Navigation system with route correction mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,915,546 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2013
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Lin, Hongzhu
• Primary Examiner(s): Ziaeianmehdizadeh, Navid
• Application Number:
  US13/897,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20140343839A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,761 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• 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: generating a route for navigating to a destination; determining a travel deviation based on a current location and the route; determining an error prone scenario based on the current location, the travel deviation, and the route; and updating an error-prone-scenario switch based on the error prone scenario for displaying on a device.

Claims

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

generating a route with a control unit for navigating to a destination;

determining a travel deviation based on a current location and the route;

calculating a total deviation count by incrementing the total deviation count according to the travel deviation during a time threshold;

adjusting a deviation frequency threshold based on a weak signal flag is determined;

determining a high deviation frequency when the total deviation count meets or exceeds the deviation frequency threshold;

determining an error prone scenario based on the high deviation frequency and the deviation frequency threshold adjusted wherein the deviation frequency threshold representing a specified number of occurrences of the travel deviation where the current location deviates from the route within a specified period of time, for comparing to the total deviation count, wherein one instance of the deviation frequency threshold having the specified number of occurrences within the specified period of time different from the specified number of occurrences of another instance of the deviation frequency threshold within a different instance of the specified period of time; and

enabling an error-prone-scenario switch by varying a user interface based on the error prone scenario for varying an input mode for displaying on a device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the error prone scenario includes:

calculating an adjacent road count by incrementing the adjacent road count for an adjacent road; and

determining a nearby-road flag based on the adjacent road count being greater than one.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

enabling the error-prone-scenario switch includes enabling the error-prone-scenario switch based on the error prone scenario being detected for enabling a user input; and

further comprising;

adjusting the route to the destination for responding to the user input.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein enabling the error-prone-scenario switch includes disabling the error-prone-scenario switch based on the error prone scenario not being determined.

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

generating a route with a control unit for navigating to a destination;

detecting a current location based on GPS information for locating a device;

determining a travel deviation based on the current location and the route;

calculating a total deviation count by incrementing the total deviation count according to the travel deviation during a time threshold;

adjusting a deviation frequency threshold based on a weak signal flag is determined;

determining a high deviation frequency when the total deviation count meets or exceeds the deviation frequency threshold;

determining an error prone scenario based on the high deviation frequency and the deviation frequency threshold, representing a specified number of occurrences of the travel deviation where the current location deviates from the route within a specified period of time, for comparing to the total deviation count, wherein one instance of the deviation frequency threshold having the specified number of occurrences within the specified period of time different from the specified number of occurrences of another instance of the deviation frequency threshold within a different instance of the specified period of time; and

enabling an error-prone-scenario switch by varying a user interface based on the error prone scenario for displaying on the device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein:

determining the error prone scenario includes determining a nearby-road flag based on the current location and the route; and

enabling the error-prone-scenario switch includes enabling the error-prone-scenario switch when the nearby-road flag is determined.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein:

determining the error prone scenario includes determining a high deviation frequency based on the travel deviation, and the deviation frequency threshold; and

enabling the error-prone-scenario switch includes enabling the error-prone-scenario switch when the high deviation frequency is determined.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein:

enabling the error-prone-scenario switch includes enabling the error-prone-scenario switch based on the error prone scenario being determined for enabling a user input; and

further comprising;

recording the current location for adjusting a map in response to the error prone scenario.

9. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein determining the travel deviation includes:

generating the current location for locating the device;

generating an initial deviation based on the current location and the route;

determining the travel deviation by eliminating the initial deviation not in a deviation pattern; and

recording the travel deviation for determining the deviation pattern.

10. A navigation system comprising:

a control unit configured to;

generate a route for navigating to a destination,

determine a travel deviation based on a current location and the route,

calculating a total deviation count by incrementing the total deviation count according to the travel deviation during a time threshold;

adjusting a deviation frequency threshold based on a weak signal flag is determined;

determining a high deviation frequency when the total deviation count meets or exceeds the deviation frequency threshold;

determine an error prone scenario based on the high deviation frequency and the deviation frequency threshold, representing a specified number of occurrences of the travel deviation where the current location deviates from the route within a specified period of time, for comparing to the total deviation count, wherein one instance of the deviation frequency threshold having the specified number of occurrences within the specified period of time different from the specified number of occurrences of another instance of the deviation frequency threshold within a different instance of the specified period of time,

enable an error-prone-scenario switch by varying a user interface based on the error prone scenario, and

a communication interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to transmit the error-prone-scenario switch for displaying on a device.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is configured to:

calculate an adjacent road count by incrementing the adjacent road count for the adjacent road; and

determine a nearby-road flag based on the adjacent road count being greater than one.

12. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is configured to:

enable the error-prone-scenario switch based on the error prone scenario being determined for enabling a user input; and

adjust the route to the destination for responding to the user input.

13. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is configured to disable the error-prone-scenario switch based on the error prone scenario not being determined.

14. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the control unit is configured to detect the current location for locating the device.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the control unit is configured to:

determine a nearby-road flag based on the current location and the route; and

enable the error-prone-scenario switch when the nearby-road flag is determined.

16. The system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the control unit is configured to:

determine a high deviation frequency based on the travel deviation, and the deviation frequency threshold; and

enable the error-prone-scenario switch when the high deviation frequency is determined.

17. The system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the control unit is configured to:

enable the error-prone-scenario switch based on the error prone scenario being determined for enabling a user input; and

record the current location for adjusting a map in response to the error prone scenario.

18. The system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the control unit is configured to:

generate the current location for locating the device;

generate an initial deviation based on the current location and the route;

determine the travel deviation by eliminating the initial deviation not in a deviation pattern; and

record the travel deviation for determining the deviation pattern.