Navigation system with mode mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,618,349 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2014
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Cheng, Xinan
• Primary Examiner(s): Alharbi, Adam
• Application Number:
  US14/341,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20160025504A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 a duration difference, representing a difference between one instance of a travel duration and another instance of the travel duration, meeting or exceeding a difference threshold, representing a maximum allotted time difference, 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 the 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 the travel condition by comparing a travel distance, from the start location to the waypoint, to a distance threshold defined in a user profile 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 a duration difference, representing a difference between one instance of a travel duration and another instance of the travel duration, meeting or exceeding a difference threshold, representing a maximum allotted time difference, 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 the 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 the travel condition by comparing a travel distance, from the start location to the waypoint, to a distance threshold defined in a user profile 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 a duration difference, representing a difference between one instance of a travel duration and another instance of the travel duration, meeting or exceeding a difference threshold, representing a maximum allotted time difference, 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 the 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 the travel condition by comparing a travel distance, from the start location to the waypoint, to a distance threshold defined in a user profile 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.