Patents in suit

US 12,185,177 Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices

6 defendants · 6 suits · updated September 14, 2026

Also cited as U.S. Patent No. 12,185,177 · US12185177B2 · US 12,185,177 B2 · 12185177 · the '177 patent

Nearby Systems LLC has filed 6 patent-infringement suits on US 12,185,177, "Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices" since May 19, 2026, all in the E.D. Tex., against 6 distinct defendants including Walgreens Co., Dollar Tree, Inc. and Foot Locker Retail, Inc.. The patent was granted December 31, 2024 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 29 references during prosecution.

Assignee
Nearby Systems LLC
Priority date
October 12, 2007
Granted
December 31, 2024
Expires
October 12, 2027
Status
Active
Claims
7 (1 independent)
Inventors
Gabriel Jakobson, Steven L. Rueben
Full text
Google Patents

The suits

6 cases · E.D. Tex. (6)

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
2026-07-28 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 and a second non-browser application; a processor of the first mobile device executing the first non-browser application; a touch screen of the mobile device displaying a first user interface of the first non-browser application, wherein the first user interface is adapted to receive text corresponding to a location entered by a user; a mapping component transmitting the text to an online mapping service and receiving, in response, map data corresponding to the location, wherein the map data includes a first map and at least one point-of-interest corresponding to the location displayable on the first map, wherein the first non-browser application displays a second user interface displaying the first map and the at least one point-of-interest, and wherein a user selection of a selected one of the at least one point-of-interest causes the mapping component to transmit a query to the online mapping service corresponding to the selected one of the at least one point-of-interest, and wherein, in response to the query, the touch screen displays a third user interface of the second non-browser application including a second map of the selected one of the at least one point-of-interest.

Art before the examiner

29 references of record, 29 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

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  • US20030229441A1 — Dynamic navigation system (Telmap Ltd)
  • US20040054428A1 — Method and apparatus for sending, retrieving and planning location relevant information (Sheha Michael A.)
  • 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)
  • US20060136389A1 — System and method for invocation of streaming application (Cover Clay H)
  • US20060173615A1 — Navigation Device with Touch Screen (Tomtom B.V.)
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  • US7440842B1 — System for transmitting, processing, receiving, and displaying traffic information (Dimitri Vorona)
  • US20080301643A1 — Map Gadgets (Google Inc.)
  • US20090012953A1 — Method and system for continuous, dynamic, adaptive searching based on a continuously evolving personal region of interest (John Chu)
  • 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

  • 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
  • H04M1/72457 — 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
  • H04W4/029 — Location-based management or tracking services

Family

  • US12185177B2 — B2 (2024)
  • US10469980B2 — B2 (2019)
  • US20250071507A1 — A1 (2025)
  • 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

  • US 10,469,980 — Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices (7 defendants)
  • US 11,937,145 — Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices (7 defendants)
  • US 9,532,164 — Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices (7 defendants)

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