TeleNav Patent Grants

Navigation system with a system initiated inquiry and method of operation thereof

Granted: January 28, 2020
Patent Number: 10545025
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a trigger event based on a context information being free of an operation input satisfying a cue condition; selecting an operation mode representing a listen mode based on detecting the trigger event; identifying a message template linked to the cue condition; and generating a system initiated inquiry with a control unit based on the message template and the selection of the listen mode for presenting on a device.

Navigation system with traffic estimation using pipeline scheme mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: January 7, 2020
Patent Number: 10527448
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: selecting a road segment from a road network; generating a start window and an end window for the road segment; calculating a start window traffic speed for the start window; calculating an end window traffic speed for the end window; and estimating a traffic flow of the road segment based on the start window traffic speed and the end window traffic speed for displaying on a device.

Navigation system with device operation mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: November 26, 2019
Patent Number: 10488220
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a surrounding condition with a control unit for selecting an input source to capture a surrounding object; determining an operating context based on calculating an average stopped time meeting or exceeding a time threshold within the surrounding condition; determining a feature availability based on the operating context for restricting a device feature available on a device; and delivering an alert notification based on…

Navigation system with dynamic application execution mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: November 19, 2019
Patent Number: 10481891
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a source application for registering the source application to a target device; generating a first application portion for partitioning the source application for running the first application portion; and operating the first application portion for interacting with the source application for partially controlling an execution of the source application.

Advertisement delivery system with destination-centric advertisement delivery mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: November 5, 2019
Patent Number: 10467649
A method of operation of an advertisement delivery system includes: receiving an entry for a destination; identifying a category of interest for the destination; recognizing a travel context for reaching the destination; and generating a notification based on matching a delivery profile to the category of interest within the travel context for displaying on a device.

Intelligent location based services and navigation hybrid system

Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number: 10416980
An intelligent location based services and navigation hybrid system comprising a client having location based service capability and a server, the system setting a condition for new or updates of a relevant information by the server and/or client, selecting the relevant information for the updates by the server, transmitting the relevant information from the server, receiving the updates of the relevant information by the client, and selecting an operational mode by the client.

Navigation system with travel information display mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number: 10401186
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a designated location for estimating travel information; generating a travel information A for traveling from an designated location to a destination A; generating a travel information B for traveling from the designated location to a destination B; and presenting the travel information A and the travel information B concurrently based on a display priority for displaying on a device.

Electronic system with group location mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: July 30, 2019
Patent Number: 10367943
An electronic system includes: a communication unit configured to provide a conference bridge; a storage unit, coupled to the communication unit, configured to implement a code for the conference bridge; a control unit, coupled to the storage unit, configured to: determine a security setting for the conference bridge; and disconnect a connection from the conference bridge based on the security setting.

Navigation system with preference analysis mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: June 18, 2019
Patent Number: 10323954
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a non-default selection for a selected route; determining a contextual parameter corresponding to the non-default selection; and generating with a control circuit a user preference profile based on the contextual parameter of the non-default selection for representing a preference of a system user for navigation information.

Navigation system with ranking mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: June 11, 2019
Patent Number: 10317238
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a geographic band with a control unit; generating a point of interest ranking based on a point of interest within the geographic band; calculating a point of interest score based on a band score, a diversity score, a popularity score, or a combination thereof; and updating the point of interest ranking based on the point of interest score for presenting on a device.

Navigation system with vision augmentation mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: April 9, 2019
Patent Number: 10254123
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a user orientation for representing a system user; capturing an external image based on the user orientation; determining with a control circuit a sign-content estimate from the external image based on the user orientation; and communicating an augmented output for representing a physical sign captured in the external image.

Navigation system with providing display area mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: March 12, 2019
Patent Number: 10229653
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a display luminosity with a control unit based on a travel condition; generating a display area based on controlling the display luminosity; and generating a display combination based on the display area including a display extent area, a display non-extent area, or a combination thereof for displaying a display content on a device.

Navigation system with traffic flow mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: March 12, 2019
Patent Number: 10229600
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a buffer distance meeting or exceeding a size threshold between obstacle locations; determining a merge timing based on a current location relative to the buffer distance; determining a lane placement based on a travel time meeting or exceeding a time threshold; and executing a lane merge operation with a control unit based on the merge timing, the lane placement, or a combination thereof for guiding a user's vehicle to…

Navigation system with dynamic mapping mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: January 8, 2019
Patent Number: 10176715
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a first-device location for representing a smart vehicle; identifying a unintelligent-vehicle location associated with the first-device location, the unintelligent-vehicle location for representing an unintelligent vehicle; determining a smart vehicle data for representing the smart vehicle data from an environmental sensors of the smart vehicle; and generating with a vehicle control circuit, an area profile for the…

Navigation system with synthesized search mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: January 8, 2019
Patent Number: 10176262
A navigation system includes a control unit configured to determine an initial search time associated with an initial search query for commencing a navigation search; determine a further search time associated with a further search query for modifying the navigation search; calculate a hiatus between the further search time and the initial search time; generate a synthesized search query based on the initial search query, the further search query, and the hiatus; and a communication…

Navigation system with destination action mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: January 1, 2019
Patent Number: 10168177
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: calculating a travel route to an expected destination for displaying on a device; determining a destination action for execution at the expected destination; detecting a route deviation from the travel route; determining a deviation type of the route deviation; and generating an action modification based on the route deviation type.

Navigation system with communication mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: November 13, 2018
Patent Number: 10126143
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a POI (point-of-interest) based on comparing a destination description and a POI information for a match; determining a privacy preference for communicating with a device; generating a temporary contact based on the POI and the privacy preference representing an anonymous mode; and establishing a communication session between a contact address and the temporary contact with a control unit based on the privacy preference…

Navigation system with trajectory calculation mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: October 30, 2018
Patent Number: 10114373
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining detected information for representing a maneuverable object detected using a device; identifying a directional portion based on the detected information for representing directional portion controlling an object travel vector of the maneuverable object; and calculating with a control circuit an estimated trajectory profile based on the directional portion for predicting movement of the maneuverable object.

Navigation system with communication mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: October 2, 2018
Patent Number: 10088327
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a free-travel mode for representing a user travelling without a calculated navigation route or an expressed destination determining a contextual parameter during the free-travel mode; and determining a target access identification with a control circuit for communicating with a communication target during the free-travel mode.

Navigation system with notification mechanism and method of operation thereof

Granted: October 2, 2018
Patent Number: 10088330
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining an occupancy status with a capturing sensor based on detecting a passenger presence in real time; determining a lane availability of a lane type based on a current location; generating an access notification based on the occupancy status, the lane availability for traversing on the lane type; and updating the access notification with a control unit dynamically and in real time based on a change in the occupancy status,…