Patent ID: 8996305
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G01C,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for discovering locations of photographs, the method including: receiving, by a processor, a geographic location; retrieving, by the processor, at least one portion of a map associated with the geographic location; displaying, by the processor, the at least one portion of the map associated with the geographic location; asynchronously retrieving, by the processor, one or more photographs tagged with the geographic location; ranking, by the processor, the retrieved photographs based on interestingness of the retrieved photographs, the interestingness of each of the photographs being determined using an interestingness metric based on user actions related the photograph; dynamically propagating, by the processor, the at least one portion of the map with translucent, colored markers identifying locations of highest ranking photographs within the geographic location; indicating, by the processor, one or more photographic hotspots on the at least one portion of the map based on the propagated markers, at least one of the photographic hotspots comprises a plurality of translucent, colored markers in close proximity to one another and a shade of the color associated with the at least one photographic hotspot is based on the proximity the plurality of translucent markers; receiving, by the processor, a zoom action for the displayed at least one portion of the map; updating, by the processor, the geographic location based on the zoom action; retrieving, by the processor, additional photographs tagged with the updated geographic location; and displaying, by the processor, the additional photographs at respective hotspots on the updated geographic location.