Method, apparatus and computer program
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first communication interface configured to send and receive data to and from external devices;
a user interface configured to receive user input; and
a controller comprising a memory and a processor, the controller communicatively coupled to the communication interface and the user interface, the controller configured to;
detect an input indicating that a user of the apparatus wishes to authorize a remote server to provide access to content to another apparatus wherein said content is associated with said user of the apparatus; and
sending a message, via the communication interface, to the remote server in response to said detection, the message requesting said remote server to provide access to said content to said another apparatus,wherein the message comprises information enabling the remote server to identify said content and said second apparatus and to determine that the apparatus and said another apparatus are proximal to each other;
and wherein the controller is configured to send the message to the remote server by;
sending a first message, via the communication interface, to the remote server in response to said detection, the first message indicating that the user of the apparatus wishes to update access rights associated with the content associated with the user; and
then sending a second message, via the communication interface, to the remote server, the second message identifying said another apparatus and comprising the information enabling the remote server to identify said content and said another apparatus and to determine that the apparatus and said another apparatus are proximal to each other.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for enabling access to content in a network service. Location information is received, at a server, relating to a first remote apparatus and another remote apparatus. The received location information is utilized to determine that the first remote apparatus and the another remote apparatus are proximal to each other. Access rights are updated within a network service to enable the user of the another remote apparatus to access content associated with the user of the first remote apparatus.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first communication interface configured to send and receive data to and from external devices; a user interface configured to receive user input; and a controller comprising a memory and a processor, the controller communicatively coupled to the communication interface and the user interface, the controller configured to; detect an input indicating that a user of the apparatus wishes to authorize a remote server to provide access to content to another apparatus wherein said content is associated with said user of the apparatus; and sending a message, via the communication interface, to the remote server in response to said detection, the message requesting said remote server to provide access to said content to said another apparatus, wherein the message comprises information enabling the remote server to identify said content and said second apparatus and to determine that the apparatus and said another apparatus are proximal to each other; and wherein the controller is configured to send the message to the remote server by; sending a first message, via the communication interface, to the remote server in response to said detection, the first message indicating that the user of the apparatus wishes to update access rights associated with the content associated with the user; and then sending a second message, via the communication interface, to the remote server, the second message identifying said another apparatus and comprising the information enabling the remote server to identify said content and said another apparatus and to determine that the apparatus and said another apparatus are proximal to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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detecting, at a first apparatus, an input indicating that a first user of the first apparatus wishes to authorize a remote server to provide access to content to a second apparatus wherein said content is associated with said first user; and sending, from the first apparatus, a message to the remote server in response to said detection, the message requesting said remote server to provide access to said content to said second apparatus; wherein the message comprises information enabling the remote server to identify said content and said second apparatus and to determine that the first apparatus and the second apparatus are proximal to each other; and wherein the sending step comprises; sending a first message to the remote server in response to said detection, the first message indicating that the user of the apparatus wishes to update access rights associated with the content associated with the user; and then sending a second message to the remote server, the second message identifying the second apparatus and comprising the information enabling the remote server to identify said content and said second apparatus and to determine that the first apparatus and the second apparatus are proximal to each other. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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receiving a message at a remote server from a first apparatus indicating that a first user of the first apparatus authorizes a second user associated with a second apparatus to access content associated with the first user of the first apparatus; -
then determining at the server that the second apparatus is within a predetermined distance of the first apparatus based on location information of the first apparatus and the second apparatus; and providing access to the second user to the content associated with the first user based on said determination; wherein the receiving step comprises; receiving a first message at the remote server from the first apparatus, the first message indicating that the user of the first apparatus wishes to update access rights associated with the content associated with the user; and then receiving a second message at the remote server from the first apparatus, the second message identifying the second apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A server comprising:
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a communication interface configured to send and receive data to and from external devices; a controller comprising a memory and a processor, the controller communicatively coupled to the communication interface and configured to; receive a message, via the communication interface, from a first apparatus indicating that a first user of the first apparatus authorizes a second user associated with a second apparatus to access content associated with the first user of the first apparatus; then determine that the second apparatus is within a predetermined distance to the first apparatus based on location information of the first apparatus and the second apparatus, and provide access to the second user to the content associated with the first user based on said determination; wherein the controller is configured to receive the message by; receiving a first message, via the communication interface, from the first apparatus, the first message indicating that the first user of the first apparatus wishes to update access rights associated with the content associated with the first user; and then receiving a second message, via the communication apparatus, from the first apparatus, the second message identifying the second apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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