NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MODE MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20160025504A1
• Filed: 07/25/2014
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Cheng, Xinan
• Granted Patent: US 9,618,349 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: determining a travel condition for traveling from a start location to a waypoint; determining a navigation mode based on the travel condition by comparing a travel distance, from the start location to the waypoint, to a distance threshold for selecting a mode type; and generating a travel route with a control unit based on the navigation mode for displaying on a device.

Claims

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

determining a travel condition for traveling from a start location to a waypoint;

determining a navigation mode based on the travel condition by comparing a travel distance, from the start location to the waypoint, to a distance threshold for selecting a mode type; and

generating a travel route with a control unit based on the navigation mode for displaying on a device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on a travel duration meeting or exceeding a duration threshold for selecting the mode type.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on a duration difference meeting or exceeding a difference threshold for selecting the mode type.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on comparing a departure time, an arrival time, or a combination thereof to a time of day threshold for selecting the mode type.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on comparing a weather condition to a weather threshold for selecting the mode type.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on comparing a traffic condition meeting or exceeding a speed threshold for selecting the mode type.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on a parking availability at the start location, the waypoint, or a combination thereof for selecting the mode type.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on comparing a fuel condition to a fuel threshold for selecting the mode type.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on a pedestrian accessibility for selecting the mode type.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on a travel purpose for selecting the mode type.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a control unit for;

determining a travel condition for traveling from a start location to a waypoint,

determining a navigation mode based on the travel condition by comparing a travel distance, from the start location to the waypoint, to a distance threshold for selecting a mode type,

generating a travel route based on the navigation mode, and

a communication interface, coupled to the control unit, for communicating the travel route for displaying on a device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for determining the navigation mode based on a travel duration meeting or exceeding a duration threshold for selecting the mode type.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for determining the navigation mode based on a duration difference meeting or exceeding a difference threshold for selecting the mode type.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for determining a result sufficiency based on a user response to the point of interest ranking presented.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for determining the navigation mode based on comparing a departure time, an arrival time, or a combination thereof to a time of day threshold for selecting the mode type.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for execution, the instructions comprising:

determining a travel condition for traveling from a start location to a waypoint;

determining a navigation mode based on the travel condition, from the start location to the waypoint, by comparing a travel distance to a distance threshold for selecting a mode type; and

generating a travel route based on the navigation mode for displaying on a device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on a travel duration meeting or exceeding a duration threshold for selecting the mode type.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on a duration difference meeting or exceeding a difference threshold for selecting the mode type.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on comparing a departure time, an arrival time, or a combination thereof to a time of day threshold for selecting the mode type.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein determining the navigation mode includes determining the navigation mode based on comparing a weather condition to a weather threshold for selecting the mode type.