Navigation system with mode based mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,134,135 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2013
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Zhao, George Xiaohong, Peterson, Ryan Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEUNG, CALVIN K
• Application Number:
  US14/045,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20150100237A1
• Time in Patent Office: 712 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 21/3629 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;

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

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.

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 the 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 the familiar area.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein identifying the activity area includes identifying the 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;

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

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.

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

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

10. A navigation system comprising:

a control unit for;

identifying an activity area 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,

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

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, and

a communication interface, coupled to the control unit for communicating the travel map for presenting on the device.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is for increasing the guidance level based on the guidance mode of an unfamiliar mode for traveling through the unfamiliar area.

12. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is for decreasing the guidance level based on the guidance mode of a familiar mode for traveling through the familiar area.

13. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is for identifying the familiar area based on a threshold distance from a familiar location.

14. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is for determining a familiar location based on a number of the user'"'"'s travel meeting or exceeding the travel threshold.

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

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

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

16. The system as claimed in claim 15 wherein the control unit is for generating an audio guidance for the current location within the familiar area, the audio guidance having the guidance level different from the audio guidance when the current location is within the unfamiliar area.

17. The system as claimed in claim 15 wherein the control unit is for generating a route guidance for the current location within the familiar area, the route guidance having the guidance level different from the route guidance when the current location is within the unfamiliar area.

18. The system as claimed in claim 15 wherein the control unit is for generating a search result for the current location within the familiar area, the search result different from the search result when the current location is within the unfamiliar area.