Navigation system with route guidance mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: May 17, 2016
Patent Number:
9341498
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel context based on a travel condition; determining a guidance landmark based on a candidate landmark; and generating a navigation guidance with a control unit having the guidance landmark suited for the travel context for presenting with a device.
Navigation system with spelling error detection mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: May 17, 2016
Patent Number:
9341490
A navigation system includes a control unit configured to identify map data for a geographic region; generate an n-gram frequency set based on the map data and the geographic region; calculate a target occurrence rate for detecting one or more potential spelling errors in the map data based on the n-gram frequency set; and a communication interface, coupled to the control unit, and configured to communicate the target occurrence rate.
Navigation system with error detection mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: March 1, 2016
Patent Number:
9273972
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: accessing points of interest; identifying a target of interest including a field selection based on accessing the points of interest; generating a categorical set and a further set from the points of interest based on the field selection of the target of interest; calculating an error-related probability based on the categorical set and the further set; and determining an erroneous entry associated with the target of interest based…
Navigation system with conditional based application sharing mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: February 16, 2016
Patent Number:
9261603
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a service type of a first application for interacting with a first pairing device; determining a second application for interacting with a second pairing device in which the second application is also of the service type; selecting the second application with the second application meeting or exceeding a selection condition, otherwise the first application is selected; and generating an execution result for executing the…
Navigation system with path prediction and method of operation thereof
Granted: February 2, 2016
Patent Number:
9250094
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a location reading; selecting a route having a current edge with an endpoint and a shape point; predicting a navigation instruction based on a calculation with the location reading, the shape point, and a time delay for the calculation; and displaying the navigation instruction on a device.
Navigation system with parking lot integrated routing mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: February 2, 2016
Patent Number:
9250079
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a physical location with a location unit; selecting a starting point based on the physical location; selecting a destination; identifying a destination lot associated with the destination; and calculating a vehicle travel route from the starting point to the destination with the vehicle travel route traversing through the destination lot with a control unit for displaying on a device.
System and method for warning a driver of traffic-related features
Granted: December 22, 2015
Patent Number:
9217645
A system and method for reducing the number of irrelevant warnings regarding traffic-related features for a non-navigation-guided trip including a position-determining device to determine a position of the vehicle from received signals; a storage device for storing map data representing courses of the roads; a route-calculating device for calculating a route along the courses of the roads; a receiver for receiving information regarding the nature and position of a traffic-related…
Navigation system with multi-layer road capability mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: November 17, 2015
Patent Number:
9189976
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a current location for locating a vehicle; determining a road type as multi-layered at the current location for identifying a multi-layer road structure; calculating a first average speed outside an intersection location; calculating a second average speed at the intersection location; determining a difference speed between the first average speed and the second average speed; and determining a road layer location from the…
Navigation system with location estimation mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: November 17, 2015
Patent Number:
9188459
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a navigation route for displaying on a device; estimating a public display location along the navigation route; and scheduling a location-based notification to be presented at the public display location and prior to traversing the navigation route.
Hybrid navigation system with non-network update and method of operation thereof
Granted: November 10, 2015
Patent Number:
9182498
A method of operation of a hybrid navigation system includes: providing a peer-to-peer communication controller for communicating with a first vehicle; linking a second peer-to-peer communication controller for communicating between a second vehicle and the first vehicle; providing a communication and navigation controller for monitoring a regional network for the first vehicle or the second vehicle including storing saved route information; and preparing a first route history file for…
Navigation system with location report and method of operation thereof
Granted: November 3, 2015
Patent Number:
9175968
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: providing a project plan; creating a travel plan having a travel location based on the project plan; navigating to the travel location; and generating a notification at the travel location for displaying on a device.
Location based system with location-enabled messaging and method of operation thereof
Granted: October 27, 2015
Patent Number:
9171293
A method of operation of a location based system includes: submitting a tagged message having a message content, a trigger, and a recipient identifier; determining a location reading for locating a recipient associated with the recipient identifier; determining a temporal reading associated with the recipient identifier; and displaying the message content on a device having the recipient identifier, the message content displayed based on the trigger with the location reading, the…
Navigation system with audio monitoring mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: September 29, 2015
Patent Number:
9146122
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: monitoring an audio source; capturing an audio segment from the audio source; converting the audio segment into a text segment; parsing the text segment for an information segment; and performing a guidance function based on the information segment for displaying on a device.
Navigation system with obstacle accommodating emergency route planning mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: September 29, 2015
Patent Number:
9146121
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving an entry for a destination where an emergency had occurred; detecting a current location for locating an emergency vehicle; receiving traffic information between the current location and the destination for identifying a traffic flow; extrapolating a vehicle location based on the traffic information for locating a non-emergency vehicle in the traffic flow; and generating an emergency route from the current location to the…
Navigation system with route classification mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: September 29, 2015
Patent Number:
9146120
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a route classification of a candidate route; determining a misclassification of the route classification for identifying the candidate route misclassified; updating the route classification based on the misclassification for reclassifying the candidate route; generating a travel route based on the candidate route with the route classification updated for displaying on a device.
Navigation system with point of interest detour mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: September 29, 2015
Patent Number:
9146118
A navigation system includes: a control unit configured to generate a navigation route; generate a route-specific point set based on the navigation route prior to an interest point query for representing a portion of an interest point database; and a storage unit, coupled to the control unit, configured to store the route-specific point set.
Location based system with contextual contact manager mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: September 22, 2015
Patent Number:
9140569
A method of operation of a location based system includes: detecting an event; establishing an event context time associated with the event; establishing a geofence associated with the event; and identifying an event participant, associated with the event, with the event participant within the geofence during the event context time for displaying on a device.
Navigation system with anomaly detection mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: September 15, 2015
Patent Number:
9135569
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a classification model for a target field for assessing a point of interest; determining a cluster for the target field for assessing the point of interest; and determining an anomaly based on the classification model and the cluster for displaying on a device.
Navigation system with mode based mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: September 15, 2015
Patent Number:
9134135
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying an activity area with a control unit based on a user's travel meeting or exceeding a travel threshold; determining a guidance mode based on a current location within the activity area and the current location for locating a device; and setting a guidance level based on the guidance mode for presenting a navigation guidance on the device.
Navigation system with display control mechanism and method of operation thereof
Granted: August 11, 2015
Patent Number:
9103679
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a frame of a map based on a current travel-direction for tracking a movement of a first device; generating a directional-tile from the frame based on the current travel-direction; and transferring the directional-tile for displaying a navigation map on a second device using the directional-tile from the first device.
