Patents Assigned to TeleNav, Inc.
  • Navigation system with display control mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9103679
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: TELENAV, INC.
    Inventors: Md Ahsan Habib, Hengbin Luo, Shannph Wong
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ROUTE GUIDANCE MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150204689
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Stewart Aist, Jose Sebastian, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Casey Carter
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH DATA GATHERING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150204679
    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: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Stewart Aist, Jose Sebastian, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Casey Carter
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH LANDMARK RECOGNITION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150204686
    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: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Stewart Aist, Jose Sebastian, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Casey Carter
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH LOCATION CORRECTION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150204680
    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: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane-Woei Lee, Yi-Chung Chao
  • Navigation system having maneuver attempt training mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9086297
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a maneuver instruction for a driving maneuver, the maneuver instruction including an explanation of how to turn, merge, park or operate a driver's vehicle; monitoring a maneuver attempt for a compliance to the maneuver instruction; modifying the maneuver instruction based on the maneuver attempt; assigning a driver skill grade for the maneuver attempt based on the compliance to the maneuver instruction; and generating a training feedback to improve the driver skill grade of the maneuver attempt for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: TELENAV, INC.
    Inventor: Ambreen Haleem
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH LOCATION BASED SERVICES MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150201028
    Abstract: A method of operation of a communication system includes: determining a unique identification; identifying a category from the unique identification; determining a refined category by analyzing an effectiveness of delivered content for the category; and parsing a relevant information based on the refined category for presenting an alert flag on a device upon arrival of the delivered content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hinnegan, Lucas Dickey, Eli Portnoy
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH RANKING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150192419
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Changzheng Jiang, Kumar Maddali, Maneesha Jain
  • Navigation system having preference region adjustment mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9076291
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a game search preference; locating a compliant opponent location conformant to the game search preference; identifying a first preference region encompassing the compliant opponent location; locating a noncompliant opponent location violating the game search preference; and adjusting the first preference region to exclude the noncompliant opponent location for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: TELENAV, INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chung Chao, HaiPing Jin
  • COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH CONTENT DELIVERY MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150186626
    Abstract: A method of operation of a computing system includes: determining a communication context with a control unit for communicating a target notification to a device; generating a disclosure permission for controlling a user's exposure to an advertiser, a publisher, or a combination thereof; and determining a presentation opportunity based on the communication context, the disclosure permission, or a combination thereof for presenting the target notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: John Hinnegan
  • Navigation system with fuzzy routing mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9043147
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: TELENAV, INC.
    Inventors: Yuan Chen, Gao Song
  • Navigation system with priority notification mechanism
    Patent number: 9031781
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Weiying Li, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain
  • Navigation system with point of interest classification mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9026480
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a training data from a randomly sampled uncategorized point of interest; generating a trained classifier model by training a classifier model using the training data; generating a category identifier, a confidence score, or a combination thereof for an uncategorized point of interest using the trained classifier model; generating a categorized point of interest by assigning the category identifier to the uncategorized point of interest; calculating a weighted confidence score based on a weighted F-measure for the category identifier, a pair of the category identifier and the confidence score; and consolidating the categorized point of interest based on the weighted confidence score for the category identifier being meeting or exceeding a threshold for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Liviu Teodor Popescu, Pramod Lakshmi Narasimha, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain
  • Navigation system with turn restriction mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9008953
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a travel trace for identifying a traffic direction flowing through an intersection; generating a trace count based on aggregating the plurality of the travel trace; calculating an expected turn count based on the trace count for estimating an out-edge traffic flowing from an in-edge traffic; and determining a turn restriction based on the expected turn count for identifying the turn restriction at the intersection for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: TeleNav, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuo Ma, Ronald David Gutman
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MODE BASED MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150100237
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: George Xiaohong Zhao, Ryan Robert Peterson
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH GUIDANCE DELIVERY MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150100229
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a navigation request for reaching a destination; generating a navigation information based on the navigation request; generating an information segment from the navigation information; and generating a transmission sequence for prioritizing an information type of the information segment for displaying the information segment on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Dongheng Zhao
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH TRAVEL INFORMATION DISPLAY MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150100230
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Michael Lunsford, Salman Dhanani, Sambuddha Saha
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CONTENT RETRIEVING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150100232
    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: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Salman Dhanani, Md Ahsan Habib, Harris Warren
  • Navigation system with connection simplification mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9002646
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a junction node having a junction decision point; identifying an internal segment within the junction node, the internal segment connected to the junction decision point; identifying an external segment outside of the junction node, the external segment connected to the internal segment at the junction decision point; generating a traffic path through the junction node based on eliminating the junction decision point for merging the internal segment and the external segment; updating the junction node based on eliminating the traffic path in violation of a turn restriction; and generating a preferred path with a control unit through the junction node updated for displaying on a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Wan, Xun Liu
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150088407
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a start guidance area excluding a current location; determining an end guidance area excluding a destination; and generating a navigation guidance with a control unit for traversing from the start guidance area to the end guidance area to reach the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaochuan Niu, Gregory Stewart Aist, Rajeev Agarwal