Flexibly identifying and playing media content from any webpage
Provided is a method, performed by a web browser, for identifying and displaying content, the method including receiving a webpage including text, comparing the text to titles of media content in a media content database, based on the comparison, identifying a subset of text as a match to a title of a matching media content, based on identifying the subset of text, modifying a display of the webpage by inserting a visual indicator into the webpage in proximity to the subset of text, or modifying the display of the subset of text, detecting an interaction of a user-controlled input with the inserted visual indicator or the modified display of the subset of text, and displaying a popup interface over a portion of the webpage, the popup interface displaying additional information about the matching media content and a selectable user-interface element to play the matching media content.
1. A system for identifying and displaying content in a webpage, the system comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing computer-useable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by a web browser, a first webpage comprising text;
comparing the text to titles of media content in a media content database, wherein the media content comprises at least one of a video game, a movie, or a song;
based on the comparison, identifying a subset of text as a match to a title of a matching media content in the media content database;
based on identifying the subset of text, displaying a visual indicator indicating that a matching media content has been identified;
detecting an interaction of a user-controlled input with the displayed visual indicator;
based on detecting the interaction, displaying an interface concurrently with the first webpage, the interface displaying additional information about the matching media content and a selectable user-interface element to play the matching media content;
receiving a selection of the selectable user-interface element in the interface; and
in response to receiving the selection, playing the matching media content in a new browser tab or new browser window displaying a second webpage.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the additional information displayed in the interface is received from an external source other than the first webpage or the second webpage.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator comprises an icon inserted before or after the subset of text.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the subset of text as a match further comprises identifying context from the first webpage.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the context comprises at least one of: additional text surrounding the subset of text, from the first webpage, an identified platform associated with the first webpage, an address of the first webpage, a header of the first webpage, a title of the first webpage, data associated with a cookie stored by the web browser, or data associated with a browsing history stored by the web browser.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise assigning a relative weight to the context based on proximity of the context to the identified subset of text.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the media content is a video game.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user-controlled input with the displayed visual indicator is a selection of the visual indicator.
9. A computer-implemented method, performed by a web browser, for identifying and displaying content, the method comprising:
receiving, by the web browser, a first webpage comprising text;
comparing the text to titles of media content in a media content database, wherein the media content comprises at least one of a video game, a movie, or a song;
based on the comparison, identifying a subset of text as a match to a title of a matching media content in the media content database;
based on identifying the subset of text, displaying a visual indicator indicating that a matching media content has been identified;
detecting an interaction of a user-controlled input with the displayed visual indicator;
based on detecting the interaction, displaying a popup interface concurrently with the first webpage, the popup interface displaying additional information about the matching media content and a selectable user-interface element to play the matching media content;
receiving a selection of the selectable user-interface element in the popup interface; and
in response to receiving the selection, causing the matching media content to be played in a new browser tab or new browser window displaying a second webpage.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the additional information displayed in the interface is received from an external source other than the first webpage or the second webpage.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the visual indicator comprises an icon inserted before or after the subset of text.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the media content is a video game.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying the subset of text as a match further comprises identifying context from the first webpage.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the context comprises at least one of: additional text surrounding the subset of text, from the first webpage, an identified platform associated with the first webpage, an address of the first webpage, a header of the first webpage, a title of the first webpage, data associated with a cookie stored by the web browser, or data associated with a browsing history stored by the web browser.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising assigning a relative weight to the context based on proximity of the context to the identified subset of text.
16. A computer-implemented method, performed by a web browser, for identifying and displaying content, the method comprising:
receiving, by the web browser, a first webpage comprising text;
comparing the text to titles of video games in a video game database;
based on the comparison, identifying a subset of text as a match to a title of a matching video game in the video game database;
based on identifying the subset of text, displaying a visual indicator indicating that a matching video game has been identified;
detecting an interaction of a user-controlled input with the displayed visual indicator;
based on detecting the interaction, displaying an interface concurrently with the first webpage, the interface displaying additional information about the matching video game and a selectable user-interface element to play the video game;
receiving a selection of the selectable user-interface element in the interface; and
in response to receiving the selection, causing the video game to be played in a new browser tab or new browser window displaying a second webpage.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the additional information displayed in the interface is received from an external source other than the first webpage or the second webpage.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the identifying the subset of text as a match further comprises identifying context from the first webpage.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the context comprises at least one of: additional text surrounding the subset of text, from the first webpage, an identified platform associated with the first webpage, an address of the first webpage, a header of the first webpage, a title of the first webpage, data associated with a cookie stored by the web browser, or data associated with a browsing history stored by the web browser.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising assigning a relative weight to the context based on proximity of the context to the identified subset of text.