Trip Graphic Generation Using Mapped Media and Location Cues
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing social networking systems lack visual appeal and require users to manually navigate through multiple pages to determine a user's recent activities and trips, making them less intuitive and complex.
Innovation Solution
Generate a trip graphic that visually represents a user's recent trip by determining trip-related criteria, retrieving visual media items, and automatically creating a map with location indicators and thumbnails, which is displayed on a messaging application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users navigate through vast amounts of unorganized content to view trip information, then complete trip information is available, but the complexity of navigation and time required increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments trip information into distinct visual components including a map view showing trip locations, thumbnail images representing media items, and temporal markers indicating when photos were taken. This segmentation allows friends to view comprehensive trip information at a glance without navigating through unorganized content, resolving the contradiction between information accessibility and navigation complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms linear, sequential content navigation into a spatial, visual representation by displaying trip information as a graphical overlay on a map. This dimensional change from one-dimensional scrolling to two-dimensional spatial arrangement enables friends to perceive the entire trip journey and associated media items simultaneously, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple pages of unorganized content
2Loss of information
If users manually organize and share trip content through multiple pages, then detailed information is provided, but the time and effort required for sharing increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically collecting trip media items, determining their geographic locations, and organizing them into a visual trip graphic before sharing occurs. This preliminary organization eliminates the need for manual content arrangement, reducing the time and effort required for sharing while maintaining complete trip information through the integrated map and thumbnail display
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple separate pieces of trip information (media items, location data, timestamps) into a single integrated trip graphic that combines a map view with thumbnail images and temporal markers. This merging consolidates what would otherwise require multiple pages of content into one unified visual representation, enabling complete trip information to be shared instantly without manual organization
3Loss of information
If friends navigate through multiple pages of user content, then comprehensive trip information is accessible, but the ease of operation and user experience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified visual copy or representation of trip information through the trip graphic, which captures the essential elements of the trip (locations, media items, timing) in an easily viewable format. This visual copy allows friends to access comprehensive trip information without navigating through the original unorganized content pages, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining information visibility
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for generating a summary based on trip information. The program and method include operations for: determining that one or more criteria associated with a user correspond to a trip taken by the user during a given time interval; retrieving a plurality of visual media items generated by a client device of the user during the given time interval; determining location information for the plurality of visual media items; automatically generating a trip graphic to represent the trip based on the plurality of visual media items generated by the user during the given time interval and the determined location information; and causing the trip graphic to be displayed on the client device.