US 11,995,288 B2
Location-based search mechanism in a graphical user interface
Daniel Amitay, New York, NY (US); Jonathan Brody, Marina del Rey, CA (US); Timothy Jordan Garcia, Toronto (CA); Leonid Gorkin, Chappaqua, NY (US); Andrew Lin, Long Island City, NY (US); Walton Lin, Chatham, NJ (US); Evan Spiegel, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Nayana Samaranayake, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/047,213.
Application 18/047,213 is a continuation of application No. 17/249,201, filed on Feb. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,474,663.
Application 17/249,201 is a continuation of application No. 15/965,754, filed on Apr. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,963,529.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/556,134, filed on Sep. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/552,958, filed on Aug. 31, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/491,115, filed on Apr. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0067248 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/487 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04L 41/28 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/18 (2009.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/04817 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/487 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 41/28 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/185 (2013.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.02); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); G06F 9/547 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
causing generation of a map-based graphical user interface (GUI) for a social media platform on a user device, the map-based GUI including an interactive map that shows a geographical area;
causing display on the interactive map of a color-coded heatmap overlaid on the displayed geographical area to indicate geographical distribution of a metric of user activity on the social media platform, the heatmap comprising one or more heatmap portions that extend continuously over a respective map portion, each heatmap portion having variegated coloring corresponding in geographical distribution to variation in the user activity metric throughout the respective map portion;
receiving a location targeted search query provided by user input comprising selection of a target point on the map via the map-based GUI; and
in an automated operation performed using a search engine comprising one or more computer processor devices configured therefor, performing a location-based search for social media content with reference to the user-selected target point on the map; and
causing display on the user device of search results of the location-based search.