NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MONITORING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20110106437A1
• Filed: 10/30/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Discrete Wireless Incorporated (Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin SCA)
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Li, Hanhong, Husain, Aliasgar Mumtaz, Feng, Hongwei
• Granted Patent: US 8,433,508 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/207
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0236 Threshold setting
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: selecting a monitored threshold including a group association, a time association, or a combination thereof; selecting a monitored boundary; monitoring a monitored person'"'"'s traversal of the monitored boundary; and generating an alert based on the monitored person'"'"'s traversal and the monitored threshold for displaying on a device.

Claims

1. A method of operation of a navigation system comprising:

selecting a monitored threshold including a group association, a time association, or a combination thereof;

selecting a monitored boundary;

monitoring a monitored person'"'"'s traversal of the monitored boundary; and

generating an alert based on the monitored person'"'"'s traversal and the monitored threshold for displaying on a device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

selecting an expected time for the time association;

wherein;

monitoring the monitored person'"'"'s traversal of the monitored boundary includes monitoring a non-entry into the monitored boundary by the expected time; and

generating the alert based on the monitored person'"'"'s traversal and the monitored threshold includes generating the alert based on the non-entry.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising;

selecting a group distance from the group association; and

wherein generating the alert based on the monitored threshold includes generating the alert with a monitored person'"'"'s location beyond the group distance.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

monitoring a traversal timer;

selecting a timer maximum outside the monitored boundary as the time association; and

wherein generating the alert based on the monitored threshold includes generating the alert with the traversal timer meeting or exceeding the timer maximum.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

selecting a deviation boundary beyond the monitored boundary;

selecting a deviation time limit;

monitoring a traversal timer; and

wherein generating the alert based on the monitored person'"'"'s traversal includes;

monitoring the monitored person'"'"'s traversal of the deviation boundary with the traversal timer meeting or exceeding the deviation time limit.

6. A method of operation of a navigation system comprising:

selecting a monitored threshold including a group association, a time association, or a combination thereof;

selecting the time association having an expected time, a timer maximum, a deviation time limit, or a combination thereof;

selecting a monitored boundary, a deviation boundary, or combination thereof;

monitoring a monitored person'"'"'s traversal of the monitored boundary; and

generating an alert with the monitored person'"'"'s traversal exceeding the monitored threshold and the monitored boundary, the deviation boundary, or combination thereof.

7. The method as claim in claim 6 further comprising:

selecting a group distance from the group association;

monitoring a monitored person'"'"'s location within the group distance from the group association; and

wherein generating the alert with the monitored person'"'"'s traversal exceeding the monitored threshold includes generating the alert with the monitored person'"'"'s location beyond the group distance from the group association.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein selecting the monitored boundary includes selecting the monitored boundary that is non-stationary.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

monitoring the monitored person'"'"'s traversal includes monitoring a monitored person'"'"'s exit traversal of the deviation boundary; and

generating the alert includes generating the alert with the monitored person'"'"'s exit traversal of the deviation boundary.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

selecting a maximum allowance associated with the monitored threshold, the monitored boundary, or combination thereof;

monitoring an allowance count; and

generating the alert with the allowance count meeting or exceeding the maximum allowance.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a user interface for selecting a monitored threshold including a group association, a time association, or a combination thereof;

a boundary module, coupled to the user interface, for selecting a monitored boundary;

a monitoring module, coupled to the boundary module, for monitoring a monitored person'"'"'s traversal of the monitored boundary; and

a generate alert module, coupled to the monitoring module, for generating an alert based on the monitored person'"'"'s traversal and the monitored threshold for displaying on a device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

an expected time module for selecting an expected time for the time association;

a monitor tag module, coupled to the expected time module, for monitoring a non-entry into the monitored boundary by the expected time; and

wherein;

the generate alert module, coupled to the monitor tag module, is for generating the alert based on the monitored person'"'"'s traversal and the monitored threshold includes generating the alert based on the non-entry.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising;

a threshold module, coupled to the boundary module, for selecting the group association as the monitored threshold;

a group association module, coupled to the threshold module, for selecting a group distance from the group association; and

wherein;

the generate alert module, coupled to the group association module, is for generating the alert with a monitored person'"'"'s location beyond the group distance.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a threshold module, coupled to the monitoring module, for selecting a timer maximum outside the monitored boundary as the time association; and

wherein;

the monitoring module includes;

a monitor traversal module for monitoring a traversal timer; and

the generate alert module, coupled to the threshold module, is for generating the alert with the traversal timer meeting or exceeding the timer maximum.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a deviation boundary module for selecting a deviation boundary beyond the monitored boundary;

a deviation time limit module, coupled to the deviation boundary module, for selecting a deviation time limit; and

wherein;

the monitoring module includes;

a monitor traversal module for monitoring a traversal timer, and

a check deviation module, coupled to the monitor traversal module, for monitoring the monitored person'"'"'s traversal of the deviation boundary; and

the generate alert module is for generating the alert with the traversal timer meeting or exceeding the deviation time limit.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a time association module, coupled to the monitoring module, for selecting an expected time, a timer maximum, a deviation time limit, or a combination thereof; and

wherein;

the monitoring module includes;

a monitor traversal module for monitoring the monitored person'"'"'s traversal of the monitored boundary;

the boundary module, coupled to the monitor traversal module, is for selecting a monitored boundary, a deviation boundary, or combination thereof; and

the generate alert module, couple to the boundary module, is for generating the alert with the monitored person'"'"'s traversal exceeds the monitored threshold and the monitored boundary, the deviation boundary, or combination thereof.

17. The system as claim in claim 16 further comprising:

a group association module, for selecting a group distance from the group association; and

wherein;

the monitoring module, is for monitoring that the monitored person'"'"'s location is within the group distance from the group association; and

the generate alert module is for generating the alert with the monitored person'"'"'s location beyond the group distance from the group association.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the boundary module is for selecting the monitored boundary that is non-stationary.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the monitoring module is for monitoring the monitored person'"'"'s exit traversal of the deviation boundary; and

the generate alert module is for generating the alert for the monitored person'"'"'s exit traversal of the deviation boundary.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

a maximum allowance module, coupled to the monitoring module, for selecting a maximum allowance on the monitored threshold, the monitored boundary, or combination thereof;

a monitor maximum allowance module, couple to the maximum allowance module, for monitoring the allowance count; and

wherein;

the generate alert module is for generating the alert with the allowance count meeting or exceeding the maximum allowance.