U.S. Patent 8014943 was awarded to on 2011-09-06 and describes a “Method and system for displaying social networking navigation information.” This patent has been cited 261 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative measurement patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

A mapping system associated with a social network includes determining that a social networking map object (“MO”) is outside a visible area of a map displayed; calculating the direction, distance and travel-time to the MO (e.g. a social network member, a location, a meeting place, etc.), creating an object vector indicator (“OVI”) and displaying the OVI on a map-display application. The OVI may be displayed on the periphery of the displayed map and may be positioned in the general direction of the MO. The position of the electronic device, as well as a current position of the MO, are factored into the calculations and placement of the OVI. The OVI may include a graphical representation, obtained from the social network, of the MO it references. Link: U.S. Patent 8014943

This patent was originally filed on 2008-11-13 which gives it a processing time of 1027 days, compared to an average processing time of 1465 in the field. has total patents. The first named inventor is Gabriel Jakobson of Alamo, CA. The primary examiner was Tan Q Nguyen.

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