System and method for text-based searching of media content

1 . A method comprising:

receiving a text search request from a user;

searching a text datastore using the text search request to identify a matching text data file/segment chosen from a plurality of text data files/segments; and

identifying at least one media data file associated with the matching text data file/segment, the matching text data file/segment being at least a partial transcription of words within the at least one media data file.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the matching text data file/segment is chosen from the group consisting of: text-based lyrics associated with a song; text-based dialog associated with a movie; and text-based dictation associated with an audio book.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

presenting an indication of the at least one media data file to the user.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting the at least one media data file for rendering.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

rendering the at least one media data file.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the matching text data file/segment includes a content item identifier that uniquely identifies the at least one media data file.

7 . A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a text search request from a user;

searching a text datastore using the text search request to identify a matching text data file/segment chosen from a plurality of text data files/segments; and

identifying at least one media data file associated with the matching text data file/segment, the matching text data file/segment being at least a partial transcription of words within the at least one media data file.

8 . The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the matching text data file/segment is chosen from the group consisting of: text-based lyrics associated with a song; text-based dialog associated with a movie; and text-based dictation associated with an audio book.

9 . The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

presenting an indication of the at least one media data file to the user.

10 . The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

selecting the at least one media data file for rendering.

11 . The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

rendering the at least one media data file.

12 . The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the matching text data file/segment includes a content item identifier that uniquely identifies the at least one media data file.

13 . A computing device configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a text search request from a user;

searching a text datastore using the text search request to identify a matching text data file/segment chosen from a plurality of text data files/segments; and

identifying at least one media data file associated with the matching text data file/segment, the matching text data file/segment being at least a partial transcription of words within the at least one media data file.

14 . The computing device of claim 13 wherein the matching text data file/segment is chosen from the group consisting of: text-based lyrics associated with a song; text-based dialog associated with a movie; and text-based dictation associated with an audio book.

15 . The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

presenting an indication of the at least one media data file to the user.

16 . The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

selecting the at least one media data file for rendering.

17 . The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

rendering the at least one media data file.

18 . The computing device of claim 13 wherein the matching text data file/segment includes a content item identifier that uniquely identifies the at least one media data file.