Navigation system with device recognition mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,383,214 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2014
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Shrinath, Arjun, Warren, Harris, Habib, Md Ahsan
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G
• Assistant Examiner(s): LOUIE, WAE LENNY
• Application Number:
  US14/231,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20150276415A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 701/36, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/422.1, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456.4
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0016 characterised by the operator's input device input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: accessing a device identification for identifying a device; generating a maneuver-relative status corresponding to the device identification with a control unit for representing the device associated with maneuvering a vehicle; and generating a device function profile corresponding to the device identification based on the maneuver-relative status for controlling the device or the vehicle.

Claims

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

accessing a device identification for identifying a device;

determining a contextual estimation for describing an event, a reason, a purpose, a goal or a combination thereof associated with the device;

generating a maneuver-relative status corresponding to the device identification with a control unit for representing the device associated with a person with designation of maneuvering a vehicle amongst multiple devices within the vehicle; and

generating a device function profile corresponding to the device identification based on the maneuver-relative status and the contextual estimation for enabling the person to control the device or the vehicle according to the maneuver-relative status.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the maneuver-relative status includes:

identifying a cabin outline for representing the vehicle;

calculating a device relative-location relative to the cabin outline and corresponding to the device identification for representing the device relative-location within the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the device relative-location.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the maneuver-relative status includes:

communicating vehicle-source data for identifying the vehicle-source data from the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the vehicle-source data.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the maneuver-relative status includes:

generating a vehicle link status for representing an interaction between the device and the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the vehicle link status.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the device function profile includes generating the device function profile including a feature profile for controlling the device relative to the vehicle.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

generating the maneuver-relative status includes distinguishing a driver distinction or a passenger distinction for representing a relationship between a user of the device and the vehicle; and

further comprising;

generating an access profile and an output profile corresponding to the device function profile specific for the driver distinction or the passenger distinction for controlling the vehicle.

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

determining a cabin emergency trigger based on contextual input, vehicle-source data, or a combination thereof for representing a status of the user; and

generating a device-directed maneuver corresponding to the cabin emergency trigger for maneuvering the vehicle independent of the user.

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

determining a cabin emergency trigger based on contextual input, vehicle-source data, or a combination thereof for representing a status of the user; and

generating a control shift corresponding to the cabin emergency trigger for enabling a further user to maneuver the vehicle.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

accessing the device identification includes accessing a current device location for identifying a location inside the vehicle corresponding to the device; and

generating the device function profile includes generating the device function profile for accessing the vehicle using the device within the vehicle.

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

determining a user profile corresponding to the device identification for identifying the user of the device; and

wherein;

generating the device function profile includes generating the device function profile based on the user profile.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a storage interface for accessing a device identification for identifying a device;

a control unit, coupled to the storage interface, for;

determining a contextual estimation for describing an event, a reason, a purpose, a goal or a combination thereof associated with the device;

generating a maneuver-relative status corresponding to the device identification for representing the device associated with a person with designation of maneuvering a vehicle amongst multiple devices within the vehicle, and

generating a device function profile corresponding to the device identification based on the maneuver-relative status and the contextual estimation for enabling the person to control the device or the vehicle according to the maneuver-relative status.

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

identifying a cabin outline for representing the vehicle;

calculating a device relative-location relative to the cabin outline and corresponding to the device identification for representing the device relative-location within the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the device relative-location.

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

communicating vehicle-source data for identifying the vehicle-source data from the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the vehicle-source data.

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

generating a vehicle link status for representing an interaction between the device and the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the vehicle link status.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for generating the device function profile including a feature profile for controlling the vehicle based on the device.

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

accessing a device identification for identifying a device;

determining a contextual estimation for describing an event, a reason, a purpose, a goal or a combination thereof associated with the device;

generating a maneuver-relative status corresponding to the device identification with a control unit for representing the device associated with a person with designation of maneuvering a vehicle amongst multiple devices within the vehicle; and

generating a device function profile corresponding to the device identification based on the maneuver-relative status and the contextual estimation for enabling the person to control the device or the vehicle according to the maneuver-relative status.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein generating the maneuver-relative status includes:

identifying a cabin outline for representing the vehicle;

calculating a device relative-location relative to the cabin outline and corresponding to the device identification for representing the device relative-location within the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the device relative-location.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein generating the maneuver-relative status includes:

communicating vehicle-source data for identifying the vehicle-source data from the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the vehicle-source data.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein generating the maneuver-relative status includes:

generating a vehicle link status for representing an interaction between the device and the vehicle; and

generating the maneuver-relative status based on the vehicle link status.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein generating the device function profile includes generating the device function profile including a feature profile for controlling the vehicle based on the device.