NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH COMMUNICATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20150338219A1
• Filed: 05/21/2015
• Published: 11/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Yang, Richard Jingwen, Feng, Hongwei, Jin, HaiPing, Wang, Rudong, Cheng, Xinan
• Granted Patent: US 9,851,207 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• 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 21/3691 Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions G08G1/09
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a navigational context for representing a user; determining a participant identification based on the navigational context for representing a participant, the participant identification including a familiarity rating; and generating a communication channel with a control unit during a navigation session based on the navigational context for communicating a message between the user and the participant independent of the familiarity rating.

Claims

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

identifying a navigational context for representing a user;

determining a participant identification based on the navigational context for representing a participant, the participant identification including a familiarity rating; and

generating a communication channel with a control unit during a navigation session based on the navigational context for communicating a message between the user and the participant independent of the familiarity rating.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

identifying the navigational context includes identifying a travel route; and

generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on the travel route.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

identifying the navigational context includes identifying a travel purpose; and

generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on the travel purpose.

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

identifying a schedule event associated with the navigational context for representing the user; and

wherein;

generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on the schedule event.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel using a communication traffic control for managing the communication channel.

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

determining a mute setting for communicating to the user; and

wherein;

generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on the mute setting for specifically silencing the message from the participant.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on a mute override associated with the navigational context for ensuring communication of the message to the participant.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

identifying the navigational context includes identifying an emergency context for representing the user;

generating the communication channel includes generating a contextual broadcast based on the emergency context for communicating the contextual broadcast according to the emergency context.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the communication channel includes generating a session type including a throughput mode, a restorable mode, a simultaneous mode, a sequential mode, or a combination thereof.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on a non-contact command mechanism.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a control unit configured to;

identify a navigational context for representing a user,

determine a participant identification based on the navigational context for representing a participant, the participant identification including a familiarity rating,

generate a communication channel during a navigation session based on the navigational context for communicating a message between the user and the participant independent of the familiarity rating; and

a communication unit, coupled to the control unit, configured to communicate the message.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is configured to:

identify a travel route; and

generate the communication channel based on the travel route.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is configured to:

identify a travel purpose; and

generate the communication channel based on the travel purpose.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is configured to:

identify a schedule event associated with the navigational context for representing the user; and

generate the communication channel based on the schedule event.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is configured to generate the communication channel using a communication traffic control for managing the communication channel.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for a navigation system comprising:

identifying a navigational context for representing a user;

determining a participant identification based on the navigational context for representing a participant, the participant identification including a familiarity rating; and

generating a communication channel during a navigation session based on the navigational context for communicating a message between the user and the participant independent of the familiarity rating.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

identifying the navigational context includes identifying a travel route; and

generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on the travel route.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

identifying the navigational context includes identifying a travel purpose; and

generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on the travel purpose.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

identifying a schedule event associated with the navigational context for representing the user; and

wherein;

generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel based on the schedule event.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein generating the communication channel includes generating the communication channel using a communication traffic control for managing the communication channel.