NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH SESSION TRANSFER MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20120131212A1
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Tang, Ky, Ellanti, Manohar, Luo, Hengbin
• Granted Patent: US 9,880,014 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3423 Multimodal routing, i.e. combining two or more modes of transportation, where the modes can be any of, e.g. driving, walking, cycling, public transport

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: establishing a navigation session for routing from a starting point to a destination on a device; setting a transfer condition for continuing the navigation session between the device and a further device; and transferring the navigation session when the transfer condition is satisfied for routing with the further device for displaying on the further device.

Claims

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

establishing a navigation session for routing from a starting point to a destination on a device;

setting a transfer condition for continuing the navigation session between the device and a further device; and

transferring the navigation session when the transfer condition is satisfied for routing with the further device for displaying on the further device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising transferring the navigation session when the transfer condition is satisfied for routing with the device for displaying on the device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising determining a current transportation mode based on the transfer condition satisfied for transferring the navigation session.

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

identifying a device-location for locating the device; and

wherein;

setting the transfer condition includes setting a control zone for identifying a geographic area encompassing the further device; and

transferring the navigation session includes comparing the device-location to the control zone to determine when the transfer condition is satisfied.

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

determining a session status for monitoring the progress of the navigation session; and

wherein;

transferring the navigation session includes transferring the session status between the device and the further device.

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

establishing a navigation session for routing from a starting point to a destination on a device for displaying on the device;

determining a session status for monitoring the progress of the navigation session;

setting a transfer condition for continuing the navigation session between the device and a further device;

transferring the navigation session and the session status when the transfer condition is satisfied for routing with the further device; and

determining a current transportation mode based on the transfer condition satisfied for transferring the navigation session for displaying on the further device.

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

identifying a device-mode for operating the device according to the settings associated with the device mode; and

wherein transferring the navigation session includes;

setting the device-mode when the transfer condition is satisfied.

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

determining a further-device mode for identifying the operations of the further device; and

wherein transferring the navigation session includes;

matching the further-device mode to the transfer condition to determine when the transfer condition is satisfied.

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

identifying a device-location for locating the device; and

wherein;

setting the transfer condition includes identifying a session-transfer zone as a stationary geographic area; and

transferring the navigation session includes comparing the device-location and the to the session-transfer zone to determine when the transfer condition is satisfied.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

establishing the navigation session includes arranging a transportation service; and

further comprising;

adjusting the transportation service upon transferring the navigation session.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a session creator module for establishing a navigation session for routing from a starting point to a destination on a device;

a condition module, coupled to the session creator module, for setting a transfer condition for continuing the navigation session between the device and a further device; and

a session transfer module, coupled to the condition module, for transferring the navigation session when the transfer condition is satisfied for routing with the further device for displaying on the further device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the session transfer module is for transferring the navigation session when the transfer condition is satisfied for routing with the device for displaying on the device.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a current-mode module, coupled to the session transfer module, for determining a current transportation mode based on the transfer condition satisfied for transferring the navigation session.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein:

the condition module is for setting a control zone for identifying a geographic area encompassing the further device; and

further comprising;

a location unit, coupled to the session transfer module, for identifying a device-location for locating the device; and

a condition verification module, coupled to the session transfer module, for comparing the device-location to the control zone to determine when the transfer condition is satisfied.

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

a progress module, coupled to the condition module, for determining a session status for monitoring the progress of the navigation session; and

wherein;

the session transfer module is for transferring the session status between the device and the further device.

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

a progress module, coupled to the condition module, for determining a session status for monitoring the progress of the navigation session;

a current-mode module, coupled to the session transfer module, for determining a current transportation mode based on the transfer condition satisfied for transferring the navigation session; and

wherein;

the session transfer module is for transferring the navigation session includes transferring the session status between the device and the further device.

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

a first-mode module, coupled to the session transfer module, for identifying a device-mode for operating the device according to the settings associated with the device mode; and

a mode control module, coupled to the session transfer module, for setting the device-mode when the transfer condition is satisfied.

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

a further-mode module, coupled to the session transfer module, for determining a further-device mode for identifying the operations of the further device; and

a condition verification module, coupled to the session transfer module, for matching the further-device mode to the transfer condition to determine when the transfer condition is satisfied.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the condition module is for identifying a session-transfer zone as a stationary geographic area; and

further comprising;

a location unit, coupled to the session transfer module, for identifying a device-location for locating the device; and

a condition verification module, coupled to the session transfer module, for comparing the device-location to the session-transfer zone to determine when the transfer condition is satisfied.

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

an arrangement module, coupled to the condition module, for arranging a transportation service; and

an accommodation module, coupled to the session transfer module, for adjusting the transportation service upon transferring the navigation session.