Patent ID: 8453060

Claim:
One or more computer-readable memory device having embodied thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a method of displaying media objects on an interactive map that depicts a target location, comprising: providing an identification of the target location to an image database, wherein the target location represents a geographic location; receiving a plurality of media objects, each of which depicts a respective image captured from a respective view direction away from the geographic location, wherein a portion of the plurality of media objects includes images captured from a same respective view direction away from the geographic location; and displaying, in an overlaying manner on top of, over top of the interactive map, a respective thumbnail version of each media object included in the plurality of media objects, wherein each respective thumbnail version is displayed to include an orientation with respect to the target location that reflects the respective view direction, wherein thumbnails of the portion of the plurality of media objects are displayed as a stack of thumbnails that partially overlap one another and represent the images captured in the same respective view direction; wherein a plurality of thumbnail versions are simultaneously displayed at respective orientations and in a configuration that surrounds the target location, such that multiple view directions are simultaneously presented.