Two new Google patents in the mobile space surfaced:

Mapping in Mobile Devices
<<A computer-implemented mapping method is disclosed and includes displaying a first map view of a geographic area on a display of a computing device, receiving a voice or key-press zoom command and generating a first zoom box of a predetermined size on the display relative to the first map view in response to the zoom command, and displaying a second map view of a zoomed geographic area corresponding to the zoom box.>>
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/fetch.jsp?DISP=25&IDB=0&SORT=1185810-KEY&LANG=ENG&LANGUAGE=ENG&SERVER_TYPE=19&FORM=SEP-0%2FHITNUM%2CB-ENG%2CDP%2CMC%2CPA%2CABSUM-ENG&IA=US2006043474&TOTAL=245&C=1&SEARCH_IA=US2006043474&START=1&QUERY=PA%2Fgoogle+&DBSELECT=PCT&TYPE_FIELD=256&RESULT=1&IDOC=1350629&DISPLAY=DOCS

Local Search and Mapping for Mobile Devices
<<A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving on a mobile device a search query associated with a geographic location, providing one or more search results in response to the search query, the search results each being associated with a geographic location, and presenting on a graphical display of the computing device icons corresponding to each search result and also corresponding to a key on the computing device.>>
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/fetch.jsp?DISP=25&IDB=0&SORT=1185810-KEY&LANG=ENG&LANGUAGE=ENG&SERVER_TYPE=19&FORM=SEP-0%2FHITNUM%2CB-ENG%2CDP%2CMC%2CPA%2CABSUM-ENG&IA=US2006043474&TOTAL=245&C=1&SEARCH_IA=US2006043474&START=1&QUERY=PA%2Fgoogle+&DBSELECT=PCT&TYPE_FIELD=256&RESULT=1&IDOC=1350629&DISPLAY=DOCS

[Thanks Manoj Nahar! http://search-engine-blog.seocase.net]