Google, Microsoft, AOL In Patent Lawsuit Over Street-Level Views

Google, Microsoft, and AOL have found themselves the target of a lawsuit over a Louisiana company’s patent on street-level views in online maps.In plain English, it appears Transcenic holds the patent on taking panoramic images and navigating them, Google Street View-style. The company is seeking both damages and a court order for Google, et al, to stop infringing on their patent.