Navigation system having context enabled navigation mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,752,887 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2012
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Bailey, Kevin, Hillberg, Loren
• Primary Examiner(s): Xiao, Di
• Application Number:
  US13/655,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20140115507A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,783 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 455418, 4554042
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3602 Input other than that of destination using image analysis, e.g. detection of road signs, lanes, buildings, real preceding vehicles using a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a surrounding indicator; comparing a past indicator to the surrounding indicator for recognizing a driving environment; and varying a selectability of a functionality based on the past indicator compared for displaying on a device.

Claims

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

receiving a plurality of a surrounding indicator;

filtering the plurality of the surrounding indicator including an environmental factor and a non-environmental factor including an image of an object;

filtering a past indicator based on a particular time, a location, and a circumstance for categorizing a driving environment;

comparing the past indicator including the image of the environmental factor to the plurality of the surrounding indicator with a control unit for recognizing the driving environment to identify an animate object and an inanimate object, each process to identify the animate object in motion or stationary or the inanimate object in motion or stationary performed independently from one another, and

varying a selectability of a functionality based on the past indicator compared for reducing an amount of information displayed on a device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising sending a tracking communication for notifying a target object of a sender location within the driving environment.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising receiving a tracking communication for locating a target object within the driving environment.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising generating a warning based on the surrounding indicator for recognizing the driving environment.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising generating a warning based on the surrounding indicator for reducing a user'"'"'s speed of a user'"'"'s vehicle.

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

receiving a plurality of a surrounding indicator;

filtering the plurality of the surrounding indicator including an environmental factor and a non-environmental factor including an image of an object;

filtering a past indicator based on a particular time, a location, and a circumstance for categorizing a driving environment;

comparing the past indicator including the image of the environmental factor to the plurality of the surrounding indicator with a control unit for recognizing the driving environment to identify an animate object and an inanimate object, each process to identify the animate object in motion or stationary or the inanimate object in motion or stationary performed independently from one another, for requiring extra attention; and

varying a selectability of a functionality based on the past indicator compared for reducing an amount of information displayed on a device.

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

changing a display appearance by removing a functionality based on the surrounding indicator; and

enabling a voice instruction based on the display appearance with the functionality removed.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein varying the selectability includes changing a display appearance for removing the selectability of the functionality for reducing distraction.

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

filtering the surrounding indicator; and

wherein;

comparing the past indicator includes factoring the surrounding indicator for improving a reliability for recognizing the driving environment.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising defining the environment category for categorizing the driving environment for identifying the driving environment to pay extra attention within the driving environment.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a capturing sensor for sending a plurality of a surrounding indicator; and

a control unit including a processor, coupled to the capturing sensor, for;

filtering the plurality of the surrounding indicator including an environmental factor and a non-environmental factor including an image of an object,

filtering a past indicator based on a particular time, a location, and a circumstance for categorizing a driving environment,

comparing the past indicator including the image of the environmental factor to the plurality of the surrounding indicator for recognizing the driving environment to identify an animate object and an inanimate object, each process to identify the animate object in motion or stationary or the inanimate object in motion or stationary performed independently from one another, and

varying a selectability of a functionality based on the past indicator compared for reducing an amount of information displayed on a device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for sending a tracking communication for notifying a target object of a sender location within the driving environment.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for receiving a tracking communication for locating a target object within the driving environment.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for generating a warning based on the surrounding indicator for recognizing the driving environment.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for generating a warning based on the surrounding indicator for reducing a user'"'"'s speed of a user'"'"'s vehicle.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for comparing a past indicator to the surrounding indicator for recognizing a driving environment requiring extra attention.

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

changing a display appearance by removing a functionality based on the surrounding indicator; and

enabling a voice instruction based on the display appearance with the functionality removed.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the control unit is for changing a display appearance for removing a selectability of the functionality for reducing distraction.

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

filtering the surrounding indicator; and

factoring the surrounding indicator for improving a reliability for recognizing the driving environment.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the control unit is for defining the environment category for categorizing the driving environment for identifying the driving environment to pay extra attention within the driving environment.