Patent ID: 8332402
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining, at a mobile device, boundary information defining a geographic area depicted by a current map display associated with the mobile device; communicating location information associated with the mobile device to a server, the location information including the boundary information; receiving, at the mobile device, media item abstracts representing content comprising photos, videos, audio, routes, commercial content, or tours, the media item abstracts being associated with a location within the geographical area defined by the boundary information; associating the received media item abstracts with two or more groups by category; displaying two or more groups of the received media item abstracts on the current map display; receiving, at the mobile device, input selecting one of the displayed groups of received media item abstracts; determining that at least one item of content associated with the selected group of media item abstracts is not stored on the mobile device; based on determining that the at least one item of content is not stored on the mobile device, requesting the at least one item of content from the server; receiving, at the mobile device, the at least one item of content associated with the selected group of media item abstracts; and providing access to content associated with the selected group of media item abstracts, including the at least one item of content, on the mobile device.