StreetSpace Sues Apple, Others Over In-app Ad Patent | News | The Mac Observer

StreetSpace has hit Apple, Google, and a few other companies with a patent infringement lawsuit alleging the companies are violating a patent it holds that describes a way of delivering customized ads in apps and Web sites. The lawsuit specifically mentions Apple’s iAd service, which serves up advertisements in apps on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The patent in question, 6,847,969, is titled “Method and System for Providing Personalized Online