Method and apparatus for discovering similar content or search results

摘要

An approach is provided for discovering similar content or search results. The discovery platform causes, at least in part, presentation of one or more results. Next, the discovery platform receives an input for selecting at least one of the one or more results. Then, the discovery platform process and/or facilitate a processing of the input to determine one or more criteria associated with the at least one of the one or more results. Additionally, the discovery platform causes, at least in part, presentation of one or more other results based, at least in part, on the one or more criteria.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
initiating a presentation, on a user interface of a device, of a plurality of categories simultaneously in conjunction with a map, wherein the plurality of categories include at least a point of interest category, a current event category, and a social feed category, wherein point of interest items of the point of interest category, current event items of the current event category, and social feed items of the of the social feed category are presented with graphic indicators of a different shape per category and an identical shape within each of the plurality of categories; receiving a first input at the user interface selecting one of the plurality of categories, wherein the first input is made by selecting a point of interest button, a current event button, or a social feed button concurrently presented on the user interface; initiating a presentation of one or more results of the first input on the map, wherein the one or more results include graphical indicators of the selected category presented at different locations in the map and shaded differently based on how recent items corresponding to the graphical indicators of the selected category are; receiving a second input selecting one of the graphical indicators of the selected category on the map; initiating a presentation of a graphic symbol next to the selected graphical indicator on the map; receiving a third input selecting the graphic symbol and determining one or more criteria associated with the selected graphical indicator, wherein the one or more criteria include one subcategory of the selected category; and initiating a presentation of some of the graphical indicators each corresponding to the subcategory on the user interface while omitting therefrom other ones of the graphical indicators of the selected category.