SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SERVICE AND APPLICATION CONFIGURATION IN A NETWORK DEVICE

• US 20110004636A1
• Filed: 09/15/2010
• Published: 01/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kauniskangas, Hannu, Kaarela, Kari, Parkkinen, Jukka, Hyvarinen, Mikko A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,073,479 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/803
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways

Abstract

A method is provided that includes accessing information associated with at least one service or application in a social network. The method also includes detecting at least one event relating to the information associated with the at least one service or application within the social network and modifying the information associated with the at least one service or application in response to the at least one event.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining to detect at least one event relating to information associated with at least one service, at least one application, or a combination thereof within a social network;

determining to modify the information associated with the at least one service or the at least one application in response to the at least one event; and

receiving at a user terminal one or more access requests for the at least one service, at least one application, or a combination thereof from one or more other user terminals in the social network as a gateway.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining to search for configuration information associated with the at least application within the social network.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one event involves configuring or modifying one or more user relationships, one or more user accounts, one or more access rights between users, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one service, the at least one application, or a combination thereof in the social network

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining to define a degree of separation between users within the social network; and

determining to configure one or more access rights to the at least one service provided by a service provider corresponding to the degree of separation.

5. A method according to claim 4, further comprising:

determining to submit the one or more access requests to the service provider to at least one of create, delete, and update the one or more access rights based on the degree of separation.

6. A method according to claim 4, further comprising:

determining to automatically configure or modify one or more user accounts, one or more access rights, or a combination thereof based on information of social network membership, relationship, or a combination thereof for services, applications, or a combination thereof

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining to create a configuration repository when the social network is formed.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein determining to detecting comprises determining to detecting when at least one of a member and a service is added to the social network.

9. 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 at least perform the following steps:

determining to detect at least one event relating to information associated with at least one service, at least one application, or a combination thereof within a social network;

determining to modify the information associated with the at least one service or the at least one application in response to the at least one event; and

receiving one or more access requests for the at least one service, at least one application, or a combination thereof from one or more apparatus in the social network as a gateway.

10. A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

determining to search for configuration information associated with the at least one application within the social network.

11. A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

determining to define a degree of separation between members within the social network required to obtain access to the at least one service provided by a service provider.

12. A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

determining to submit a request to create an account to a service provider when the social network is formed.

13. A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

determining to create a configuration data repository when the social network is formed.

14. A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

determining to detect when at least one of a member and a service is added to the social network.

15. A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

determining to detect when at least one of a member and a service is removed from the social network.

16. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, 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 to detect at least one event relating to information associated with at least one service, at least one application, or a combination thereof within a social network;

determine to modify the information associated with the at least one service or the at least one application in response to the at least one event; and

receive one or more access requests for the at least one service, at least one application, or a combination thereof from one or more apparatus in the social network as a gateway.

17. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to determine to detect the at least one event.

18. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to determine to define a degree of separation between members within the social network required to obtain access to the at least one service provided by a service provider.

19. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to determine to create a configuration repository when the social network is formed.

20. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to determine configuration information that is required for the at least one application.