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US 8,751,311 B2Granted
Navigation system with location-based supplemental incentive notification mechanism and method of operation thereof
AssigneeTelenav, Inc.
InventorXiang Liu
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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.
Claims18
A method of operation of a navigation system comprising:
- generating, with a control unit, a notification of an initial offer;
- identifying a consumer's vacillation to the initial offer;
- generating a second notification of a supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer's vacillation for displaying on a device;
- identifying a competitor's offer near a sale location;
- calculating an extra travel time to a competitor's location of the competitor's offer;
- calculating an extra travel cost to the competitor's location of the competitor's offer;
- and
- generating a competitor notification of the extra travel time and the extra travel cost.
5 more elements
A method of operation of a navigation system comprising:
- generating, with a control unit, a notification of an initial offer, the initial offer having a sale location;
- generating an errand route to the sale location;
- identifying a consumer's vacillation to the initial offer;
- generating a second notification of a supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer's vacillation for displaying on a device;
- identifying a competitor's offer near the sale location;
- calculating an extra travel time to a competitor's location of the competitor's offer;
- calculating an extra travel cost to the competitor's location of the competitor's offer;
- and
- generating a competitor notification of the extra travel time and the extra travel cost.
6 more elements
A navigation system comprising:
- a control unit:
- executing an offer module for generating a notification of an initial offer;
- executing a monitor module, coupled to the offer module, for identifying a consumer's vacillation to the initial offer;
- executing an incentive module, coupled to the monitor module, for generating a second notification of a supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer's vacillation for displaying on a device;
- executing a competitor module, coupled to the offer module, for identifying a competitor's offer near a sale location;
- executing a time module, coupled to the competitor module, for calculating an extra travel time to a competitor's location of the competitor's offer;
- executing a cost module, coupled to the time module, for calculating an extra travel cost to the competitor's location of the competitor's offer;
- and
- executing an alternative module, coupled to the cost module, for generating a competitor notification of the extra travel time and the extra travel cost.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.