Methods and systems for creating virtual trips from sets of user content items
First Claim
1. A method comprising steps of:
- receiving a set of items of user content, wherein each respective item of user content in the set includes at least one multimedia item and associated metadata including a geographical identifier and a time-stamp indicating location and time of origin of the respective item of user content;
ordering the items of user content in the set in time-order, based on the time-stamp included in the metadata for the items of user content;
determining a route linking, in time-order, the locations indicated by the geographical identifiers included in the metadata for the items of user content;
from a database of recommended locations each having an associated geographical identifier, selecting a location that is located near the determined route and is not geographically coincident with any of the locations indicated by the geographical identifiers of the items of user content; and
sending information for a map containing an illustration of the route and an illustration of the selected location as a recommendation to a terminal device for presentation to a user.
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Abstract
A set of user content items, such as a set of photographs or audio or video recordings, is used to identify recommended locations. Each item of user content in the set includes a geographical identifier and a time-stamp indicative of the location and time of origin of the item. The items of user content are placed in time-order, and a route is determined that links, in time-order, the locations identified by the geographical identifiers. A recommended location is then identified, from a database of recommended locations, that is located near the determined route but is not geographically coincident with the locations of any of the items of user content. Information for a map containing the route and an illustration of the identified location are sent to a terminal device for presentation to a user.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising steps of:
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receiving a set of items of user content, wherein each respective item of user content in the set includes at least one multimedia item and associated metadata including a geographical identifier and a time-stamp indicating location and time of origin of the respective item of user content; ordering the items of user content in the set in time-order, based on the time-stamp included in the metadata for the items of user content; determining a route linking, in time-order, the locations indicated by the geographical identifiers included in the metadata for the items of user content; from a database of recommended locations each having an associated geographical identifier, selecting a location that is located near the determined route and is not geographically coincident with any of the locations indicated by the geographical identifiers of the items of user content; and sending information for a map containing an illustration of the route and an illustration of the selected location as a recommendation to a terminal device for presentation to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a first database for storing user content, including sets of items of user content wherein each respective item of user content in a set includes at least one multimedia item and associated metadata including a geographical identifier and a time-stamp indicating location and time of origin of the respective item of user content; a second database for storing information on recommended locations, wherein each recommended location has at least one multimedia item and an associated geographical identifier; and an application server, in communication with the first and second databases, configured to perform functions including function to; retrieve a set of items of user content from the first database; order the items of user content in the set in time-order, based on the time-stamp included in the metadata for the items of user content; determine a route linking, in time-order, the locations indicated by the geographical identifiers included in the metadata for the items of user content; select, from the second database, a location that is located near the determined route and is not geographically coincident with any of the locations indicated by the geographical identifiers of the items of user content; and send information for a map containing an illustration of the route and an illustration of the selected location as a recommendation to a terminal device for presentation to a user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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