Photographs with Location or Time Information

• US 20140137011A1
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Matas, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,507,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

In one embodiment, a series of photos and a map are displayed on an electronic device. In response to a user viewing a first photo, indicating a first location on the map where the first photo is taken. In addition, in response to the user viewing a second photo, indicating a second location on the map where the first photo is taken.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a client computing device, presenting for display;

in a first portion of a user interface, a plurality of photos, and

substantially simultaneously, in a second portion of the user interface, a map comprising one or more locations associated with the plurality of photos; and

by the client computing device, in response to a user viewing a first photo of the plurality of photos, indicating on the map a first location of the one or more locations associated with the first photo.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

by the client computing device, in response to the user selecting a specific location on the map, presenting for display in the first portion of the user interface one or more photos associated with the specific location.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

by the client computing device, in response to the user viewing the first photo associated with the first location, presenting for display in the first portion of the user interface one or more photos of the user'"'"'s friends associated with the first location.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

by the client computing device, presenting for display in the user interface a timeline; and

by the client computing device, in response to the user viewing the first photo, indicating a first time in the timeline associated with the first photo.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

by the client computing device, in response to the user selecting a specific time in the timeline, presenting for display in the first portion of the user interface one or more photos associated with the specific time.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

by the client computing device, in response to the user viewing the first photo associated with the first time in the timeline, presenting for display in the first portion of the user interface one or more photos of the user'"'"'s friends associated with the first time.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

by the client computing device, presenting for display in the second portion of the user interface a route on the map, the route comprising one or more of the locations associated with the plurality of photos.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

by the client computing device, in response to the user viewing a second photo of the plurality of photos, indicating on the map a second location of the one or more locations associated with the second photo.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

by the client computing device, presenting for display in the user interface a timeline;

by the client computing device, in response to the user viewing the first photo, indicating a first time in the timeline associated with the first photo; and

by the client computing device, in response to the user viewing the second photo, indicating a second time in the timeline associated with the second photo.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the map is automatically displayed at a zoom level that corresponds to a geographical region comprising the plurality of photos.

11. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

present for display;

in a first portion of a user interface, a plurality of photos, and

substantially simultaneously, in a second portion of the user interface, a map comprising one or more locations associated with the plurality of photos; and

in response to a user viewing a first photo of the plurality of photos, indicate on the map a first location of the one or more locations associated with the first photo.

12. The media of claim 11, wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

in response to the user selecting a specific location on the map, present for display in the first portion of the user interface one or more photos associated with the specific location.

13. The media of claim 11, wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

in response to the user viewing the first photo associated with the first location, present for display in the first portion of the user interface one or more photos of the user'"'"'s friends associated with the first location.

14. The media of claim 11, wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

present for display in the user interface a timeline; and

in response to the user viewing the first photo, indicate a first time in the timeline associated with the first photo.

15. The media of claim 14, wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

in response to the user selecting a specific time in the timeline, present for display in the first portion of the user interface one or more photos associated with taken at the specific time.

16. The media of claim 14, wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

in response to the user viewing the first photo associated with the first time in the timeline, present for display in the first portion of the user interface one or more photos of the user'"'"'s friends associated with the first time.

17. The media of claim 11, wherein the software is further operable when executed to

present for display in the second portion of the user interface a route on the map, the route comprising one or more of the locations associated with the plurality of photos.

18. The media of claim 11, wherein the map is automatically displayed at a zoom level that corresponds to a geographical region comprising the plurality of photos.

19. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

present for display;

in a first portion of a user interface, a plurality of photos, and

in a second portion of the user interface, a map comprising one or more locations associated with the plurality of photos; and

in response to a user viewing a first photo of the plurality of photos, indicate on the map a first location of the one or more locations associated with the first photo.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to

present for display in the user interface a timeline;

and

in response to the user viewing the first photo, indicate a first time in the timeline associated with the first photo.