NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MODE BASED MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20150100237A1
• Filed: 10/03/2013
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Peterson, Ryan Robert, Zhao, George Xiaohong
• Granted Patent: US 9,134,135 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/532
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech text to speech systems per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3641 Personalized guidance, e.g. limited guidance on previously travelled routes

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying an activity area with a control unit based on a user'"'"'s travel meeting or exceeding a travel threshold; determining a guidance mode based on a current location within the activity area and the current location for locating a device; and setting a guidance level based on the guidance mode for presenting a navigation guidance on the device.

Claims

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

identifying an activity area with a control unit based on a user'"'"'s travel meeting or exceeding a travel threshold;

determining a guidance mode based on a current location within the activity area and the current location for locating a device; and

setting a guidance level based on the guidance mode for presenting a navigation guidance on the device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein setting the guidance level includes increasing the guidance level based on the guidance mode of an unfamiliar mode for traveling through an unfamiliar area.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein setting the guidance level includes decreasing the guidance level based on the guidance mode of a familiar mode for traveling through a familiar area.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein identifying the activity area includes identifying a familiar area based on a threshold distance from a familiar location.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising determining a familiar location based on a number of the user'"'"'s travel meeting or exceeding the travel threshold.

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

determining a context of a user'"'"'s travel;

identifying an activity area with a control unit based on the context and the user'"'"'s travel meeting or exceeding a travel threshold;

determining a guidance mode based on a current location within the activity area and the current location for locating a device; and

setting a guidance level based on the guidance mode for presenting a navigation guidance on the device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising generating an audio guidance for the current location within a familiar area, the audio guidance having the guidance level different from the audio guidance when the current location is within an unfamiliar area.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising generating a route guidance for the current location within a familiar area, the route guidance having the guidance level different from the route guidance when the current location is within an unfamiliar area.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising generating a search result for the current location within a familiar area, the search result different from the search result when the current location is within an unfamiliar area.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising generating a travel map for the current location within a familiar area, the travel map different from the travel map when the current location is within an unfamiliar area.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a territory module for identifying an activity area based on a user'"'"'s travel meeting or exceeding a travel threshold;

a mode module, coupled to the territory module, for determining a guidance mode based on a current location within the activity area and the current location for locating a device; and

a guidance module, coupled to the mode module, for setting a guidance level based on the guidance mode for presenting a navigation guidance on a device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the guidance module is for increasing the guidance level based on the guidance mode of an unfamiliar mode for traveling through an unfamiliar area.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the guidance module is for decreasing the guidance level based on the guidance mode of a familiar mode for traveling through a familiar area.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the territory module is for identifying a familiar area based on a threshold distance from a familiar location.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a familiarity module, coupled to the territory module, for determining a familiar location based on a number of the user'"'"'s travel meeting or exceeding the travel threshold.

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

a context module, coupled to the territory module, for determining a context of a user'"'"'s travel; and

wherein;

the territory module is for identifying an activity area based on the context and the user'"'"'s travel meeting or exceeding a travel threshold.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the guidance module includes an audio module for generating an audio guidance for the current location within a familiar area, the audio guidance having the guidance level different from the audio guidance when the current location is within an unfamiliar area.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the guidance module includes a route module for generating a route guidance for the current location within a familiar area, the route guidance having the guidance level different from the route guidance when the current location is within an unfamiliar area.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the guidance module includes a search module for generating a search result for the current location within a familiar area, the search result different from the search result when the current location is within an unfamiliar area.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the guidance module includes a map module for generating a travel map for the current location within a familiar area, the travel map different from the travel map when the current location is within an unfamiliar area.