METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING AN EMBEDDED CONTENT OBJECT

• US 20110107225A1
• Filed: 10/30/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: TULI, Apaar, SUKANEN, Jari
• Application Number:
  US12/610,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20110107225A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/736
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

An approach is provided for customizing an embedded content object. A customizing module receives a request, from a first user, to view a content object of a second user. The method then determines whether the first user is engaged in a session with a first service, wherein the first service shares login credentials with a second service associated with the content object. From the determination, the module retrieves identity information of the first user from the second service based on the shared login credentials and selects actions or content to present in the content object based on the identity information of the first user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request, from a device, to view a content object embedded on a web page;

causing, at least in part, actions that result in obtaining of information related to the content object from a content object service in response to the request; and

causing, at least in part, actions that result in presentation of the information in the content object on the web page,

wherein the information includes content information and status information.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the information includes:

causing, at least in part, actions that result in transmission of another request to the content object service for the information or an update to the information; and

receiving the information or the update to the information in response to the another request.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the another request is transmitted periodically.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the information includes:

receiving the information or an update to the information from the content object service without transmitting a corresponding specific request.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the information is received when the information changes or at a predetermined interval.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the status information includes information on media content that another device is consuming.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the status information includes information on an action that a second device is performing on media content.

8. A method of claim 7, wherein the action includes purchase of media content, rendering media content, or a combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 6, wherein the media content includes audio content, video content, or a combination thereof.

10. 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,

receive a request, from a device, to view a content object embedded on a web page,

cause, at least in part, actions that result in obtaining of information related to the content object from a content object service in response to the request, and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in presentation of the information in the content object on the web page,

wherein the information includes content information and status information.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein obtaining the information causes the apparatus to:

cause, at least in part, actions that result in transmission of another request to the content object service for the information or an update to the information; and

receive the information or the update to the information in response to the another request.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the another request is transmitted periodically.

13. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein obtaining the information causes the apparatus to:

receive the information or an update to the information from the content object service without transmitting a corresponding specific request.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the information is received when the information changes or at a predetermined interval.

15. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the status information includes information on media content that another device is consuming.

16. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the status information includes information on an action that a second device is performing on media content.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the action includes purchase of media content, rendering media content, or a combination thereof.

18. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the media content includes audio content, video content, or a combination thereof.

19. 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:

receiving a request, from a device, to view a content object embedded on a web page;

causing, at least in part, actions that result in obtaining of information related to the content object from a content object service in response to the request; and

causing, at least in part, actions that result in presentation of the information in the content object on the web page,

wherein the information includes content information and status information.

20. A computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the status information includes information on media content that another device is consuming, information on an action that a second device is performing on the media content, or a combination thereof.