Navigation system having preference region adjustment mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,076,291 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2012
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Chao, Yi-Chung, Jin, HaiPing
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US13/649,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20130035162A1
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• Field of Search: 463 30- 34, 463/40, 463/42, 434/130
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a game search preference; locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference; identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location; locating a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference; and adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location for displaying on a device.

Claims

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

receiving a game search preference;

locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference with a global positioning system;

identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location with a control unit;

locating a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference; and

adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location for displaying on a device.

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

receiving a player score; and

wherein locating the noncompliant opponent location includes;

identifying an opponent score greater than the player score; and

locating the noncompliant opponent location associated with the opponent score.

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

detecting a migration of the compliant opponent location outside of the first preference region; and

increasing the first preference region to include the compliant opponent location based on the migration.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein receiving the game search preference includes:

receiving a dilute pool request; and

further comprising;

identifying the noncompliant opponent location as closer to a player location than the compliant opponent location;

locating a majority of compliant opponent locations outside the first preference region; and

increasing the first preference region to include the compliant opponent locations to dilute the opponent pool with the majority of the compliant opponent locations.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising modifying a boundary of the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location.

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

receiving a game search preference;

locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference with a global positioning system;

identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location with a control unit;

locating a majority of noncompliant opponent locations violating the game search preference; and

adjusting a boundary of the first preference region to exclude the majority of the noncompliant opponent locations for displaying on a device.

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

detecting the majority of the noncompliant opponent locations compared to compliant opponent locations inside the first preference region; and

increasing the first preference region to include a majority of the compliant opponent locations outside the first preference region.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent locations includes:

detecting a migration of the noncompliant opponent locations to inside the first preference region; and

decreasing the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent locations.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

receiving the game search preference includes receiving an in-person game type; and

further comprising;

generating a route to the compliant opponent location with the in-person game type.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising generating a route to the first preference region.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a control unit for;

receiving a game search preference;

locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference with a global positioning system;

identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location;

locating a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference;

adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location; and

a communication interface, coupled to the control unit, for communicating the first preference region for displaying on a device.

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

receiving a player score;

identifying an opponent score greater than the player score; and

locating the noncompliant opponent location of the opponent score.

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

detecting a migration of the compliant opponent location to outside the first preference region; and

increasing the first preference region to include the compliant opponent location.

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

identifying the noncompliant opponent location as closer to a player location than the compliant opponent location;

locating a majority of compliant opponent locations;

receiving a dilute pool request; and

increasing the first preference region to include the majority of the compliant opponent locations.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for modifying a boundary of the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for:

locating a majority of noncompliant opponent locations violating the game search preference; and

adjusting a boundary of the first preference region to exclude the majority of the noncompliant opponent locations.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the control unit is for:

detecting the majority of the noncompliant opponent locations compared to the compliant opponent location inside the first preference region; and

increasing the first preference region to include a majority of compliant opponent locations outside the first preference region.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the control unit is for:

detecting a migration of the noncompliant opponent location to inside the first preference region; and

decreasing the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the control unit is for:

receiving an in-person game type; and

generating a route to the compliant opponent location with the in-person game type.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the control unit is for a generating a route to the first preference region.