METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE MEDIA TRANSFER

• US 20100217794A1
• Filed: 02/26/2009
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Vartiainen, Elina, Luoma, Kristian A., Helander, Antti M., Kaasalainen, Janne P., STRANDELL, Toni, Pakkala, Timo
• Granted Patent: US 9,210,232 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata

Abstract

An approach is provided for optimizing data (e.g., media) transfer. Retrieval is initiated for information relating to transfer of media to one or more devices. It is determined whether a particular media that is to be transferred to the one or more devices is new to the one or more devices using the retrieved information. Transfer of the particular media to the devices is initiated in which the particular media is determined to be new.

Claims

1. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least perform the following steps:

initiating retrieval of information relating to transfer of media to one or more devices; and

determining whether a particular media that is to be transferred to the one or more devices is new to the one or more devices using the retrieved information; and

initiating transfer of the particular media to the devices in which the particular media is determined to be new.

2. A computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the transfer is via a push mechanism, and the media includes shared media and published media.

3. A computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein pushing of the shared media includes transfer of the particular media and associated metadata, and pushing of the published media includes transfer of only metadata associated with the particular media.

4. A computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the information includes which ones of the devices has shared media with each other ones of the devices.

5. A computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the media includes images.

6. A computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are caused to perform steps further comprising:

creating a privacy matrix specifying rich presence information of the one or more devices for restricting access to media, wherein the information includes the privacy matrix.

7. A computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are caused to perform steps further comprising:

initiating retrieval of user preference information associated with the one or more devices; and

generating rules, for aggregating devices into groups, relating to access of media based on the user preference information.

8. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that if executed cause the apparatus to at least perform the following:

initiating retrieval of information relating to transfer of media to one or more devices; and

determining whether a particular media that is to be transferred to the one or more devices is new to the one or more devices using the retrieved information; and

initiating transfer of the particular media to the devices in which the particular media is determined to be new.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transfer is via a push mechanism, and the media includes shared media and published media.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein pushing of the shared media includes transfer of the particular media and associated metadata, and pushing of the published media includes transfer of only metadata associated with the particular media.

11. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the information includes which ones of the devices has shared media with each other ones of the devices.

12. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the media includes images.

13. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are caused to perform steps further comprising:

creating a privacy matrix specifying rich presence information of the one or more devices for restricting access to media, wherein the information includes the privacy matrix.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the one or more processors are caused to perform steps further comprising:

initiating retrieval of user preference information associated with the one or more devices; and

generating rules, for aggregating devices into groups, relating to access of media based on the user preference information.

15. A method comprising:

initiating retrieval of information relating to transfer of media to one or more devices; and

determining whether a particular media that is to be transferred to the one or more devices is new to the one or more devices using the retrieved information; and

initiating transfer of the particular media to the devices in which the particular media is determined to be new.

16. A method of claim 15, wherein the transfer is via a push mechanism, and the media includes shared media and published media.

17. A method of claim 16, wherein pushing of the shared media includes transfer of the particular media and associated metadata, and pushing of the published media includes transfer of only metadata associated with the particular media.

18. A method of claim 15, wherein the information includes which ones of the devices has shared media with each other ones of the devices.

19. A method of claim 15, further comprising:

creating a privacy matrix specifying rich presence information of the one or more devices for restricting access to media, wherein the information includes the privacy matrix.

20. A method of claim 19, further comprising:

initiating retrieval of user preference information associated with the one or more devices; and

generating rules, for aggregating devices into groups, relating to access of media based on the user preference information.