Patent ID: 11937145
Assignee: NEARBY SYSTEMS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. 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 second non-browser application and a third non-browser application, wherein the second non-browser application and the third non-browser application are different map-display applications;
a processor of the 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 displays a first map, an icon corresponding to a location on the first map and a text associated with the icon;
a GPS device of the mobile device determining a location of the mobile device; and
a mapping component of the first non-browser application, and
wherein upon receiving a touch of the touch screen corresponding to the text, the touch screen displays a prompt for a user to select one of the second non-browser application and the third non-browser application, and
wherein the mapping component transmits a query including the location of the icon to an online mapping service associated with the selected one of the second non-browser application and the third non-browser application.