METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UNIFORM CONTENT MANAGEMENT

• US 20100325211A1
• Filed: 06/23/2009
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Huotari, Jaana, Daymond, Andrew, Kankaanpää, Teemu, Hirvonen, Ari-Pekka, Ojala, Kalle, Lindgren, Marko, Lehto, Aki, Ylinen, Samuli, Tamminen, Aki
• Granted Patent: US 8,635,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing uniform content management for a user equipment. A uniform content management platform determines new content from a plurality of content of different categories. The uniform content management platform further initiates presentation of the new content via a graphical user interface that includes: a dashboard providing a layout of the new content, a content manager that is invoked upon selection of a particular one of the new content for managing a group of content of a common category, and a content editor that is invoked upon selection of one of the content in the group for editing the selected content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining new content from a plurality of content of different categories; and

initiating presentation of the new content via a graphical user interface that includes,

a dashboard providing a layout of the new content,

a content manager that is invoked upon selection of a particular one of the new content for managing a group of content of a common category, and

a content editor that is invoked upon selection of one of the content in the group for editing the selected content.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the categories include either contacts, messages, photographs, animations, videos, music, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

configuring default settings by category; and

at least one of;

automatically presenting or grouping the new content according to the default settings on at least one of a user equipment and a platform that is configured to communicate with the user equipment over a network,

automatically synchronizing the new content according to the default settings between a user equipment and a platform that is configured to communicate with the user equipment over a network,

automatically sharing the new content according to the default settings between two or more user equipments, or

automatically publishing the new content according to the default settings on a website.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

presenting the default settings on at least one of the user equipment and the platform; and

initiating opting out of the default setting as requested.

5. A method of claim 3, wherein the default setting includes smart grouping that organizes content chronically, per topic, per contact, per social group, or per chat.

6. A method of claim 3, wherein the default settings are configured based upon sizes of a content category and a content item, frequencies of user engagement with a content category and a content item, and the modification frequencies of a content category and a content item, ease of recovery of a content category and a content item, and values of a content category and a content item.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

connecting a plurality of user equipments of a user simultaneously to the platform; and

initiating a user-equipment-switching presentation that allows a user to switch presentation of one or more the user equipments that are connected to the platform.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

determine new content from a plurality of content of different categories; and

initiate presentation of the new content via a graphical user interface that includes,

a dashboard providing a layout of the new content,

a content manager that is invoked upon selection of a particular one of the new content for managing a group of content of a common category, and

a content editor that is invoked upon selection of one of the content in the group for editing the selected content.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the categories include either contacts, messages, photographs, animations, videos, music, or a combination thereof.

10. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

configure default settings by category; and

at least one of;

automatically present or group the new content according to the default settings on at least one of a user equipment and a platform that is configured to communicate with the user equipment over a network,

automatically synchronize the new content according to the default settings between a user equipment and a platform that is configured to communicate with the user equipment over a network,

automatically share the new content according to the default settings between two or more user equipments, or

automatically publish the new content according to the default settings on a website.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

present the default settings on at least one of the user equipment and the platform; and

initiate opting out of the default setting as requested.

12. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the default setting includes smart grouping that organizes content chronically, per topic, per contact, per social group, or per chat.

13. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the default settings are configured based upon sizes of a content category and a content item, frequencies of user engagement with a content category and a content item, and the modification frequencies of a content category and a content item, ease of recovery of a content category and a content item, and values of a content category and a content item.

14. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

connect a plurality of user equipments of a user simultaneously to the platform; and

initiate a user-equipment-switching presentation that allows a user to switch presentation of one or more the user equipments that are connected to the platform.

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

determining new content from a plurality of content of different categories; and

initiating presentation of the new content via a graphical user interface that includes,

a dashboard providing a layout of the new content,

a content manager that is invoked upon selection of a particular one of the new content for managing a group of content of a common category, and

a content editor that is invoked upon selection of one of the content in the group for editing the selected content.

16. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the categories include either contacts, messages, photographs, animations, videos, music, or a combination thereof.

17. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

configuring default settings by category; and

at least one of;

automatically presenting or grouping the new content according to the default settings on at least one of a user equipment and a platform that is configured to communicate with the user equipment over a network,

automatically synchronizing the new content according to the default settings between a user equipment and a platform that is configured to communicate with the user equipment over a network,

automatically sharing the new content according to the default settings between two or more user equipments, or

automatically publishing the new content according to the default settings on a website.

18. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

presenting the default settings on at least one of the user equipment and the platform; and

initiating opting out of the default setting as requested.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the default setting includes smart grouping that organizes content chronically, per topic, per contact, per social group, per chat.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the default settings are configured based upon sizes of a content category and a content item, frequencies of user engagement with a content category and a content item, and the modification frequencies of a content category and a content item, ease of recovery of a content category and a content item, and values of a content category and a content item.