US 10469980

Concise Summary of US Patent 10469980

Title: Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices

Assignee:

• Current: Nearby Systems LLC
• Original: Empire IP LLC

Inventors: Gabriel Jakobson, Steven L. Rueben

Filing Date: November 8, 2016 (for application US15/346,599)

Issue Date: November 5, 2019

Abstract:
A method and apparatus are disclosed for mapping addressable information from disparate applications on a mobile device onto an existing map on the same device. When a user selects addressable information (e.g., a location name, address from a website or email) and invokes a mapping command, a map-display application (such as Google Maps®, Waze®, etc.) automatically launches or becomes visible. This map-display application then shows the selected addressable information in conjunction with any prior mapping content already displayed, automatically adjusting the map's zoom level for visibility.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Independent Claim 1 (Method): This claim describes a method where a mapping application on a mobile device first shows a map with some existing location information. Then, the device receives a selection of new location information from a different application also running on the device. The mapping application then updates the original map to display this new location information alongside the existing information. Crucially, the map's zoom level is automatically adjusted so that the newly added location is visible to the user.
• Independent Claim 12 (Hand-held Electronic Device): This claim describes a hand-held electronic device equipped with a display, memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to perform the same steps as described in Claim 1: displaying initial map content, receiving new mappable content from a different application, and then displaying the updated map with both old and new content, automatically adjusting the zoom level for visibility.
• Independent Claim 13 (Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium): This claim covers a computer-readable storage medium (like a hard drive or flash memory) that contains instructions. When a processor executes these instructions, it performs the method outlined in Claim 1: displaying an initial map, receiving new mappable content from a separate application, and then displaying the combined map with automatic zoom adjustment to make the new content visible.

CAFC 2026 Dockets:
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