Patent ID: 8340695

Claim:
A method for controlling operation of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying a map comprising a plurality of areas; displaying a graphical symbol on the map indicating that a corresponding area, which is one of the plurality of areas, includes geo-tagged information; displaying identification information corresponding to the graphical symbol, the identification information including numeric information specifying a number of items of the geo-tagged information that are associated with the corresponding area of the graphical symbol; displaying a reference image on the map at a location that is proximate to the graphical symbol and the identification information, wherein the reference image is one of the items of the geo-tagged information, and while the reference image is displayed at the location, other images that are respectively associated with other items of the geo-tagged information are not displayed on the map, and wherein the reference image is different from the graphical symbol; changing the number of the items of the geo-tagged information to reflect a displayed area of the map, such that increasing the displayed area of the map results in an increase in the number of the items, and decreasing the displayed area of the map results in a decrease in the number of the items; displaying a list of images responsive to receiving a first user selection, wherein the images of the list are included in the items of the geo-tagged information; displaying a selected image of the list of images responsive to receiving a second user selection; and displaying a menu comprising user selectable items, wherein each of the user selectable items relate to an action that can be performed with regard to the selected image, wherein one action of the user selectable items comprises sending the selected image.