Patent ID: 8683332

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a display to present a visualization comprising a plurality of graphical indicators, each of the graphical indicators associated with a respective one of a plurality of entities of interest; a touch-sensitive input surface to receive a touch input at a first portion of the visualization representing a current physical location of the apparatus and a drag input from the first portion to a second portion of the visualization; and a processor to filter the plurality of graphical indicators based on a distance between the first portion and the second portion; wherein filtering of the plurality of graphical indicators comprises: determination of a second distance based on the distance between the first portion and the second portion; and determination of at least one of the plurality of entities of interest, each of the at least one of the plurality of entities of interest located less than the second distance from the current physical location of the apparatus; wherein the display is further to present a second visualization including a second plurality of graphical indicators, each of the second plurality of graphical indicators associated with a respective one of the at least one of the plurality of entities of interest; wherein the visualization comprises a list of the plurality of entities of interest wherein the second visualization comprises a second list of at least one of the plurality of entities of interest and wherein the second plurality of graphical indicators are simultaneously displayed with the second list.