PROCESSING MEDIA ITEMS IN LOCATION-BASED GROUPS
Processing a plurality of media items that are associated with a respective plurality of locations includes: obtaining the plurality of media items; selecting a first media item that defines a first region on a map; determining a first set of media items that are located within the first region; selecting a second media item that defines a second region on the map, the second media item being selected among media items that are not located within the first region; determining a second set of media items that are located within the second region; and processing the first set of media items and the second set of media items as distinct groups.
1 . A method of displaying groups of media items on a map, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of media items from a plurality of sources, wherein each media item includes associated location metadata;
determining a first set of media items and a second set of media items, based at least in part on the location metadata of the plurality of media items, wherein the first set of media items is located within a first region on the map and the second set of media items is located within a second region on the map;
processing the first set of media items and the second set of media items as distinct groups, including determining a name for the first set of media items and a name for the second set of media items; and
displaying a representative media item for the first set of media items and a representative media item for the second set of media items on a visible portion of the map.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising defining the first region using the location is metadata of a media item in the first set of media items.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising defining the first region using the location metadata of a media item in the first set of media items, wherein the first region is defined as a circle centered on the location of the media item in the first set of media items.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising reclassifying media items into a new region based at least in part on the number of media items associated with a region being below a threshold.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising reclassifying media items into a new region based at least in part on the number of media items associated with a region being below a threshold, wherein the new region is of a greater size to encompass a greater number of media items.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the name for the first set of media items is determined based at least in part on a user-entered name.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the name for the first set of media items is determined based at least in part on a user-selected name selected from among pre-configured names assigned to a geographical location.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the name for the first set of media items is determined based at least in part on a most common name used for the media items in the first set.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein media items in the first set of media items are displayed in order.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the items associated with different names in separate groups on the map are displayed to a plurality of users.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least two media items in a set of media items are taken at different times.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a media item is shared by a user to a user-selected geographical location.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying media items associated with different is names in separate groups on the map includes presenting an option to a user to select by location to see media items uploaded for the selected location.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying media items associated with different names in separate groups on the map includes:
initially displaying a representative thumbnail of a set of media items; and
in response to user selection of a group, displaying additional media items in the group.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the additional media items in the group are displayed in response to a scroll command.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sources include a plurality of user accounts.
17 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying a filter to media items in at least one of the first set of media items and the second set of media items.
18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein different groups on the map are visually differentiated from each other based on content of a respective group.
19 . A system, comprising:
a processor configured to:
obtain a plurality of media items from a plurality of sources, wherein each media item includes associated location metadata;
determine a first set of media items and a second set of media items, based at least in part on the location metadata of the plurality of media items, wherein the first set of media items is located within a first region on the map and the second set of media items is located within a second region on the map;
process the first set of media items and the second set of media items as distinct groups, including determining a name for the first set of media items and a name for the is second set of media items; and
display a representative media item for the first set of media items and a representative media item for the second set of media items on a visible portion of the map; and
a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
20 . A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
obtaining a plurality of media items from a plurality of sources, wherein each media item includes associated location metadata;
determining a first set of media items and a second set of media items, based at least in part on the location metadata of the plurality of media items, wherein the first set of media items is located within a first region on the map and the second set of media items is located within a second region on the map;
processing the first set of media items and the second set of media items as distinct groups, including determining a name for the first set of media items and a name for the second set of media items; and
displaying a representative media item for the first set of media items and a representative media item for the second set of media items on a visible portion of the map.