METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPEDITED SERVICE INTEGRATION USING ACTION TEMPLATES

• US 20110047557A1
• Filed: 08/19/2009
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: KOSKIMIES, Olli Oskari
• Application Number:
  US12/544,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20110047557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/315
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system

Abstract

An approach is provided for expedited service integration using action plugin templates. Context information and a target object are determined. A plugin based on a template configured for a service provider is received. A plugin action is determined using the target object and context information. Execution of the plugin on the target object is initiated to perform the plugin action.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining context information and a target object;

receiving a plugin based on a template configured for a service provider;

determining a plugin action using the target object and the context information; and

initiating execution of the plugin on the target object to perform the plugin action.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining availability of the plugin for a target object based on a plugin type.

3. A method of claim 2, further comprising:

initiating display of a plugin description associated with the plugin based on the availability of the plugin.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

filtering the display of the plugin description based on a received input, the context information, the target object, or a timeshare basis.

5. A method of claim 2, wherein the plugin type is associated with a type of the template, and wherein the plugin type is either a plugin type to open a universal resource locator in an application, a plugin type to handle a submission and reply, or a plugin type for messaging.

6. A method of claim 2, wherein the template specifies plugin parameters, and wherein the plugin parameters include content data about the target object and the context information.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the plugin comprises a plugin type and a plugin configuration.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

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 context information and a target object;

receiving a plugin based on a template configured for a service provider;

determining a plugin action using the target object and the context information; and

initiating execution of the plugin on the target object to perform the plugin action.

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

determine availability of the plugin for a target object based on a plugin type.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

initiate display of a plugin description associated with the plugin based on the availability of the plugin.

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

filter the display of the plugin description based on a received input, the context information, the target object, or a timeshare basis.

12. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the plugin type is associated with a type of the template, and wherein the plugin type is either a plugin type to open a universal resource locator in an application, a plugin type to handle a submission and reply, or a plugin type for messaging.

13. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the template specifies plugin parameters, and wherein the plugin parameters include content data about the target object and the context information.

14. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the plugin comprises a plugin type and a plugin configuration.

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:

determine context information and a target object;

receiving a plugin based on a template configured for a service provider;

determining a plugin action using the target object and the context information; and

initiating execution of the plugin on the target object to perform the plugin action.

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

determine availability of the plugin for a target object based on a plugin type.

17. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

initiate display of a plugin description associated with the plugin based on the availability of the plugin.

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

filter the display of the plugin description based on a received input, the context information, the target object, or a timeshare basis.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the plugin type is associated with a type of the template, and wherein the plugin type is either a plugin type to open a universal resource locator in an application, a plugin type to handle a submission and reply, or a plugin type for messaging.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the template specifies plugin parameters, and wherein the plugin parameters include content information regarding the target object and the context information.