Method for navigation using adaptive coverage

• US 9,683,850 B2
• Filed: 02/03/2009
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Rennard, Robert W., Luo, Zhiqi, Shrivathsan, Musiri S., Chao, Yi-Chung
• Primary Examiner(s): ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E
• Application Number:
  US12/365,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20100198494A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,059 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence

Abstract

A method of operation of a navigation system having adaptive coverage includes: detecting a no service region or an intermittent loss of service region upcoming in a route; selecting an adaptive coverage operations block based on the no service region or based on the intermittent loss of service region for storing on a device; and sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block for displaying on the device.

Claims

1. A method of operation of a navigation system having adaptive coverage comprising:

dynamically detecting an intermittent loss of service region based on detecting a reconnect for communication followed by a disconnect within a threshold time period for communicating between devices over a network;

selecting an adaptive coverage operations block based on detecting the intermittent loss of service region for storing on a device; and

sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block for guiding a user along a route through the intermittent loss of service region and displaying on the device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block includes sending full-detailed data, suboptimal navigation data, multiple-route data, hybrid data, or a combination thereof.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block for displaying on the device includes sending full-detailed data, sub-optimal navigation data, multiple-route data, hybrid data, or a combination thereof for operating the device.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising detecting a functional capability of the device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising sending a warning from the adaptive coverage operations block of a no service region upcoming in the route for displaying on the device.

6. A method of operation of a navigation system having adaptive coverage comprising:

dynamically detecting an intermittent loss of service region based on detecting a reconnect for communication followed by a disconnect within a threshold time period for communicating between devices over a network;

selecting an adaptive coverage operations block including sub-optimal navigation data based on detecting the intermittent loss of service region for storing on a device;

sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block for guiding a user along a route through the intermittent loss of service region; and

sending a warning from the adaptive coverage operations block of the intermittent loss of service region upcoming in the route for displaying on the device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block for operating the device includes sending user generated content for navigating the device.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block for operating the device includes operating a reverse course block to navigate back to a previously traversed location.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising operating the device in a no service region including operating an adaptive history cache block to navigate to preferences.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising adapting the data based on a space in a memory of the device.

11. A navigation system having adaptive coverage comprising:

a communication unit for dynamically detecting an intermittent loss of service region based on detecting a reconnect for communication followed by a disconnect within a threshold time period for communicating between devices over a network; and

a control unit, coupled to the communication unit, for;

selecting an adaptive coverage operations block including sub-optimal navigation data based on detecting the intermittent loss of service region for storing on a device, and

sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block with the communication unit for guiding a user along a route through the intermittent loss of service region and displaying on the device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for sending full-detailed data, sub-optimal navigation data, multiple-route data, hybrid data, or a combination thereof.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the communication unit is for sending full-detailed data, sub-optimal navigation data, multiple-route data, hybrid data, or a combination thereof for operating the device.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for detecting a functional capability of the device.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the control unit is for sending a warning from the adaptive coverage operations block of a no service region upcoming in the route for displaying on the device.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein:

the control unit is for sending a warning from the adaptive coverage operations block of the intermittent loss of service region upcoming in the route for displaying on the device; and

the communication unit is for sending full-detailed data, sub-optimal navigation data, multiple-route data, hybrid data, or a combination thereof for operating the device.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the communication unit is for sending user generated content for navigating the device.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the communication unit is for sending the full-detailed data, the sub-optimal navigation data, the multiple-route data, the hybrid data, or a combination thereof for operating a reverse course block in the device operating to navigate back to a previously traversed location.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the communication unit is for sending the full-detailed data, the sub-optimal navigation data, the multiple-route data, the hybrid data, or a combination thereof for operating an adaptive history cache block to navigate to preferences.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 wherein the control unit is for adapting the data based on a space in a memory of the device.