Patents Assigned to TeleNav, Inc.
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH GEOCACHING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150089158
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a geocache at a geocache-location; determining an external association for representing the geocache associated with an entity, an event, or a combination thereof; determining an external status for identifying the external status of the entity, the event, or a combination thereof; and generating a cache status based on the external status for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory Stewart Aist
  • Navigation system with query mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8990004
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: preprocessing an intersection from map data into an edge in query data; generating a route having a turn at the intersection; and sending the route for displaying at a device and for maneuvering the turn at the intersection by querying the query data for the edge of the intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Jie Huang
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH TRANSPORT LINK MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150067175
    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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Shah Asaduzzaman, Md Ahsan Habib, Dmitri Azovtsev
  • Navigation system with constrained resource route planning mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8972169
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving an entry for a destination; and generating a travel route to the destination through a sufficient number of one or more replenishment locations required for reaching the destination for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald David Gutman
  • Navigation system with multiple users and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8930129
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: operating a communication unit for establishing a communication link between a first device and a second device; receiving a user defined destination; displaying a first location and a first route to the user defined destination on the first device and the second device, where the first location represents the location of the first device; and displaying a second location and a second route to the user defined destination on the first device and the second device, where the second location represents the location of the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Qian Chen
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH INTERFACE MODIFICATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140347368
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: aggregating context information for capturing a current context of a user; and modifying a navigation avatar based on the context information for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Sumit Kishore, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain
  • Navigation system with user generated content mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8898001
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a change request with a proposed change for an item; verifying a validity of the change request based on a confidence level meeting or exceeding a change threshold with a control unit; and updating a target element of the item based on the validity of the proposed change for avoiding an incorrect update to the target element for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Winston Yonglong Liu
  • Navigation system with relative ranking mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8898008
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: selecting a category of interest; receiving available information for the category of interest; and extrapolating a relative ranking based on the available information for displaying at a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Daqing Li
  • Navigation system with range based notification enhancement delivery mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8898014
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: setting a delivery range for establishing a boundary; detecting a current location relative to the delivery range to a destination with the current location for locating a device; generating a travel route from the current location to the destination; selecting a delivery mode based on whether the current location is within the delivery range; and generating a local notification based on activating the delivery mode for displaying on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Matthew Witkemper
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ROUTE CORRECTION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140343839
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a route for navigating to a destination; determining a travel deviation based on a current location and the route; determining an error prone scenario based on the current location, the travel deviation, and the route; and updating an error-prone-scenario switch based on the error prone scenario for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Hongzhu Lin
  • Navigation system with point of interest validation mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8892355
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: selecting a search keyword; marking a point of interest as closed with the search keyword; and generating a notification with the point of interest marked as closed for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Pramod Lakshmi Narasimha, Liviu Teodor Popescu, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH PRIORITY NOTIFICATION MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20140336919
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a system message along a route determining a priority value for the system message; sorting the system message based on the priority value and a message play time for the system message; calculating an available play time for the system message; and selecting the system message having the message play time not exceeding the available play time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Weiying Li, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain
  • Navigation system with search-term boundary detection mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8886668
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a search string; determining a forward-element using a forward-boundary within the search string in a forward direction; determining a backward-element in a backward direction up to the forward-boundary using a backward-boundary within the search string; and determining a matching result for the search string using the forward-element and the backward-element for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: BoSen Liao
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH FUZZY ROUTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140309932
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving an origin and a destination; receiving a route keyword for routing between the origin and the destination; identifying a via point matching the route keyword; calculating a keyword group locale based on the via point within a group distance threshold from a keyword group center; and calculating a travel route from the origin to the destination traversing the keyword group locale for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: TELENAV, INC.
    Inventors: Yuan Chen, Gao Song
  • Navigation system with destination-centric en-route notification delivery mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8855919
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving an entry for a destination; identifying a category of interest for the destination; generating a route to the destination; recognizing a traveling context for traveling along the route to the destination; and generating an en-route notification based on matching a delivery profile to the category of interest for traveling within the traveling context for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Ky Tang
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CONTENT CURATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140258310
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a point of interest record based on normalizing an entry record; calculating a similarity score based on comparing a plurality of the POI record to each other; and generating an affinity group with a control unit based on the similarity score meeting or exceeding an edge weight threshold for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: TELENAV, INC.
    Inventors: Jaffe Wong, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Sunny Dinmohamed Panjwani
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH DEDUPER MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140258293
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a similarity level based on comparing a plurality of a point of interest (POI) record; generating a record cluster based on the similarity level for grouping the plurality of the POI record; and generating an exemplary POI based on the record cluster for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: TELENAV, INC.
    Inventors: Jaffe Wong, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Sunny Dinmohamed Panjwani
  • Navigation system with single initiation mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8825381
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a single selection for a desired item; generating a destination for the desired item with a prioritization and a learned knowledge of a user's behavior for improving an accuracy of the destination that is generated; and calculating a route to the destination based solely on the single selection for reducing danger from distraction by entering multiple entries and for displaying the route on a device and the single selection is an only entry before displaying the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Ky Tang
  • Navigation system with multimedia distribution mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 8825382
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a navigation route; generating an initial recommendation related to a search keyword for a point of interest upcoming along the navigation route; calculating an acquisition cost for the initial recommendation; and generating a message with the acquisition cost for the initial recommendation related to the point of interest and for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Winston Yonglong Liu
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH LOCATION-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL INCENTIVE NOTIFICATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140244396
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a notification of an initial offer; identifying a consumer's vacillation to the initial offer; and generating a second notification of the supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer's vacillation for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiang Liu