US 9532164

US patent 9532164, titled "Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices," was issued on December 27, 2016, from an application filed on August 3, 2013. The current assignee is Nearby Systems LLC, with Empire IP LLC listed as the original assignee. The inventors are Gabriel Jakobson and Steven L. Rueben.

The abstract describes a method and apparatus for combining addressable information from various applications on a mobile device onto an existing map. When a user selects addressable information (e.g., a location name or address from a website or email) and invokes a mapping command, a map-display application (such as Google Maps, Waze, or iOS maps) is automatically presented. This application displays the newly selected addressable information in addition to any mapping content previously displayed on that map.

The patent contains several independent claims, each outlining a method or system for integrating mapping content from disparate sources onto a single map on a mobile device.

Here is a plain-language overview of the independent claims:

• Independent Claim 1 (Method for displaying mapping content): This claim describes a method performed by an electronic device. It involves displaying an initial map with existing mapping content. When a separate, non-mapping application is active and displaying mappable information (like an address), and a user selects this information, the map is then automatically presented again. The previously selected mappable information is displayed on this same map, alongside the original mapping content, potentially adjusting the map's zoom level to ensure everything is visible.
• Independent Claim 10 (Method for processing and displaying location information): This claim details a method where a mobile device with a mapping application receives location information from an external source (e.g., dragged and dropped, copied and pasted). This received information is then processed to extract valid location identifiers (like street addresses or landmark names). These identifiers are then passed to the mapping application, which determines their geographical coordinates and displays them as points of interest on a map.
• Independent Claim 16 (Mobile device with mapping functionality): This claim describes a mobile electronic device equipped with a display, a processor, and memory. The device is configured to display a map with initial content from a mapping application. It also runs a non-mapping application capable of displaying mappable content. When the user selects this mappable content from the non-mapping application and issues a command, the device automatically displays the selected mappable content on the same map from the mapping application, in addition to the original map content.
• Independent Claim 22 (System for mapping and displaying location data): This claim covers a system that includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device (which may be the same as the first). The first device runs an application capable of displaying location information. When a user selects this location information, a mapping component receives it. This mapping component then transmits the location information to a mapping application on the second electronic device. The mapping application then displays a map showing the location information.
• Independent Claim 25 (Method for selecting a map): This claim outlines a method for a computing device to select a map for displaying new mapping data. After receiving the new mapping data and a command to map it, the method determines if a default map-display application has been designated. If so, the data is sent to that default application. If not, it checks for open map-display applications and, if found, selects one (e.g., the last used or one geographically closest to the mapping data) to display the new data, optionally setting it as the new default. If no applications are open, a new one is launched.

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