WIRELESS NAVIGATION & LIVE TRAFFIC INVENTIONS

U.S. Patent No. 9,549,388, titled "Mobile wireless device providing off-line and on-line geographic navigation information," is an intellectual property asset issued on January 17, 2017. It covers systems that allow mobile devices to run both connected and local-database navigation using network-based traffic and location data.

Core Technology

• Combines online and offline map navigation.
• Uses cellular network data to track device location and calculate trip duration or traffic.
• Adjusts routes based on traffic congestion measured by wireless networks.

Legal History

• Owned by the holding firm Traxcell Technologies.
• Used in patent infringement lawsuits against major tech companies like Apple and network providers over map and location services.

U.S. Patent No. 10,390,175 is a utility patent titled "Mobile wireless device tracking and notification system". It was issued on August 20, 2019, and assigned to Traxcell Technologies, LLC.

Key Features

• Active and Passive Tracking Modes: The system tracks mobile wireless devices in either a passive mode (triggered by fault detection to generate a case file) or an active mode (where users track devices by sector or specific device identifier).
• Notifications: It generates automated alerts when a tracked device experiences a specific network fault or enters a pre-defined geographic region.
• Network Context: The technology belongs to a portfolio of mobile network optimization and location-based tracking patents held by Traxcell Technologies.
  

"Mobile wireless device providing off-line and on-line geographic navigation information," issued in October 2020. It covers mobile devices using both online network data and local databases for routing, adjusted via traffic congestion metrics.

Core Technology

• Hybrid Navigation: Combines real-time online map data with an offline local database on a mobile device.
• Traffic Routing: Uses wireless network measurements of traffic congestion to optimize route selection and trip duration.
• Privacy Controls: Includes features allowing users to enable or disable device tracking.

Litigation and Ownership

• Owner: Owned by Traxcell Technologies, LLC, a non-practicing entity (often labeled a patent troll).
• Lawsuits: Used aggressively in numerous federal lawsuits against major technology, mapping, delivery, and mobile companies (including Apple, Google, Verizon, Lyft, and Grubhub) targeting mobile app navigation and location-tracking features.
• Legal Challenges: Extensively challenged in court and through the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) by companies seeking to invalidate the patent or secure non-infringement judgments.