US 9,532,164 Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices
7 defendants · 7 suits · updated September 14, 2026
Also cited as U.S. Patent No. 9,532,164 · US9532164B2 · US 9,532,164 B2 · 9532164 · the '164 patent
Nearby Systems LLC has filed 7 patent-infringement suits on US 9,532,164, "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 December 27, 2016 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 13 references during prosecution.
- Assignee
- Nearby Systems LLC
- Priority date
- October 12, 2007
- Granted
- December 27, 2016
- Expires
- October 12, 2027
- Status
- Active
- Claims
- 10 (2 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.
1. A system for displaying location-based content on a digital map displayed on a mobile device, comprising: a storage device of a mobile device storing a first non-browser application and a second non-browser application; a processor of the mobile device executing the first non-browser application and the second non-browser application; a user interface of the first non-browser application configured for the mobile device; a mapping component of the first non-browser application configured to invoke the second non-browser application on the mobile device when map-able content displayed on the user interface is activated to display a map of the map-able content, wherein the second non-browser application is a mapping application, wherein the mapping component transmits the map-able content to an online mapping service configured to communicate with the second non-browser application.
10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions performing the method of: displaying a user interface of a first non-browser application on a display of a mobile device; invoking, by a mapping component of the first non-browser application, a second non-browser application on the mobile device when map-able content displayed on the user interface is activated to display a map of the map-able content, wherein the second non-browser application is a mapping application, wherein the mapping component transmits the map-able content to an online mapping service configured to communicate with the second non-browser application.
Art before the examiner
13 references of record, 13 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
- US20050251331A1 — Information mapping approaches (Keith Kreft)
- US20060026170A1 — Mapping method and system (Jeremy Kreitler)
- US20060167913A1 — Converting an address to a hyperlink (Microsoft Corporation)
- US20070156332A1 — Method and system for navigating a map (Yahoo! Inc.)
- US20080046320A1 — Systems, apparatuses and methods for identifying reference content and providing proactive advertising (Lorant Farkas)
- US20080182598A1 — Method of e-mailing a map location using predefined context-sensitive messages (Research In Motion Limited)
- US20090002367A1 — Method and system for a communications information interface (Sean Alexis)
- US7913179B2 — Method and apparatus for sending, retrieving and planning location relevant information (Telecommunication Systems, Inc.)
- US20110252381A1 — Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Concurrently Open Software Applications (Imran Chaudhri)
- US20120046050A1 — System and method for determining a location-based preferred media file (Research In Motion Limited)
- US20130014006A1 — Methods and apparatus for providing updated content in a user interface (Suzanne Abellera)
- US20130346498A1 — System and method for hosting and sharing a live event (Ajmal Asver)
- US8957900B2 — Coordination of animations across multiple applications or processes (Microsoft Corporation)
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
- G06T2200/32 — Indexing scheme for image data processing or generation, in general involving image mosaicing
- G09B29/007 — Representation of non-cartographic information on maps, e.g. population distribution, wind direction, radiation levels, air and sea routes using computer methods
- G09G2340/045 — Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
- G09G2340/12 — Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
- G09G2354/00 — Aspects of interface with display user
- G09G5/377 — Details of the operation on graphic patterns for mixing or overlaying two or more graphic patterns
- H04M1/72572
- H04W4/029 — Location-based management or tracking services
Family
- US9532164B2 — B2 (2016)
- US10469980B2 — B2 (2019)
- US20250071507A1 — A1 (2025)
- US12185177B2 — B2 (2024)
- US20200015032A1 — A1 (2020)
- US20240187816A1 — A1 (2024)
- US20150038161A1 — A1 (2015)
- US20170052691A1 — A1 (2017)
- US11937145B2 — B2 (2024)
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 Maps®, MapQuest®, iPhone® maps, Waze® etc.) may be automatically presented (e.g. launched, 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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