Systems and methods for spatial thumbnails and companion maps for media objects
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an identification of a media object, said media object containing location-related content corresponding to one or more locations;
selecting one or more visual indicators based, at least in part, on a type of location reference in the location-related content;
obtaining a summary of the media object;
obtaining a spatial thumbnail for the media object, the spatial thumbnail comprising a representation of an image of a spatial domain encompassing the one or more locations and a spatial relationship that organizes the location references into an ordering and pattern associated with the one or more locations, wherein the representation of the image is focused on the location-related content for one or more locations that is of higher relevance than other location-related content corresponding to the more or more locations; and
determining to display concurrently the summary of the media object and the spatial thumbnail.
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Abstract
Under one aspect, a computer-implemented method of displaying information about a media object, the media object being associated with location-related content corresponding to a location, includes receiving a request to display a representation of the media object; in response to the request, obtaining a summary of the media object; in response to the request, obtaining a spatial thumbnail of the media object, the spatial thumbnail comprising an image of a spatial domain encompassing the location; and simultaneously displaying both the summary of the media object and the spatial thumbnail on a visual display.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an identification of a media object, said media object containing location-related content corresponding to one or more locations; selecting one or more visual indicators based, at least in part, on a type of location reference in the location-related content; obtaining a summary of the media object; obtaining a spatial thumbnail for the media object, the spatial thumbnail comprising a representation of an image of a spatial domain encompassing the one or more locations and a spatial relationship that organizes the location references into an ordering and pattern associated with the one or more locations, wherein the representation of the image is focused on the location-related content for one or more locations that is of higher relevance than other location-related content corresponding to the more or more locations; and determining to display concurrently the summary of the media object and the spatial thumbnail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25)
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22. 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:
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receiving an identification of a media object, said media object containing location-related content corresponding to one or more locations; selecting one or more visual indicators based, at least in part, on a type of location reference in the location-related content; obtaining a summary of the media object; generating a spatial thumbnail for the media object, the spatial thumbnail comprising a representation of an image of a spatial domain encompassing the one or more locations and a spatial relationship that organizes the location references into an ordering and pattern associated with the one or more locations, wherein the representation of the image is focused on the location-related content for one or more locations that is of higher relevance than other location-related content corresponding to the more or more locations; and determining to display concurrently the summary of the media object and the spatial thumbnail. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving identifications of a plurality of media objects, each media object of said plurality of media objects containing location-related content corresponding to one or more corresponding locations; for each of the media objects, selecting for that media object one or more visual indicators based, at least in part, on a type of location reference in the location-related content associated with that media object; obtaining a summary of each media object of the plurality of media objects; for each of the media objects of the plurality of media objects, obtaining for that media object a spatial thumbnail representing an image of a spatial domain encompassing the one or more locations and a spatial relationship that organizes the location references into an ordering and pattern associated with the one or more locations, wherein the representation of the image is focused on the location-related content for one or more locations that is of higher relevance than other location-related content corresponding to the more or more locations associated with that media object; and determining to display concurrently, on a visual display and for each media object of the plurality of media objects, the summary of that media object and the spatial thumbnail for that media object.
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26. An apparatus comprising a thumbnail software subsystem configured to:
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receive an identification of a media object, said media object containing location-related content corresponding to one or more locations; select one or more visual indicators based, at least in part, on a type of location reference in the location-related content; obtain a summary of the media object; obtain a spatial thumbnail for the media object, the spatial thumbnail comprising a representation of an image of a spatial domain encompassing the one or more locations and a spatial relationship that organizes the location references into an ordering and pattern associated with the one or more locations, wherein the representation of the image is focused on the location-related content for one or more locations that is of higher relevance than other location-related content corresponding to the more or more locations; and using a processor to determine to display concurrently the summary of the media object and the spatial thumbnail. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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