INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED ASSISTANT FOR MEDIA EXPLORATION

1 - 42 . (canceled)

43 . A method for operating a digital assistant, comprising:

at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory:

receiving a first natural-language speech input indicative of a request for media, wherein the first natural-language speech input comprises a first search parameter;

providing, by the digital assistant, playback of a first media item, wherein the first media item is identified based on the first search parameter;

while providing playback of the first media item, receiving a second natural-language speech input;

determining whether the second natural-language speech input corresponds to a user intent of refining the request for media;

in accordance with a determination that the second natural-language speech input corresponds to a user intent of refining the request for media:

identifying, based on the first search parameter and the second natural-language speech input, a second media item different from the first media item; and

providing, by the digital assistant, the second media item.

44 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:

obtaining, based on the first natural-language speech input, a text string;

determining, based on the text string, a representation of user intent of obtaining recommendations for media items; and

determining, based on the representation of user intent, a task and one or more parameters for performing the task, wherein the one or more parameters include the first search parameter.

45 . The method of claim 43 , wherein providing playback of the first media item comprises:

providing, by the digital assistant, a speech output indicative of a verbal response associated with the first media item; and

while providing the speech output indicative of the verbal response, providing, by the digital assistant, playback of a portion of the first media item.

46 . The method of claim 43 , wherein providing playback of the first media item comprises:

providing, by the digital assistant, a plurality of media items, wherein the plurality of media items include the first media item.

47 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:

in response to receiving the second natural-language speech input, adjusting the manner in which playback of the first media item is provided.

48 . The method of claim 43 , wherein determining whether the second natural-language speech input corresponds to a user intent of refining the request for media comprises: deriving a representation of user intent of refining the request for media based on one or more predefined phrases and natural-language equivalents of the one or more phrases.

49 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:

obtaining, based on the second natural-language speech input, one or more parameters for refining the request for media.

50 . The method of claim 49 , wherein determining whether the second natural-language speech input corresponds to a user intent of refining the request for media comprises: deriving a representation of user intent of refining the request for media based on context information.

51 . The method of claim 49 , wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to lyrical content of a media item.

52 . The method of claim 49 , wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to an occasion or a time period.

53 . The method of claim 49 , wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to an activity.

54 . The method of claim 49 , wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to a location.

55 . The method of claim 49 , wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to a mood.

56 . The method of claim 49 , wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to a release date within a predetermined time frame.

57 . The method of claim 49 , wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to an intended audience.

58 . The method of claim 49 , wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to a collection of media items.

59 . The method of claim 49 ,

wherein the second natural-language speech input is associated with a first user; and

wherein a parameter of the one or more parameters corresponds to a second user different from the first user.

60 . The method of claim 49 , wherein obtaining the one or more parameters for refining the request for media comprises: determining the one or more parameters based on context information.

61 . The method of claim 60 , wherein the context information comprises information related to the first media item.

62 . The method of claim 60 , further comprising:

detecting physical presence of one or more users,

wherein the context information comprises information related to the one or more users.

63 . The method of claim 60 , wherein the context information comprises a setting associated with one or more users of the electronic device.

64 . The method of claim 49 , further comprising:

obtaining, based on the first natural-language speech input, a first set of media items;

selecting the first media item from the first set of media items;

obtaining, based on the second natural-language speech input, a second set of media items, wherein the second set of media items is a subset of the first set of media items; and

selecting the second media item from the second set of media items.

65 . The method of claim 64 , wherein obtaining the second set of media items comprises:

selecting, from the first set of media items, one or more media items based on the one or more parameters for refining the request for media.

66 . The method of claim 49 , wherein identifying the second media item comprises:

determining whether content associated with the second media item matches at least one of the one or more parameters.

67 . The method of claim 49 , wherein identifying the second media item comprises:

determining whether metadata associated with the second media item matches at least one of the one or more parameters.

68 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:

obtaining the second media item from a user-specific corpus of media items, the user-specific corpus of media items generated based on data associated with a user.

69 . The method of claim 68 , further comprising:

identifying the user-specific corpus of media items based on acoustic information associated with the second natural-language speech input.

70 . The method of claim 68 , wherein a media item in the user-specific corpus of media items includes metadata indicative of: an activity; a mood; an occasion; a location; a time; a curator; a playlist; one or more previous user inputs; or any combination thereof.

71 . The method of claim 70 , wherein at least a portion of the metadata is based on information from a second user different from the first user.

72 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:

receiving a third natural-language speech input;

determining, based on the third natural-language speech input, a representation of user intent of associating the second media item with a collection of media items;

associating the second media item with the collection of media items; and

providing, by the digital assistant, an audio output indicative of the association.

73 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:

while providing the second media item, receiving a fourth natural-language speech input;

determining, based on the fourth natural-language speech input, a representation of user intent of obtaining information related to a particular media item;

providing, by the digital assistant, the information related to the particular media item.

74 . The method of claim 73 , further comprising: selecting the particular media item based on context information.

75 . The method of claim 43 , further comprising:

while providing the second media item, providing, by the digital assistant, a speech output indicative of a third media item;

after providing the second media item, providing playback of the third media item.

76 . The method of claim 43 , wherein providing the second media item comprises:

providing, by the digital assistant, a speech output indicative of a verbal response associated with the second media item; and

while providing the speech output indicative of the verbal response, providing, by the digital assistant, playback of a portion of the second media item.

77 . The method of claim 43 , wherein providing the second media item comprises:

providing, by the digital assistant, playback of the second media item.

78 . The method of claim 43 , wherein providing the second media item comprises:

providing, by the digital assistant, a speech output indicative of a prompt for a user selection among a plurality of media items, wherein the plurality of media items includes the second media item.

79 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the first media item is a song, an audio book, a podcast, a station, a playlist, or any combination thereof.

80 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the second media item is a song, an audio book, a podcast, a station, a playlist, or any combination thereof.

81 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the electronic device is a computer, a set-top box, a speaker, a smart watch, a phone, or a combination thereof.