Patent ID: 9235597
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A system for retrieving data within a selected region of a map, comprising: a mobile device configured to display a region of a map and a mini-map component within the displayed region, wherein in response to a user selection of a second region of the mini-map the mobile device updates the displayed region of the map to display an updated region of the map corresponding to the selected second region of the mini-map; an application server configured to receive data from the mobile device representing the updated region of the map and a search criterion; a database in operative communication with the application server configured to execute a query using the data representing the updated region of the map and the search criterion and to return data results corresponding to a plurality of locations within the updated region and related to the search criterion; wherein the mobile device is further configured to display the data results corresponding to the plurality of locations on the updated region of the map, further wherein the displayed data results are automatically updated when the user selects the second region of the mini-map.