Patent ID: 9684655
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving a query from a user; receiving search results from a search engine based on the query; receiving an identification of a media object based on the received search results; obtaining location-related content associated with the media object, wherein the location-related content represents one or more locations corresponding to one or more geospatial references within the media object; determining one or more visual indicators based, at least in part, on a type of location reference in the location-related content, wherein at least one visual indicator of the one or more selected visual indicators comprises an image of the media object or a portion of the media object so as to allow the user to assess based on the image of the media object or the portion of the media object whether the media object is relevant to the query from the user; 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, the one or more selected visual indicators, and a spatial relationship that organizes the geospatial references into an ordering and pattern associated with the one or more locations; and determining to display concurrently the summary of the media object and the spatial thumbnail.