TeleCommunication Systems (News - Alert), Inc. (TCS) is one of the leading organizations in dependable, secure mobile communication technology. They recently made an announcement that three patents had been issued to them by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in relation to navigation

One patent is the "Method and System for Dynamic Estimation and Predictive Route           Generation" (U.S. Patent No. 7,881,730). This is for the reconstruction of routes based on information of known location fixes and other such factors. These other factors are a reference to roads, barricades, deviations and other such elements. The second patent is "Point of Interest Spatial Rating Search" (U.S. Patent No. 8,014,939). This is a description of methods used by a GPS powered mobile to initiate a Point of Interest (POI) Search. Earlier POI searches and their workings have been refined upon in this latest version. The third patent is the "System and Method for Providing Routing, Mapping, and Relative Position Information to Users of a Communication Network" (U.S. Patent No. 8,019,581). In this, is the description of methods that a mobile device can employ to send navigational instructions to a display system in a vehicle. This technique of bringing together GPS and high quality displays in vehicles is known as “hybrid telematics.”

In a release, Steve Petilli, Senior Vice President of TCS' Navigation and Telematics business unit, said, “TCS is a pioneer in navigation solutions for the mobile device and in-vehicle telematics systems. These new patents clearly underscore our commitment to innovation and our ability to anticipate the directions that technology is headed. They also help us defend our position in the market and provide us with more means to bring extra value to our partners. We incorporate these patented methods into our products, and we can now more broadly monetize our solutions with these additions to our patent portfolio."

With this announcement, the number of issued patents globally now stands at 173. There are currently around 330 patent applications pending. With this slowly growing portfolio of patents, TCS can now enter into mutually beneficial partnerships with other cutting edge companies. These relationships can be based on direct licensing, cross licensing and even joint venture agreements.