METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR PROVIDING COOPERATIVE ENABLEMENT OF USER INPUT OPTIONS

• US 20110214162A1
• Filed: 02/26/2010
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Bose, Raja, Brakensiek, Jorg
• Application Number:
  US12/713,780
• Publication Number:
  US 20110214162A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

An apparatus for providing cooperative enablement or disablement of user input options may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least receiving a first indication identifying any user input option to be enabled or disabled based on context information associated with a local device, receiving a second indication of any user input option to be enabled or disabled based on context information associated with a remote device, and providing enablement or disablement of user input options of the local device based on the first indication and the second indication. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.

Claims

1. 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 processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:

receiving a first indication identifying any user input option to be enabled or disabled based on context information associated with a local device;

receiving a second indication of any user input option to be enabled or disabled based on context information associated with a remote device; and

providing enablement or disablement of user input options of the local device based on the first indication and the second indication.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate a black list defining input options that are to be disabled and a white list defining input options that are to be enabled and to provide for communication of the black list and the white list to the remote device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide for communication of the black list and the white list to the remote device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to receive an indication of respective user input options to be enabled or disabled for each of a plurality of different user input option classes.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to receive the indication of respective user input options to be enabled or disabled for each of the plurality of different user input option classes by receiving an indication for one or more of classes including key inputs, touch inputs, touch gestures, visual gestures, and voice inputs.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to receive the first indication and receive the second indication in response to a change in context of a respective one of the local device or the remote device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide enablement or disablement of user input options of the local device based on the first indication and the second indication by utilizing an application at the local device to modify user input options available at the remote device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide enablement or disablement of user input options of the local device based on the first indication and the second indication by limiting user input options available at the local device based on operational restrictions applicable to the context of the remote device.

9. A method comprising:

receiving a first indication identifying any user input option to be enabled or disabled based on context information associated with a local device;

receiving a second indication of any user input option to be enabled or disabled based on context information associated with a remote device; and

providing enablement or disablement of user input options of the local device based on the first indication and the second indication.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising generating a black list defining input options that are to be disabled and a white list defining input options that are to be enabled.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing for communication of the black list and the white list to the remote device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the first indication comprises receiving an indication of respective user input options to be enabled or disabled for each of a plurality of different user input option classes.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving the indication of respective user input options to be enabled or disabled for each of the plurality of different user input option classes comprises receiving an indication for one or more of classes including key inputs, touch inputs, touch gestures, visual gestures, and voice inputs.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the first indication and receiving the second indication comprises receiving the first or second indication in response to a change in context of a respective one of the local device or the remote device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein providing enablement or disablement of user input options of the local device based on the first indication and the second indication comprises utilizing an application at the local device to modify user input options available at the remote device.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein providing enablement or disablement of user input options of the local device based on the first indication and the second indication comprises limiting user input options available at the local device based on operational restrictions applicable to the context of the remote device.

17. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising:

program code instructions for receiving a first indication identifying any user input option to be enabled or disabled based on context information associated with a local device;

program code instructions for receiving a second indication of any user input option to be enabled or disabled based on context information associated with a remote device; and

program code instructions for providing enablement or disablement of user input options of the local device based on the first indication and the second indication.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising program code instructions for generating a black list defining input options that are to be disabled and a white list defining input options that are to be enabled and program code instructions for providing for communication of the black list and the white list to the remote device.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein program code instructions for receiving the first indication include instructions for receiving an indication of respective user input options to be enabled or disabled for each of a plurality of different user input option classes, the indication being for one or more of classes including key inputs, touch inputs, touch gestures, visual gestures, and voice inputs.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein program code instructions for receiving the first indication and receiving the second indication include instructions for receiving the first or second indication in response to a change in context of a respective one of the local device or the remote device.