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Google, Microsoft Sued Over Map Technology
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Google Inc and Microsoft Corp were sued for infringing a Louisiana company's patent with their map websites, which let users navigate street-level views of towns and cities.
Transcenic Inc asked a Delaware District court to prevent Google and Microsoft from continuing to infringe its patent and asked the court to award it damages.
Lake Charles, Louisiana-based Transcenic said in court documents that Google's Streetview and Google Earth and Microsoft's Streetside infringe its technology which covers systems for capturing and navigating within panoramic images.
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AOL Inc and its MapQuest mapping website were also named as defendants for Mapquest's 360 View, which allows users to navigate through street-level images.
Google and Microsoft declined to comment. AOL did not return a call for comment.
The case is Transcenic Inc v Google Inc et al, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, No. 11-582.
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(Reporting by Tom Hals. Editing by Robert MacMillan)