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Systems and methods for spatial thumbnails and companion maps for media objects

  • US 9,411,896 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2007
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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