Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for a shared media experience. Multiple client devices are associated with a group for a shared media experience, such as watching a YouTube video together. The client devices subscribe to a publication/subscription (pub/sub) server that publishes updates for the shared media experience for the client devices. Thus, when a client device makes a change in the shared media experience, such as making a comment, pausing the video, skipping forward or backward, adjusting the volume, inserting an audio or video annotation, tagging the video, switching to a different piece of media, and so forth, the client device notifies a management server. The management server pushes that change to the pub/sub server, which publishes the change to the group. As the changes propagate to the clients, the client software modifies the client side experience accordingly.

Abstract: Video content delivery method is provided for operating in a network environment to display online content, including television content on a media device through a Web browser having an application program interface (API), at least in part to emulate a television viewing experience. Online content is received at a server from content source(s) and delivered to users in response to receiving a content request at the server. Requested online content is transmitted to the Web browser, instructions are provided to store the online content in the API of the Web browser. Online content is rendered from the API to the Web browser graphical user interface (GUI) and the online content is asynchronously updated between the server and the Web browser while rendering of the online content, at least in part to emulate a television viewing experience. Instructions are provided for storing the state information from the GUI to the API.

Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, interaction with the search identifier causing of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system, the search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least an initial search result from a search data source, the initial search result including information relating to a geographic location to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, and a second view transmitted from the server computer system in response to the user interacting with the search identifier, the second view including the initial search result and the plurality of related search suggestions.

Abstract: A user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a location identifier. Selection of the search identifier causing transmission of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system and interaction with the location identifier causing transmission of a selected location from the client computer system to the server computer system.

Abstract: The invention also provides a method of interfacing with a client computer system, wherein search results include search results with geographic locations outside the first selected area if the number of the search results that have geographic locations within the selected area are less than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, interaction with the search identifier causing of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system, the search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least an initial search result from a search data source, the initial search result including information relating to a geographic location to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, and a second view transmitted from the server computer system in response to the user interacting with the search identifier, the second view including the initial search result and the plurality of related search suggestions.

Abstract: A user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a location identifier. Selection of the search identifier causing transmission of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system and interaction with the location identifier causing transmission of a selected location from the client computer system to the server computer system.

Abstract: The invention provides a user interface to display search results including a first view transmitted from a server computer to a client computer system displaying a map including information relating to geographic location, at least one selector for drawing at least one figure element on the map displayed in the at least a first view, and a search identifier related to the at least one figure element drawn on the map of said at least first view.

Abstract: A user interface includes a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, a user interacting with the search identifier causing transmission of a search request from the client computer system at the server computer system, wherein the search request may be compared with first and second fields of each of a plurality of search results in a data source and at least one search result may be extracted due to a comparison between the search request and the first field of the search result or the search result may be extracted due to a comparison between the search request and the second field of the search result.

Abstract: A user interface is described wherein information relating to a respective one of the search results are displayed on a map upon selection of at least one component of the respective search result.

Abstract: A user interface includes a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, and a second view transmitted from the server computer system in response to a user interacting with the search identifier. A search request is utilized at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location to the client computer system for display at the client computer system. The second view may include at least one component that may be in substantially the same location as in the first view.

Abstract: A user interface includes a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, a user interacting with the search identifier causing transmission a first search request from the client computer system at the server computer system. A second view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system includes a search result. A third view includes a reproduction selector. A user selecting the reproduction selector causes transmission of a first reproduction command from the client computer system to the server computer system. A fourth view includes the first search result included in the second view.

Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a plurality of vertical search determinators, interacting with the search identifier causing transmission of a first search request from a client computer system at the server computer system, the first search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location and the search result depends on a respective one of the vertical search determinators, and a second view, at least part of which may be transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the second view may include the search result.

Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including an input to transmit a request from a client computer system at a server computer system, a view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system in response to the request, the view being displayed at the client computer system, wherein the view may include a map with boundary of an area displayed on the map.

Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a profile page displayed independent of a search identifier that the user interacts with.

Abstract: The invention also provides a method of interfacing with a client computer system, wherein search results include search results with geographic locations outside the first selected area if the number of the search results that have geographic locations within the selected area are less than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, a user interacting with the search identifier causing transmission of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system, the search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract a plurality of search results from a search data source. A second view includes the search results, a driving direction selector, selection of which causing transmission of a driving direction request relating to a select one of the search results from the client computer system at the server computer system. A third view includes the driving directions to the selected search result and at least one of the search results other than the selected search result.

Abstract: A user interface includes a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a map and a search identifier. A second view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system includes a map and the information relating to the geographic location of the first search request may be used to indicate the geographic location on the map of the second view, wherein the second view includes at least a first static location marker on the map of the second view at a first fixed location due to selection of a location marker at the first fixed location on the map of the first view.

Abstract: A user interface is provided, including an input to transmit a request from a client computer system to a server computer system, a view transmitted in response to the request form the server computer system to the client computer system and displayed at the client computer system, wherein the view may include a map and the view may be configured to enable the making of an addition to the map.