Graphical user interface for map search

• US 8,930,837 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2011
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Walkin, Brandon Marshall, Fang, Zhen
• Primary Examiner(s): LEGGETT, ANDREA C.
• Application Number:
  US13/113,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20120304087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,324 Days
• Field of Search: 715/764, 715/768
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Particular embodiments include a method comprising accessing location data representing a first location of a first user wherein the first location corresponds to geographic coordinates, retrieving image data defining a graphical map from a remote server based on the first location accessing a search query inputted by the first user, retrieving one or more second locations in response to the search query, where the one or more second locations correspond to geographic coordinates, and displaying a first view comprising a list of the one or more second locations overlaying at least a portion of the graphical map, wherein the graphical map includes indicators for the first location and at least one of the one or more second locations in accordance with their respective geographic coordinates.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing, by a computing device, location data representing a first location of a first user wherein the first location corresponds to geographic coordinates;

retrieving, from a remote server, image data defining a graphical map based on the first location;

accessing a search query inputted by the first user;

retrieving, by one or more computing devices, a plurality of second locations in response to the search query, wherein each of the second locations corresponds to respective geographic coordinates and one or more entities;

retrieving, by one or more computing devices, data from a social graph comprising nodes corresponding to a plurality of users of a social-networking system and a plurality of the second locations; and

providing for display, by one or more computing devices, a first view comprising;

a list of a plurality of the second locations, wherein;

the list overlays at least a portion of the graphical map and is ordered based at least on a relevancy to the search query; and

for each of a plurality of the listed second locations, at least a portion of the data from the social graph that corresponds to the respective listed second location and one or more of the users of the social-networking system is presented; and

a presentation of the graphical map comprising indicators for the first location and at least one of the listed second locations in accordance with their respective geographic coordinates.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to input by the first user, providing for display, by one or more computing devices, a second view comprising the list overlaying the graphical map, wherein one of the listed second locations is highlighted and the map is centered on the geographic coordinates of the highlighted second location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one of the listed second locations is centered in a portion of the graphical map unobscured by the list.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to input by the first user, providing for display, by one or more computing devices, a third view comprising;

the list overlaying the map, wherein one of the listed second locations is highlighted and the map is centered and zoomed in on the geographic coordinates of the highlighted second location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the listed second locations are ordered based at least on a proximity to the first location, in addition to the relevancy to the search query.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data from the social graph comprises recent check-in activity associated with one or more social-network contacts of the first user.

7. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

access location data representing a first location of a first user wherein the first location corresponds to geographic coordinates;

retrieve, from a remote server, image data defining a graphical map based on the first location;

access a search query inputted by the first user;

retrieve a plurality of second locations in response to the search query, wherein each of the second locations corresponds to respective geographic coordinates and one or more entities;

retrieve data from a social graph comprising nodes corresponding to a plurality of users of a social-networking system and a plurality of the second locations; and

provide for display a first view comprising;

a list of a plurality of the second locations, wherein;

the list overlays at least a portion of the graphical map and is ordered based at least on a relevancy to the search query; and

for each of a plurality of the listed second locations, at least a portion of the data from the social graph that corresponds to the respective listed second location and one or more of the users of the social-networking system is presented; and

a presentation of the graphical map comprising indicators for the first location and at least one of the listed second locations in accordance with their respective geographic coordinates.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

in response to input by the first user, provide for display a second view comprising the list overlaying the graphical map, wherein one of the listed second locations is highlighted and the map is centered on the geographic coordinates of the highlighted second location.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the one of the listed second locations is centered in a portion of the graphical map unobscured by the list.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

in response to input by the first user, provide for display a third view comprising;

the list overlaying the map, wherein one of the listed second locations is highlighted and the map is centered and zoomed in on the geographic coordinates of the highlighted second location.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the listed second locations are ordered based at least on a proximity to the first location, in addition to the relevancy to the search query.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the data from the social graph comprises recent check-in activity associated with one or more social-network contacts of the first user.

13. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

access location data representing a first location of a first user wherein the first location corresponds to geographic coordinates;

retrieve, from a remote server, image data defining a graphical map based on the first location;

access a search query inputted by the first user;

retrieve a plurality of second locations in response to the search query, wherein each of the second locations corresponds to respective geographic coordinates and one or more entities;

retrieve data from a social graph comprising nodes corresponding to a plurality of users of a social-networking system and a plurality of the second locations; and

provide for display a first view comprising;

a list of a plurality of the second locations, wherein;

the list overlays at least a portion of the graphical map and is ordered based at least on a relevancy to the search query; and

for each of a plurality of the listed second locations, at least a portion of the data from the social graph that corresponds to the respective listed second location and one or more of the users of the social-networking system is presented; and

a presentation of the graphical map comprising indicators for the first location and at least one of the listed second locations in accordance with their respective geographic coordinates.

14. The media of claim 13, wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

in response to input by the first user, provide for display a second view comprising the list overlaying the graphical map, wherein one of the listed second locations is highlighted and the map is centered on the geographic coordinates of the highlighted second location.

15. The media of claim 14 wherein the one of the listed second locations is centered in a portion of the graphical map unobscured by the list.

16. The media of claim 13, wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

in response to input by the first user, provide for display a third view comprising;

the list overlaying the map, wherein one of the listed second locations is highlighted and the map is centered and zoomed in on the geographic coordinates of the highlighted second location.

17. The media of claim 13, wherein the listed second locations are ordered based at least on a proximity to the first location, in addition to the relevancy to the search query.

18. The media of claim 13 wherein the data from the social graph comprises recent check-in activity associated with one or more social-network contacts of the first user.