Dynamic obfuscation of a mapped point of interest

1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a point of interest on a map user interface, the method comprising:

receiving, at a booking accommodation application from a host client device, an item of time-expiring inventory having a precise location;

storing a listing for the item of time-expiring inventory in a database;

in response to receiving a request from a guest client device, retrieving the listing from the database and generating a map interface for display on the guest client device, the map interface including a visual representation of the item of time-expiring inventory with a first obfuscation shape obscuring the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory and a second obfuscation shape indicating a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory, wherein a size of the visual representation is relative to a population density within a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory; and

responsive to an input on the guest client device for zooming in on the map interface, maintaining a size of the first obfuscation shape obscuring the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory and increasing a size of the second obfuscation shape indicating the vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventors to maintain obfuscating the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to an input on the guest client device for zooming out on the map interface, decreasing a size of visual representation to maintain obfuscating the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory and provide for display a portion of a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an input on the host client device, the input specifying the size of the visual representation; and

modifying the size of the visual representation based on the input on the host client device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first obfuscation shape comprises a first circle.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the second obfuscation shape comprises a second circle.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising stored instructions, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a booking accommodation application from a host client device, an item of time-expiring inventory having a precise location;

storing a listing for the item of time-expiring inventory in a database;

in response to receiving a request from a guest client device, retrieving the listing from the database and generating a map interface for display on the guest client device, the map interface including a visual representation of the item of time-expiring inventory with a first obfuscation shape obscuring the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory and a second obfuscation shape indicating a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory, wherein a size of the visual representation is relative to a population density within a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory; and

responsive to an input on the guest client device for zooming in on the map interface, maintaining a size of the first obfuscation shape obscuring the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory and increasing a size of the second obfuscation shape indicating the vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventors to maintain obfuscating the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , the operations further comprising:

responsive to an input on the guest client device for zooming out on the map interface, provide for display a decrease in a size of the visual representation to maintain obfuscating the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory and provide for display a portion of a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , the operations further comprising:

receiving an input on the host client device, the input specifying the size of the visual representation; and

modifying the size of the visual representation based on the input on the host client device.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the first obfuscation shape comprises a first circle.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the second obfuscation shape comprises a second circle.

11. A computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors causes the one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising: receiving, at a booking accommodation application from a host client device, an item of time-expiring inventory having a precise location;

store storing a listing for the item of time-expiring inventory in a database;

in response to receiving a request from a guest client device, retrieving the listing from the database and generating a map interface for display on the guest client device, the map interface including a visual representation of the item of time-expiring inventory with a first obfuscation shape obscuring the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory and a second obfuscation shape indicating a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory, wherein a size of the visual representation is relative to a population density within a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory; and responsive to an input on the guest client device for zooming in on the map interface, maintaining a size of the first obfuscation shape obscuring the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory and increasing a size of the second obfuscation shape indicating the vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventors to maintain obfuscating the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

responsive to an input on the guest client device for zooming out on the map interface:

providing for display a decrease in the size of the visual representation to maintain obfuscating the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory; and

providing for display a portion of a vicinity of the item of time-expiring inventory.

13. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving an input on the host client device, the input specifying the size of the visual representation obfuscating the precise location of the item of time-expiring inventory; and

modifying the size of the visual representation based on the input on the host client device.

14. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the first obfuscation shape comprises a first circle.

15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the second obfuscation shape comprises a second circle.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the size of the visual representation is larger in a less densely populated area.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the size of the visual representation is smaller in a more densely populate area.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the size of the visual representation is larger in a less densely populated area.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the size of the visual representation is smaller in a more densely populate area.

20. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the size of the visual representation is larger in a less densely populated area and the size of the visual representation is smaller in a more densely populate area.