Social Networking Runtime

• US 20100191811A1
• Filed: 01/26/2009
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Yu, Kui Fei, Salomaa, Jyri, Yang, Ning, Han, Li
• Granted Patent: US 8,200,766 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Provided are apparatuses and methods for social networking applications and services. New applications and services based on a common runtime may be developed. Such applications and services may allow scripts to be loaded and interpreted. Furthermore, dynamic links generated by the scripts may be sent to an application engine for execution. The dynamic links may also be sent (e.g., shared) with other devices and/or users in a social networking environment.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

loading into a processor in a computing device a program script involving a social event and an action;

interpreting the program script to generate a repository of dynamic links related to data and providing contextual information relating to the social event;

processing at the processor the repository of dynamic links, including configuring the dynamic links for distribution;

modifying a user interface script according to the dynamic links; and

sending the modified user interface script to an application engine for execution of the action.

2. The method of claim 1, where the social event includes an incoming call on a mobile device from a caller, where the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a name of a song playing on the mobile device at time of the incoming call, and where the program script is configured to set the song as a ringtone on the mobile device for the caller.

3. The method of claim 2, where the program script is configured to further consider historical data about songs playing on the mobile device when receiving incoming calls from the caller.

4. The method of claim 1, where the social event includes navigating by landmarks, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises uploaded information relating to landmarks near a position.

5. The method of claim 1, where the social event includes an incoming call on a mobile device from a caller during a particular time period, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a predetermined message for sending the caller.

6. The method of claim 1, where the social event includes an incoming call on a mobile device from a caller, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a picture of the caller.

7. The method of claim 6, where the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a picture of a recipient of the call with the caller.

8. The method of claim 1, where the social event includes a reminder for an event, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a picture configured to remind a user about the event.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a memory having stored therein machine executable instructions, that if executed, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

loading into the processor a program script involving a social event;

interpreting the program script to generate a repository of dynamic links related to data and providing contextual information relating to the social event;

processing the repository of dynamic links, including configuring the dynamic links for distribution;

modifying a user interface script using the dynamic links; and

sending the modified user interface script to an application engine for execution of an action.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, where the social event comprises an incoming call from a caller, and where the program script is configured to set a song playing at a time of the incoming call as a ringtone for the caller, the apparatus comprising:

a media player component configured to play the song.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, comprising:

a global positioning satellite receiver circuitry configured to determine location information, the contextual information comprising the location information.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, where the social event includes navigating by landmarks, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises uploaded information relating to landmarks near a position.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, where the social event includes an incoming call on a mobile device from a caller during a particular time period, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a predetermined message for sending the caller.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, where the social event includes an incoming call on a mobile device from a caller, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a picture of a recipient of the call with the caller.

15. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions configured to cause an apparatus to perform at least the following:

loading a program script involving a social event and an action;

interpreting the program script to generate a repository of dynamic links related to data and providing contextual information relating to the social event;

processing the repository of dynamic links, including configuring the dynamic links for distribution;

modifying the user interface script according to the dynamic links; and

sending the modified user interface script to an application engine for execution of the action.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the social event includes an incoming call from a caller, where the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a name of a song playing at time of the incoming call, and where the program script is configured to consider historical data about songs playing when receiving incoming calls from the caller and set an appropriate song as a ringtone for the caller.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the social event includes an incoming call on a mobile device from a caller during a particular time period, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a predetermined message for sending the caller.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the social event includes an incoming call on a mobile device from a caller, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a picture of the caller.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, where the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a picture of a recipient of the call with the caller.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the social event includes a reminder for an event, and the contextual information relating to the social event comprises a picture configured to remind a user about the event.