NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH DISTANCE LIMITATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20120089328A1
• Filed: 10/09/2010
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Discrete Wireless Incorporated (Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin SCA)
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Ellanti, Manohar, Luo, Hengbin, Bedolla, Jose, Young, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,489,330 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/425
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0266 based on the position of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: executing a distance bounded function for displaying on a device; setting a reference location; receiving a user location for monitoring a location of the device; measuring a distance travelled with the user location from the reference location only when the distance bounded function is executing; and deactivating the distance bounded function when the distance travelled equals or exceeds a distance limit.

Claims

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

executing a distance bounded function for displaying on a device;

setting a reference location;

receiving a user location for monitoring a location of the device;

measuring a distance travelled with the user location from the reference location only when the distance bounded function is executing; and

deactivating the distance bounded function when the distance travelled equals or exceeds a distance limit.

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

receiving an extension code; and

resetting the distance travelled based on the extension code.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein measuring the distance travelled includes starting the measuring the distance travelled with the user location exiting or entering the reference location.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein executing the distance bounded function includes executing separately the distance bounded function based on a user identification.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein measuring the distance travelled includes measuring the distance travelled for a feature type of the distance bounded function.

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

executing a distance bounded function for displaying on a device;

setting a reference location;

receiving a user location for monitoring a location of the device;

measuring a distance travelled with the user location from the reference location only when the distance bounded function is executing;

deactivating the distance bounded function when the distance travelled equals or exceeds a distance limit; and

reactivating the distance bounded function with a purchase code.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein reactivating the distance bounded function includes removing the distance limit.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein reactivating the distance bounded function includes:

receiving an extension code; and

reactivating the distance bounded function temporarily with the extension code.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein measuring the distance travelled includes pausing measuring the distance travelled with the user location exiting or entering the reference location.

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

receiving successive readings of the user location to calculate a user speed; and

wherein measuring the distance travelled includes;

pausing the measuring the distance travelled based on the user speed.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a control unit for executing a distance bounded function for displaying on a device;

a selection module, coupled to the control unit, for setting a reference location;

a communication unit, coupled to the control unit, for receiving a user location for monitoring a location of the device;

a measuring module, coupled to the selection module, for measuring a distance travelled with the user location from the reference location only when the distance bounded function is executing; and

a deactivation module, coupled to the measuring module, for deactivating the distance bounded function when the distance travelled equals or exceeds a distance limit.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein:

the communication unit is for receiving an extension code; and

further comprising;

a resetting module, coupled to the selection module, resetting the distance travelled based on the extension code.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a control module, coupled to the selection module, for starting the measuring the distance travelled with the user location exiting or entering the reference location.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising an operation module, coupled to the measuring module, for executing separately the distance bounded function based on a user identification.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the measuring module is for measuring the distance travelled for a feature type of the distance bounded function.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a reactivation module, coupled to the deactivation module, for reactivating the distance bounded function with a purchase code.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the reactivation module is for removing the distance limit.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the communication unit is for receiving an extension code; and

the reactivation module is for reactivating the distance bounded function temporarily with the extension code.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising a control module, coupled to the selection module, for pausing measuring the distance travelled with the user location exiting or entering the reference location.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the communication unit is for receiving successive readings of the user location to calculate a user speed; and

further comprising;

an activation cue module, coupled to the measuring module, for pausing the measuring the distance travelled based on the user speed.