System and Method for Enhancing User Search Results by Determining a Streaming Media Program Currently Being Displayed in Proximity to an Electronic Device

A server system for enhancing search queries related to streaming media, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
• receiving a search query from a user device during a time window;
• accessing a repository of streaming media related information to determine one or more streaming media programs available to the user device during the time window;
• identifying a first set of categories associated with the received search query;
• identifying a respective program-specific set of categories associated with each of the respective available streaming media programs;
• comparing the first set of categories to each respective program-specific set of categories to infer that a first streaming media program of the available streaming media programs is being displayed in proximity to the user device;
• modifying the search query based on adding search terms from the streaming media related information corresponding to the first streaming media program;
• identifying search results corresponding to the modified search query;
• and
• returning the search results to the user device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a server system having one or more processors and memory, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

• receiving a search query from a user device during a time window;
• accessing a repository of streaming media related information to determine one or more streaming media programs available to the user device during the time window;
• identifying a first set of categories associated with the received search query;
• identifying a respective program-specific set of categories associated with each of the respective available streaming media programs;
• comparing the first set of categories to each respective program-specific set of categories to infer that a first streaming media program of the available streaming media programs is being displayed in proximity to the user device;
• modifying the search query based on adding search terms from the streaming media related information corresponding to the first streaming media program;
• identifying search results corresponding to the modified search query;
• and
• returning the search results to the user device.