Navigation system with location-based supplemental incentive notification mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 8,751,311 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2011
• Issued: 06/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Liu, Xiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss, John G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anderson, Scott C
• Application Number:
  US13/109,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20120296565A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14.25, 705/14.578
• US Class Current: 705/14.58
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• 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: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a notification of an initial offer; identifying a consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer; and generating a second notification of the supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer'"'"'s vacillation for displaying on a device.

Claims

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

generating, with a control unit, a notification of an initial offer;

identifying a consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer;

generating a second notification of a supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer'"'"'s vacillation for displaying on a device;

identifying a competitor'"'"'s offer near a sale location;

calculating an extra travel time to a competitor'"'"'s location of the competitor'"'"'s offer;

calculating an extra travel cost to the competitor'"'"'s location of the competitor'"'"'s offer; and

generating a competitor notification of the extra travel time and the extra travel cost.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein identifying the consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer includes:

identifying a consumer'"'"'s inspection; and

identifying an item rejection to the initial offer subsequent to the consumer'"'"'s inspection.

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

receiving a price-match limit for the supplemental incentive offer;

identifying a competitor'"'"'s offer lower than the supplemental incentive offer; and

modifying the supplemental incentive offer to be lower than the competitor'"'"'s offer not exceeding the price-match limit.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising generating an errand route to a sale location of the initial offer.

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

generating, with a control unit, a notification of an initial offer, the initial offer having a sale location;

generating an errand route to the sale location;

identifying a consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer;

generating a second notification of a supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer'"'"'s vacillation for displaying on a device;

identifying a competitor'"'"'s offer near the sale location;

calculating an extra travel time to a competitor'"'"'s location of the competitor'"'"'s offer;

calculating an extra travel cost to the competitor'"'"'s location of the competitor'"'"'s offer; and

generating a competitor notification of the extra travel time and the extra travel cost.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein identifying the consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer includes identifying a route change to a competitor'"'"'s location.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 where identifying the consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer includes identifying a pass by of the sale location.

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

identifying a low inventory; and

generating the second notification of the supplemental incentive offer based on the low inventory.

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

identifying an off-season period; and

generating the second notification of the supplemental incentive offer based on the off-season period.

10. A navigation system comprising:

a control unit;

executing an offer module for generating a notification of an initial offer;

executing a monitor module, coupled to the offer module, for identifying a consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer;

executing an incentive module, coupled to the monitor module, for generating a second notification of a supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer'"'"'s vacillation for displaying on a device;

executing a competitor module, coupled to the offer module, for identifying a competitor'"'"'s offer near a sale location;

executing a time module, coupled to the competitor module, for calculating an extra travel time to a competitor'"'"'s location of the competitor'"'"'s offer;

executing a cost module, coupled to the time module, for calculating an extra travel cost to the competitor'"'"'s location of the competitor'"'"'s offer; and

executing an alternative module, coupled to the cost module, for generating a competitor notification of the extra travel time and the extra travel cost.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the monitor module includes:

an inspect module, coupled to the offer module, for identifying a consumer'"'"'s inspection; and

a rejection module, coupled to the inspect module, for identifying an item rejection to the initial offer subsequent to the consumer'"'"'s inspection.

12. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is for:

receiving a price-match limit for the supplemental incentive offer;

identifying a competitor'"'"'s offer lower than the supplemental incentive offer; and

modifying the supplemental incentive offer to be lower than the competitor'"'"'s offer not exceeding the price-match limit.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is for generating an errand route to a sale location of the initial offer.

14. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is for:

generating a notification of an initial offer, the initial offer having a sale location; and

generating an errand route to the sale location.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the monitor module is identifying the consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer includes identifying a route change to a competitor'"'"'s location.

16. The system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the monitor module is for identifying the consumer'"'"'s vacillation to the initial offer includes identifying a pass by of the sale location.

17. The system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the control unit is for:

identifying a low inventory; and

generating the second notification of the supplemental incentive offer based on the low inventory.

18. The system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the control unit is for:

identifying an off-season period; and

generating the second notification of the supplemental incentive offer based on the off-season period.