying the additional features:
• determine a subgroup, of the personal entries, to render responsive to the spoken utterance, wherein, in determining the subgroup of the personal entries, the one or more processors are operable to, until the subgroup includes a threshold quantity of the personal entries:
• select a currently active container, of a plurality of containers for the particular type, wherein selecting the currently active container is based on it being non-empty, is based on it being not yet selected responsive to the spoken utterance, and is according to corresponding container rankings for the containers;
• add, to an initial group, a corresponding personal entry that is assigned to the currently active container, wherein adding the corresponding personal entry to the initial group is based on it having the highest assigned personal entry ranking amongst all personal entries, of the currently active container, that have not yet been added to the subgroup;
• repeat the adding when any of the personal entries having the next highest assigned personal entry ranking among all personal entries, assigned to the currently active container, have not yet been added to the subgroup;
• and
• when all personal entries, assigned to the currently active container, have been added to the subgroup, select a new currently active container, and perform one or more iterations of the adding for the new currently active container;
• and
• cause a representation of multiple of the personal entries, of the subgroup, to be rendered at the client device as an initial response to the spoken utterance.