User interface for displaying images of sights

Details User interface for displaying images of sights User interface for displaying images of sights

2006-10-10

2010-02-02

Ehichioya, Fred I (Department: 2156)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C701S205000, C701S206000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07657504

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for identifying sights associated with a location and for displaying images associated with those sights is provided. A tour system identifies sights associated with a location by submitting a search request formed using the location to an image search service. The tour system identifies salient phrases of metadata of the search results to be the candidate sight names. The tour system also provides a user interface for displaying the images associated with the locations. The user interface may present a slideshow of sights encountered when traveling on a trip.

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