METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING GEO-TAGGED INFORMATION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving input parameters graphically specifying a search region on an image of a map, wherein the input parameters include a height parameter, and the search region corresponds to one or more search criteria;
causing, at least in part, a search based on the criteria according to the specified search region to output a search result; and
causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for presenting search information based on search parameters including a specified search region. Input parameters graphically specifying a search region on an image of a map are received. The input parameters include a height parameter and the search region corresponds to one or more search criteria. A search based on the criteria is caused, at least in part, according to the specified search region to output a search result. Presentation of the search result is caused, at least in part, within the search region.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving input parameters graphically specifying a search region on an image of a map, wherein the input parameters include a height parameter, and the search region corresponds to one or more search criteria; causing, at least in part, a search based on the criteria according to the specified search region to output a search result; and causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive input parameters graphically specifying a search region on an image of a map, wherein the input parameters include a height parameter, and the search region corresponds to one or more search criteria; cause, at least in part, a search based on the criteria according to the specified search region to output a search result; and cause, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
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receiving input parameters graphically specifying a search region on an image of a map, wherein the input parameters include a height parameter, and the search region corresponds to one or more search criteria; causing, at least in part, a search based on the criteria according to the specified search region to output a search result; and causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region.
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16. A computer-readable storage medium 15, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:
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selecting a filtering profile; retrieving a filtering parameter based on the filtering profile; and distorting the search region based on the filtering parameter.
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17. A computer-readable storage medium 15, wherein the presentation is on a first graphical user interface, and wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:
causing, at least in part, presentation of another image representing the map with a different scale on a second graphical user interface.
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18. A computer-readable storage medium 17, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:
causing, at least in part, moving the search region from the first graphical user interface to the second graphical user interface.
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19. A computer-readable storage medium 15, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:
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receiving additional input parameters graphically specifying another search region on the map image, wherein the other search region corresponds to one or more other search criteria, and at least a portion of the other search region overlaps with the search region; causing, at least in part, a search based on the other criteria according to the specified other search region to output another search result; and causing, at least in part, presentation of the other search result within the other search region.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium 15, wherein the search region includes a circle, a polygon, a rectangle, a square, or a combination thereof.
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