METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING OF DATA BY DYNAMIC GROUPS

• US 20120094721A1
• Filed: 09/15/2011
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Myles Thomas, Brondmo, Hans Peter, Olson, Setha Margaret, Lapierre, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US13/233,793
• Publication Number:
  US 20120094721A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Techniques for sharing of data by dynamic groups include determining a first digital data set to be shared by devices of members of a first group. One or more entities are determined who are currently members of the first group. At least in part, actions are caused, which result in a change in members of the first group based on input from any of the members of the first group. In some embodiments, techniques include determining a different second digital data set to be shared by devices of members of a second group.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a first digital data set to be shared by devices of members of a first group;

determining one or more entities who are currently members of the first group; and

causing, at least in part, actions that result in a change in members of the first group based on input from any of the members of the first group.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein causing, at least in part, actions that result in the change in members of the first group comprises at least adding a different entity as a member the first group.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein causing, at least in part, actions that result in the change in members of the first group comprises at least removing an entity who is currently a member the first group.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the entity is a person.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more entities who are currently members of the first group further comprises determining the one or more entities who are currently members of the first group based, at least in part, on devices that are in near field communication.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more entities who are currently members of the first group further comprises determining the one or more entities who are currently members of the first group based, at least in part, on contexts of the devices of the one or more entities.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the first digital data set comprises a digital data item posted by one member of the first group.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the first digital data set comprises a plurality of digital data items posted by one or more members of the first group.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the first digital data set comprises data that indicates a member added or removed from the first group.

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising determining to present the first digital data set on a device of a member of the first group.

11. A method of claim 10, wherein determining to present the first digital data set on the device of the member of the first group further comprises determining to present the first digital data set on the device of the member in response to a request to present the item from the device of the member.

12. A method of claim 1, further comprising determining to send a notification message to a device of a newly added member of the first group, wherein the notification indicates an identifier for the first digital data set.

13. A method of claim 1, further comprising determining a different second digital data set to be shared by devices of members of a second group.

14. A method of claim 13, further comprising determining to present on a device of an entity who is member of both the first group and the second group data that indicates an identifier for the first digital data set and data that indicates an identifier for the second digital data set.

15. A method of claim 13, further comprising determining which of the first digital data set and the second digital data set substantively satisfies search criteria received from a device of an entity who is a member of both the first group and the second group.

16. A method of claim 15, wherein the search criteria comprises at least one of a location, a person, a digital object type, a keyword, or a context.

17. 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 a first digital data set to be shared by devices of members of a first group;

determine one or more entities who are currently members of the first group; and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in a change in members of the first group based on input from any of the members of the first group.

18. An apparatus of claim 17, wherein causing, at least in part, actions that result in the change in members of the first group causes the apparatus at least to determine to add a different entity as a member the first group.

19. An apparatus of claim 17, wherein causing, at least in part, actions that result in the change in members of the first group causes the apparatus at least to determine to remove an entity who is currently a member the first group.

20. An apparatus of claim 17, wherein a device of at least one member of the first group is a mobile phone further comprising:

user interface circuitry and user interface software configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone through use of a display and configured to respond to user input; and

a display and display circuitry configured to display at least a portion of a user interface of the mobile phone, the display and display circuitry configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone.