SOCIAL NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, with a computer, temporal and geographic data comprising a location and a moment in time, the location and the moment in time being linked to one another, and the temporal and geographic data being associated with an icon linked to a position on a map corresponding to the location;
receiving, with the computer, a command to filter the icon based on a period of time;
causing, with the computer, a portion of the map to be displayed;
causing, with the computer, the icon to be displayed at the linked position on the portion of the map when the moment in time is within the period of time and the location is within the portion of the map; and
determining, with the computer, that the icon is not to be displayed when the moment in time is not within the period of time and/or when the location is not within the portion of the map.
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Abstract
Social networks may include computers which cause information to be displayed on maps. A computer may receive temporal and geographic data comprising a location and a moment in time linked to one another, and the temporal and geographic data being associated with an icon linked to a position on a map. The computer may receive a command to filter the icon based on a period of time. The computer may cause a portion of the map to be displayed and the icon to be displayed at the linked position on the portion of the map when the moment in time is within the time period and the location is within the portion of the map. The computer may determine that the icon is not to be displayed when the moment in time is not within the time period and/or the location is not within the portion of the map.
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56 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, with a computer, temporal and geographic data comprising a location and a moment in time, the location and the moment in time being linked to one another, and the temporal and geographic data being associated with an icon linked to a position on a map corresponding to the location; receiving, with the computer, a command to filter the icon based on a period of time; causing, with the computer, a portion of the map to be displayed; causing, with the computer, the icon to be displayed at the linked position on the portion of the map when the moment in time is within the period of time and the location is within the portion of the map; and determining, with the computer, that the icon is not to be displayed when the moment in time is not within the period of time and/or when the location is not within the portion of the map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 53)
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24. A system comprising:
a processing circuit constructed and arranged to; receive temporal and geographic data comprising a location and a moment in time, the location and the moment in time being linked to one another, and the temporal and geographic data being associated with an icon linked to a position on the map corresponding to the location; receive a command to filter the icon based on a period of time; cause a display to display a portion of the map; cause a display to display the icon at the linked position on the portion of the map when the moment in time is within the period of time and the location is within the portion of the map; and determine that the icon is not to be displayed on the display when the moment in time is not within the period of time and/or when the location is not within the portion of the map. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56)
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