Method and apparatus for recommending content based on a travel route
An approach for rendering one or more graphical elements associated with one or more content items recommended for consumption during travel based on travel times associated with one or more travel routes is described. A content item recommendation platform determines travel times associated with travel routes. The content item recommendation platform determines content recommendations, content items, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a comparison of the travel times and duration times associated with the content recommendations, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof. The content item recommendation platform further causes, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface depicting one or more icons, one or more markers, one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof associated with the content recommendations, the content items, or a combination thereof along the travel routes based, at least in part, on the comparison.
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a processor travel time associated with a travel route;
comparing a duration of each of a plurality of electronic media content items with the determined travel time using the processor, wherein the electronic media content items include movies, music, multimedia, electronic books, or a combination thereof;
determining, using processor, an electronic media content recommendations based on the comparison of the travel time and each of the plurality of duration times associated with the electronic media content items; and
dynamically displaying on a display a user selectable icon, a marker, a graphical element, or a combination thereof associated with the determined electronic media content recommendations, based on an amount of time remaining to reach the destination along with a graphical representation of the travel route.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration times include a start time, a stop time, a time period for consuming the electronic media content items, or a combination thereof.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
updating the rendering of the icon, the marker, the graphical element, or a combination thereof along the travel route in the user interface based on a monitoring of the travel time during travel along the one or more travel route.
4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
updating the rendering in substantially real-time, periodically, according to a schedule, on demand, or a combination thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
rendering the travel time, the duration times, or a combination thereof in the user interface concurrently with the travel route.
6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
rendering the electronic media content items and the travel route concurrently in the user interface.
7. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
determining the electronic media content items from a private, a public, a permission based data source that houses the various content items via a communication network, or a combination thereof.
8. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
determining activities recommendations based on the travel time, the travel route, or a combination thereof; and
rendering the icon, the marker, the graphical element, or a combination thereof in the user interface along the travel route based on the activities recommendations.
9. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
rendering of updates of the travel route, the travel time, the duration time, the electronic media content recommendation, the electronic media content items, the activities recommendations, or a combination thereof based on the start time, the stop time, or a combination thereof of the electronic media content items.
10. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
determining metadata associated with the electronic media content items related to a point of interest along the travel route; and
rendering a portion of the electronic media content item in the user interface along the travel route based on the metadata, the travel route, the point of interest, or a combination thereof.