NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAVING PREFERENCE REGION ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20120129598A1
• Filed: 11/20/2010
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Chao, Yi-Chung, Jin, HaiPing
• Granted Patent: US 8,303,410 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a game search preference; locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference; identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location; locating a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference; and adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location for displaying on a device.

Claims

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

receiving a game search preference;

locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference;

identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location;

locating a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference; and

adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location for displaying on a device.

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

receiving a player score; and

wherein locating the noncompliant opponent location includes;

identifying an opponent score greater than the player score; and

locating the noncompliant opponent location associated with the opponent score

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

detecting a migration of the compliant opponent location outside of the first preference region; and

increasing the first preference region to include the compliant opponent location based on the migration.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein receiving the game search preference includes:

receiving a dilute pool request; and

further comprising;

identifying the noncompliant opponent location as closer to a player location than the compliant opponent location;

locating a majority of the compliant opponent location outside the first preference region; and

increasing the first preference region to include the compliant opponent location to dilute the opponent pool with the majority of the compliant opponent location.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising modifying a boundary of the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location.

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

receiving a game search preference;

locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference;

identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location;

locating a majority of a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference; and

adjusting a boundary of the first preference region to exclude the majority of the noncompliant opponent location for displaying on a device.

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

detecting the majority of the noncompliant opponent location compared to the compliant opponent location inside the first preference region; and

increasing the first preference region to include the majority of the compliant opponent location outside the first preference region.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location includes:

detecting a migration of the noncompliant opponent location to inside the first preference region; and

decreasing the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

receiving the game search preference includes receiving an in-person game type; and

further comprising;

generating a route to the compliant opponent location with the in-person game type.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising generating a route to the first preference region.

11. A navigation system comprising:

a preference module, for receiving a game search preference;

a compliant module, coupled to the preference module, for locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference;

a region module, coupled to the compliant module, for identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location;

a noncompliant module, coupled to the region module, for locating a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference; and

a modify module, coupled to the noncompliant module, for adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location for displaying on a device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a player module, coupled to the preference module, for receiving a player score;

an assignment module, coupled to the player module, for identifying an opponent score greater than the player score; and

wherein;

the noncompliant module is for locating the noncompliant opponent location of the opponent score.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a rebalance module, coupled to the modify module, for detecting a migration of the compliant opponent location to outside the first preference region; and

wherein;

the modify module is for increasing the first preference region to include the compliant opponent location.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a pool module, coupled to the noncompliant module, for identifying the noncompliant opponent location as closer to a player location than the compliant opponent location;

a compliant module, coupled to the pool module, for locating a majority of the compliant opponent location; and

wherein;

the preference module is for receiving a dilute pool request; and

the modify module is for increasing the first preference region to include the compliant opponent location with the majority.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the modify module is for modifying a boundary of the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein:

the noncompliant module is for locating a majority of a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference; and

the modify module is for adjusting a boundary of the first preference region to exclude the majority of the noncompliant opponent location.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

a rebalance module, coupled to the modify module, for detecting the majority of the noncompliant opponent location compared to the compliant opponent location inside the first preference region; and

wherein;

the modify module is for increasing the first preference region to include the majority of the compliant opponent location outside the first preference region.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

a rebalance module, coupled to the modify module, for detecting a migration of the noncompliant opponent location to inside the first preference region; and

wherein;

the modify module is for decreasing the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the preference module is for receiving an in-person game type; and

further comprising;

a route module, coupled to the preference module, for generating a route to the compliant opponent location with the in-person game type.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising a route module, coupled to the modify module for generating a route to the first preference region.