Patents Assigned to TeleNav, Inc.
  • Navigation system with map mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9689702
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a potential route based on a navigation information, a status information, or a combination thereof; determining an update priority based on comparing a first map and the potential route on a second map with a control unit for identifying a discrepancy between the first map and the second map; and updating the first map based on the update priority for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Md Ahsan Habib, Xun Liu, Shanjun Chen
  • Method for navigation using adaptive coverage
    Patent number: 9683850
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Chung Chao, Robert W. Rennard, Zhiqi Luo, Musiri S. Shrivathsan
  • Navigation system with state generation mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9683863
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel context based on a route condition for providing a navigation guidance; generating a state node having a state content with a control unit based on the travel context; and generating a guidance process based on the state node for presenting a prompt on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Stewart Aist, Weiying Li, Rajeev Agarwal, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain
  • Navigation system having route customization mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9671241
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system having route customization mechanism includes: generating a base route; selecting a custom route priority based on a route preference; generating a modified route based on the base route and the custom route priority; and sending the modified route for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Ky Tang
  • Navigation system with a combined navigation mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9671238
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a control unit configured to calculate a non-terrestrial navigation route for guiding a multimodal vehicle during a non-terrestrial travel segment; calculate a ground navigation route for guiding the multimodal vehicle during a ground travel segment beyond a mode-transition point; generate a composite navigation route based on the non-terrestrial navigation route and the ground navigation route for continuously guiding the multimodal vehicle over the non-terrestrial travel segment and the ground travel segment; and an interface unit, coupled to the control unit, configured to communicate the composite navigation route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Isabelle Hoogland
  • Navigation system with data gathering mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9644988
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel context based on a travel condition; determining a source type with a control unit based on the travel context for providing a candidacy factor; and determining a candidate landmark based on the candidacy factor from the source type suited for the travel context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Stewart Aist, Jose Sebastian, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Casey Carter
  • Navigation system with notification and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9644989
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a notification associated with a remote location; detecting a user location for locating a device; detecting the user location at the remote location based on the notification; receiving an operation at the remote location when the user location is different from the remote location; and generating an alert based on the operation for displaying on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Salman Dhanani, Lisandro Lejano
  • Navigation system with search mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9646106
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating activity logs including a plurality of a travel frequency to a point of interest; generating a search index including a plurality of an index type based on the activity logs with a control unit; generating a preliminary result based on searching the search index with the index type tailored to a search context; and generating a search result based on filtering the preliminary result including the travel frequency meeting or exceeding a travel threshold for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Jinghai Ren, Kumar Maddali, Changzheng Jiang
  • Navigation system with data driven category label creation mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9639617
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system comprising: storing information including to a plurality of search query; counting each of the plurality of search query stored; ranking each of the plurality of search query based upon an aggregate count of each of the plurality of search query stored; identifying a category label based upon the ranking associated with each of the plurality of search query; and updating a category label list for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Winston Yonglong Liu
  • Content delivery system with barge-in mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9620115
    Abstract: A method of operation of a content delivery system includes: receiving a command phrase based on determining an utterance type according to a travel context; determining a trigger match with a control unit based on the command phrase matching a trigger phrase; and stopping a prompt according to a prompt type based on the trigger match for controlling the prompt presented by a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Weiying Li, Rajeev Agarwal, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Gregory Stewart Aist, Gengyan Bei, Jose Sebastian, Casey Carter
  • Navigation system with mode mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9618349
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel condition for traveling from a start location to a waypoint; determining a navigation mode based on the travel condition by comparing a travel distance, from the start location to the waypoint, to a distance threshold for selecting a mode type; and generating a travel route with a control unit based on the navigation mode for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Xinan Cheng
  • Navigation system with location detection mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9622033
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a multiple instances of a user location within a geofence; generating an event with a control unit based on a user count of the user location meeting or exceeding a count threshold; and generating a notification based on the event for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Lowell Goss, Melanie Araujo, Wes Luo
  • Navigation system with content delivery mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9593954
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a target value level based on an activity history for responding to a notification; determining a boundary dimension with a control unit based on the target value level; and generating a geofence including the boundary dimension for adjusting the boundary size for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Dickey, Eli Portnoy, John Hinnegan
  • Navigation system with location correction mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9593953
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a location indicator within a geographic area; determining a traversal position based on a distance from an inanimate object location; determining a position error based on calculating a distance difference between the location indicator and the traversal position; determining an adjustment factor based on an error magnitude of the position error; and generating an update position with a control unit based on updating the location indicator with the adjustment factor for displaying on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane-Woei Lee, Yi-Chung Chao
  • Wireless system with database transfer mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9594819
    Abstract: A method of operation of a wireless system includes: receiving a notification packet through a wireless channel; calculating a retrieval route based on the content of the notification packet including identifying a final WLAN hub accessible form the retrieval route; transferring an update database while travelling the retrieval route including receiving a final update packet from the final WLAN hub through the wireless channel; and loading a storage unit with the content of the update database including copying the content to a display interface for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Yi-Chung Chao
  • Navigation system with map matching mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9595209
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a current position for locating a device; adding a new edge from a road topology map to a topological tree based on the current position; removing an old edge from the topological tree based on the current position; determining a matched edge of the topological tree based on the current position and the topological tree; and calculating an adjusted location based on the matched edge for displaying on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Chunhua Lu
  • Navigation system with landmark recognition mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9581458
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel context with a control unit for traveling through a geographic region; generating a mental model for the travel context; and determining a guidance landmark based on the mental model for providing a navigation guidance for presenting on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Stewart Aist, Jose Sebastian, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Casey Carter
  • Communication system with transport link mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9584601
    Abstract: A method of operation of a communication system includes: adapting an application programming interface (API) for communicating with an application using a control unit; identifying a detection signal for identifying a physical transport for communication with the application through the application programming interface (API); arbitrating a physical transport protocol for the physical transport with the application programming interface (API); and connecting a transport wrapper for the transport protocol with the application programming interface (API) for communicating with the physical transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Shah Asaduzzaman, Md Ahsan Habib, Dmitri Azovtsev
  • Navigation system with content retrieving mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9581450
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel context with a control unit based on a vehicle information for identifying a vehicle; determining a restriction level based on the travel context for controlling a content retrieval by a head unit from a device; and determining the content retrieval based on the restriction level for displaying a display content on the head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Salman Dhanani, Md Ahsan Habib, Harris Warren
  • Navigation system with feed prioritization mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9578454
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a control unit configured to generate a feed hierarchy for prioritizing a trustworthiness of an interest feed based on a feed characteristic; determine a discrepancy by comparing the interest feed with the interest list, a feed record, or a combination thereof; determine a feed authorization based on the feed characteristic, the feed hierarchy, an entry category, or a combination thereof for manipulating the interest list; generate an update to the interest list based on the discrepancy, the feed hierarchy, and the feed authorization; and confirm the update to the interest list based on a navigation behavior at an interest location associated with the update as determined by a location unit coupled to the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Britt Fitch, Jonathan Nguyen, Matthew James Hanselman, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Michael Banos, Anna Maria Ayuso Holschuh