US 10,469,980 Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices

7 defendants · 7 suits · updated September 14, 2026

Also cited as U.S. Patent No. 10,469,980 · US10469980B2 · US 10,469,980 B2 · 10469980 · the '980 patent

Nearby Systems LLC has filed 7 patent-infringement suits on US 10,469,980, "Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices" since May 19, 2026, all in the E.D. Tex., against 7 distinct defendants including Walgreens Co., Dollar Tree, Inc. and Foot Locker Retail, Inc.. The patent was granted November 5, 2019 on a priority date of October 12, 2007. Its abstract opens: "A method and apparatus for mapping addressable information (e.g., locations denoted by name or address, street addresses, landmarks, etc.) off of disparate applications on a mobile device, onto an existing map on the mobile device, are disclosed." The examiner cited 19 references during prosecution.

Assignee: Nearby Systems LLC
Priority date: October 12, 2007
Granted: November 5, 2019
Expires: October 12, 2027
Status: Active
Claims: 5 (1 independent)
Inventors: Gabriel Jakobson, Steven L. Rueben
Full text: Google Patents

The suits

7 cases · E.D. Tex. (7)

Filed	Defendant	Plaintiff	Court	Docket
2026-05-19	Walgreens Co.	Nearby Systems LLC	E.D. Tex.	2:26-cv-00418
2026-05-26	Dollar Tree, Inc.	Nearby Systems LLC	E.D. Tex.	2:26-cv-00434
2026-06-05	Foot Locker Retail, Inc.	Nearby Systems LLC	E.D. Tex.	2:26-cv-00449
2026-06-09	Murphy USA Inc.	Nearby Systems LLC	E.D. Tex.	2:26-cv-00460
2026-07-21	T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Nearby Systems LLC	E.D. Tex.	2:26-cv-00599
2026-07-28	Raising Canes Restaurants, LLC	Nearby Systems LLC	E.D. Tex.	2:26-cv-00629
2026-07-29	Fifth Third Bank National Association	Nearby Systems LLC	E.D. Tex.	2:26-cv-00635

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Independent claims

What is actually asserted, verbatim.

Claim 1

1. A system for displaying location-based content on a digital map displayed on a mobile device, comprising: a memory of a mobile device storing a first non-browser application; a processor of the mobile device executing the first non-browser application; a touch screen of the mobile device displaying a user interface of the first non-browser application; a GPS device of the mobile device determining a location of the mobile device, and a mapping component of the first non-browser application configured to communicate with an online mapping service to download map data and display a map within the user interface of the first non-browser application, and wherein the mapping component transmits a query including the location of the mobile device to the online mapping service, and wherein the map data is based on the location of the mobile device; wherein the memory stores a second non-browser application that is a mapping application, and wherein the mapping component invokes the mapping application and directs the mapping application to transmit a query including the location of the mobile device and a destination location to the online mapping service to obtain driving directions from the location of the mobile device to the destination location, and wherein the driving directions are displayed in a map displayed by the mapping application on the touch screen.

Art before the examiner

19 references of record, 19 cited by the examiner.

Everything listed here was before the Office and is what a challenge must go beyond. Art the examiner never saw is where an invalidity search starts.

Examiner-cited

US5528248A — Personal digital location assistant including a memory cartridge, a GPS smart antenna and a personal computing device (Trimble Navigation, Ltd.)
US6377793B1 — System and method of accessing and recording messages at coordinate way points (Xybernaut Corporation)
US20020181442A1 — Multimode personal communication system and method (Purshotam Rajani)
US20050027705A1 — Mapping method and system (Pasha Sadri)
US6862524B1 — Using location data to determine traffic and route information (At Road, Inc.)
US20050227709A1 — System and method for providing location based services over a network (Steve Chang)
US20060026170A1 — Mapping method and system (Jeremy Kreitler)
US20060058953A1 — System and method of wireless downloads of map and geographic based data to portable computing devices (Cooper Clive W)
US20060173615A1 — Navigation Device with Touch Screen (Tomtom B.V.)
US20070129880A1 — Maps, routes and schedule generation based on historical and real-time data (Thacher Jeffery W)
US20080119200A1 — Method and system for flexible product and service bundling (Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc.)
US20080182598A1 — Method of e-mailing a map location using predefined context-sensitive messages (Research In Motion Limited)
US7440842B1 — System for transmitting, processing, receiving, and displaying traffic information (Dimitri Vorona)
US20080301643A1 — Map Gadgets (Google Inc.)
US7698062B1 — Most convenient point of interest finder apparatus and method (Sprint Spectrum L.P.)
US7729947B1 — Computer implemented methods and system for providing a plurality of options with respect to a stopping point (Verizon Laboratories Inc.)
US8145416B2 — Interactive mapping method and system (Yahoo! Inc.)
US8160812B1 — Tracking and guidance architecture and method (Sprint Communications Company L.P.)
US8693995B2 — Customized mobile applications for special interest groups (Michelle Fisher)

Classification

H04M1/72457primary — User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions according to geographic location
H04W4/02primary — Services making use of location information
G06F3/0482 — Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
G06F3/04847 — Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
G09B29/007 — Representation of non-cartographic information on maps, e.g. population distribution, wind direction, radiation levels, air and sea routes using computer methods
H04M1/72572
H04W4/029 — Location-based management or tracking services

Family

US10469980B2 — B2 (2019)
US20250071507A1 — A1 (2025)
US12185177B2 — B2 (2024)
US20200015032A1 — A1 (2020)
US20240187816A1 — A1 (2024)
US20150038161A1 — A1 (2015)
US20170052691A1 — A1 (2017)
US11937145B2 — B2 (2024)
US9532164B2 — B2 (2016)

Abstract

A method and apparatus for mapping addressable information (e.g., locations denoted by name or address, street addresses, landmarks, etc.) off of disparate applications on a mobile device, onto an existing map on the mobile device, are disclosed. An application on a mobile device may display addressable information (e.g., a website displaying a location name and/or address, an email containing an address, etc.). In response to a user's selecting the addressable information and invoking a mapping command, a map-display application (e.g., Google Maps®, Yahoo! Maps®, Windows Live Search Map®, MapQuest®, iPhone® maps, Waze® etc.) may be automatically presented (e.g., launches, become visible, displayed, etc.) displaying the addressable information in addition to at least one prior mapping content previously displayed by the map-display application.

Also asserted by Nearby Systems LLC

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