NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20150088407A1
• Filed: 09/26/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Niu, Xiaochuan, Aist, Gregory Stewart, Agarwal, Rajeev
• Granted Patent: US 11,002,554 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/400
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3446 Details of route searching algorithms, e.g. Dijkstra, A*, arc-flags, using precalculated routes
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a start guidance area excluding a current location; determining an end guidance area excluding a destination; and generating a navigation guidance with a control unit for traversing from the start guidance area to the end guidance area to reach the destination.

Claims

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

determining a start guidance area excluding a current location;

determining an end guidance area excluding a destination; and

generating a navigation guidance with a control unit for traversing from the start guidance area to the end guidance area to reach the destination.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the navigation guidance includes generating a travel route from the start guidance area to the end guidance area, the travel route excluding the current location and the destination.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the navigation guidance includes generating a travel route based on including a user specified route.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the navigation guidance includes generating a travel route having a plurality of a travel segment;

and

further comprising;

updating the travel route based on a voice entry for replacing one or more instances of the travel segment.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the navigation guidance includes generating a travel route having a plurality of a travel segment;

and

further comprising;

updating the travel route based on a modification option for adding, removing or a combination thereof one or more instances of the travel segment.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising updating the navigation guidance while traversing along a travel route from the start guidance area to the end guidance area to reach the destination.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the start guidance area includes determining the start guidance area based on a voice entry, a travel context, or a combination thereof for providing the navigation guidance.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the start guidance area includes determining the end guidance area based on a voice entry, a travel context, or a combination thereof for providing the navigation guidance.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the start guidance area includes determining the start guidance area based on a voice entry, a travel history, or a combination thereof for providing the navigation guidance.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the start guidance area includes determining the end guidance area based on a voice entry, a travel history, or a combination thereof for providing the navigation guidance.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a start module for determining a start guidance area excluding a current location;

an end module, coupled to the start module, for determining an end guidance area excluding a destination; and

a guidance generator module, coupled to the end module, for generating a navigation guidance for traversing from the start guidance area to the end guidance area to reach the destination.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the guidance generator module is for generating a travel route from the start guidance area to the end guidance area, the travel route excluding the current location and the destination.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the guidance generator module is for generating a travel route based on including a user specified route.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the guidance generator module is for generating a travel route having a plurality of a travel segment;

and

further comprising;

a guidance updater module, coupled to the end module, for updating the travel route based on a voice entry for replacing one or more instances of the travel segment.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the guidance generator module is for generating a travel route having a plurality of a travel segment;

and

further comprising;

a guidance updater module, coupled to the end module, for updating the travel route based on a modification option for adding, removing or a combination thereof one or more instances of the travel segment.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a guidance updater module, coupled to the end module, for updating the navigation guidance while traversing along a travel route from the start guidance area to the end guidance area to reach the destination.

17. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the start module is for determining the start guidance area based on a voice entry, a travel context, or a combination thereof for providing the navigation guidance.

18. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the end module is for determining the end guidance area based on a voice entry, a travel context, or a combination thereof for providing the navigation guidance.

19. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the start module is for determining the start guidance area based on a voice entry, a travel history, or a combination thereof for providing the navigation guidance.

20. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the end module is for determining the end guidance area based on a voice entry, a travel history, or a combination thereof for providing the navigation guidance.