Browsing user interface for a geo-coded media database
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1. A graphic user interface for querying a database of media that is tagged with geographic location information and displaying the query results, comprising:
- interchangeable panels that are used for determining query constraints and viewing query results of a database of media that is tagged with geographic location information, the interchangeable panels comprise one or more constraint panels and one or more display panels; and
media dots that are aligned with a grid that encompasses the geographic location information of the media in the database, wherein each of said media dots has a size that varies as a function of a number of media items represented by the media dot, such that each media dot indicates how many media are associated with a grid location on the map,wherein a display panel can be one of;
a full view panel that brings a database item to full view at a high resolution;
a list panel that shows the results of a database guery as a list of small thumbnails; and
a preview panel that shows a preview of a single database item together with a textual display of the database item'"'"'s properties.
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Abstract
The invention is a user interface for browsing a database of media that is tagged by geographic location information including photos, videos, and panoramas. Interchangeable panels are used for determining query constraints and viewing query results, grid-aligned media dots indicate how many media should be associated with a location on a map, and a reflective UI shows how query constraints and query results are related through cursor interaction.
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1. A graphic user interface for querying a database of media that is tagged with geographic location information and displaying the query results, comprising:
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interchangeable panels that are used for determining query constraints and viewing query results of a database of media that is tagged with geographic location information, the interchangeable panels comprise one or more constraint panels and one or more display panels; and media dots that are aligned with a grid that encompasses the geographic location information of the media in the database, wherein each of said media dots has a size that varies as a function of a number of media items represented by the media dot, such that each media dot indicates how many media are associated with a grid location on the map, wherein a display panel can be one of; a full view panel that brings a database item to full view at a high resolution; a list panel that shows the results of a database guery as a list of small thumbnails; and a preview panel that shows a preview of a single database item together with a textual display of the database item'"'"'s properties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A graphic user interface for displaying data from a database of media that is tagged with geographic location information, comprising:
- an output device configured to display media dots that are aligned with a grid that encompasses the geographic location information of the media in the database, the media dot'"'"'s diameter, d, is varied logarithmically with the number of items it represents, wherein each of said media dots has a size that varies as a function of a number of media items represented by the media dot, such that each media dot indicates how many media are associated with a grid location on the map.
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19. A graphic user interface for querying a database of media that is tagged with geographic location information and displaying the query results, comprising:
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interchangeable panels that are used for determining query constraints and viewing query results of a database of media that is tagged with geographic location information, the interchangeable panels comprise one or more constraint panels and one or more display panels; and media dots that are aligned with a grid that encompasses the geographic location information of the media in the database, wherein each of said media dots has a size that varies as a function of a number of media items represented by the media dot, such that each media dot indicates how many media are associated with a grid location on the map; and a reflective feature that shows how query constraints and query results are related through computer input device interaction wherein when a user passes a computer input device over any database item in a window, information related to the database item will be highlighted in other windows containing information on that database item, wherein a display panel can be one of; a full view panel that brings a database item to full view at a high resolution; a list panel that shows the results of a database query as a list of small thumbnails; and a preview panel that shows a preview of a single database item together with a textual display of the database item'"'"'s properties.
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