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;
obtaining one or more filtering parameters based at least in part on a user profile, and filtering, by a processor, the search region based at least in part on the filtering parameters;
causing, at least in part, by the processor, a search based on the search criteria according to the filtered search region to obtain a search result; and
causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region,wherein the presentation of the search result within the search region on the image of the map is on a first graphical user interface, andwherein a filtered search result is visible to the user within the search region as a distortion, the method further comprising;
causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region on another image of the map with a different scale on a second graphical user interface, andwherein the first graphical user interface and the second graphical user interface display the search result within the search region on images of the map with different scales simultaneously.
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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; obtaining one or more filtering parameters based at least in part on a user profile, and filtering, by a processor, the search region based at least in part on the filtering parameters; causing, at least in part, by the processor, a search based on the search criteria according to the filtered search region to obtain a search result; and causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region, wherein the presentation of the search result within the search region on the image of the map is on a first graphical user interface, and wherein a filtered search result is visible to the user within the search region as a distortion, the method further comprising; causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region on another image of the map with a different scale on a second graphical user interface, and wherein the first graphical user interface and the second graphical user interface display the search result within the search region on images of the map with different scales simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. 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; obtain one or more filtering parameters based at least in part on a user profile, and filter the search region based at least in part on the filtering parameters; cause, at least in part, a search based on the search criteria according to the filtered search region to obtain a search result; and cause, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region, wherein the presentation of the search result within the search region on the image of the map is on a first graphical user interface, and wherein a filtered search result is visible to the user within the search region as a distortion, the method further comprising; causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region on another image of the map with a different scale on a second graphical user interface, and wherein the first graphical user interface and the second graphical user interface display the search result within the search region on images of the map with different scales simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory 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; obtaining one or more filtering parameters based at least in part on a user profile, and filtering the search region based at least in part on the filtering parameters; causing, at least in part, a search based on the search criteria according to the filtered search region to obtain a search result; and causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region, wherein the presentation of the search result within the search region on the image of the map is on a first graphical user interface, and wherein a filtered search result is visible to the user within the search region as a distortion, the method further comprising; causing, at least in part, presentation of the search result within the search region on another image of the map with a different scale on a second graphical user interface, and wherein the first graphical user interface and the second graphical user interface display the search result within the search region on images of the map with different scales simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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