Displaying clusters of media items on a map using representative media items
First Claim
1. A method of displaying media items on a map, comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of media items;
selecting a first representative media item that defines a first region, wherein the first region is defined based at least in part on a pixel location associated with the selected first representative media item;
determining, using one or more computer processors, a first set of media items that belong to the first region;
selecting a second representative media item, wherein the second representative media item does not belong to the first region, and the second representative media item defines a second region, wherein the second region is defined based at least in part on a pixel location associated with the selected second representative media item;
determining a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and
displaying on the map the first set of media items that belong to the first region and the second set of media items that belong to the second region, including displaying the first representative media item on the map at a first location corresponding to the first region, and displaying the second representative media item on the map at a second location corresponding to the second region.
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Abstract
Displaying media items on a map includes: obtaining a plurality of media items; selecting a first representative media item that defines a first region; determining a first set of media items that belong to the first region; selecting a second representative media item, wherein the second representative media item does not belong to the first region, and the second representative media item defines a second region; determining a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and displaying on the map a first set of media items that belong to the first region and a second set of media items that belong to the second region, including displaying the first representative media item on the map at a first location corresponding to the first region, and displaying the second representative media item on the map at a second location corresponding to the second region.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of displaying media items on a map, comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of media items; selecting a first representative media item that defines a first region, wherein the first region is defined based at least in part on a pixel location associated with the selected first representative media item; determining, using one or more computer processors, a first set of media items that belong to the first region; selecting a second representative media item, wherein the second representative media item does not belong to the first region, and the second representative media item defines a second region, wherein the second region is defined based at least in part on a pixel location associated with the selected second representative media item; determining a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and displaying on the map the first set of media items that belong to the first region and the second set of media items that belong to the second region, including displaying the first representative media item on the map at a first location corresponding to the first region, and displaying the second representative media item on the map at a second location corresponding to the second region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for displaying media items on a map, comprising:
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one or more processors to; obtain a plurality of media items; select a first representative media item that defines a first region, wherein the first region is defined based at least in part on a pixel location associated with the selected first representative media item; determine, using one or more computer processors, a first set of media items that belong to the first region; select a second representative media item, wherein the second representative media item does not belong to the first region, and the second representative media item defines a second region, wherein the second region is defined based at least in part on a pixel location associated with the selected second representative media item; determine a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and display on the map the first set of media items that belong to the first region and the second set of media items that belong to the second region, including to display the first representative media item on the map at a first location corresponding to the first region, and to display the second representative media item on the map at a second location corresponding to the second region; and a memory coupled to the processor to provide the processor with instructions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for displaying media items on a map, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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obtaining a plurality of media items; selecting a first representative media item that defines a first region, wherein the first region is defined based at least in part on a pixel location associated with the selected first representative media item; determining, using one or more computer processors, a first set of media items that belong to the first region; selecting a second representative media item, wherein the second representative media item does not belong to the first region, and the second representative media item defines a second region, wherein the second region is defined based at least in part on a pixel location associated with the selected second representative media item; determining a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and displaying on the map the first set of media items that belong to the first region and the second set of media items that belong to the second region, including displaying the first representative media item on the map at a first location corresponding to the first region, and displaying the second representative media item on the map at a second location corresponding to the second region.
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