METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRANTING RIGHTS FOR CONTENT ON A NETWORK SERVICE

• US 20120110642A1
• Filed: 10/29/2010
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Grassel, Guido Peter, Kiukkonen, Niko
• Granted Patent: US 9,135,664 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1015 to users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Techniques for granting rights for content on a social network to multiple users include determining first data. It is also determined to associate a first user identifier and at least a second user identifier with the first data. It is further determined to grant a right for the first data to a first user identified by the first user identifier and at least a second user identified by the second user identifier.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining first data;

determining to associate a first user identifier and at least a second user identifier with the first data; and

determining to grant a right for the first data to a first user identified by the first user identifier and at least a second user identified by the second user identifier.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the right includes a right to remove the first data from the service.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein determining the first user identifier and the second user identifier further comprises determining that the first user identifier and the second user identifier are members of a predefined group of user identifiers on a service.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein determining the first user identifier and the second user identifier further comprises determining that a first device associated with the first user identifier and a second device associated with the second user identifier are within a predetermined distance of each other.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein determining the first user identifier and the second user identifier further comprises determining that a first device associated with the first user identifier and a second device associated with the second user identifier are in local radio communication.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein determining to grant the right for the first data further comprises determining to send data that indicates the right for the first data and the second user identifier to a service.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein determining to grant the right for the first data further comprises:

receiving data that indicates the right for the first data from a service; and

,

determining to send data that indicates the right for the first data to a device associated with the second user identifier.

8. A method of claim 6, wherein determining to send data that indicates the right for the first data and the second user identifier to the service further comprises determining to send credentials that authenticate the first user identifier at the service.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising receiving data that indicates a right in second data at the service in association with a third user identifier.

10. A method of claim 9, further comprising determining to send data that indicates exercise of the right in the second data to the service.

11. A method comprising:

receiving a first user identifier associated with first data;

determining to present the first data in association with the first user identifier;

receiving data that indicates a different second user identifier and exercise of a right for the first data;

determining whether the second user has the right for the first data; and

if the second user has the right for the first data, then determining to operate on the first data based on the right.

12. A method of claim 11, wherein the right includes a right to remove presentation of the first data.

13. A method of claim 11, wherein:

receiving the first user identifier associated with the first data further comprises receiving the second user identifier associated with the first data; and

determining whether the second user has the right for the first data further comprises authenticating the second user identifier.

14. A method of claim 11, wherein:

the method further comprises determining to send second data that indicates the right to a device associated with the first user identifier; and

determining whether the second user has the right for the first data further comprises determining whether the data that indicates the second user identifier and exercise of the right further indicates the second data.

15. A method of claim 11, further comprising if the second user has the right for the first data, then determining to present the first data in association with the second user identifier.

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 a first user identifier and a second user identifier associated with first data, wherein the first user identifier and the second user identifier identify users of a service available over a communications network;

determine to send the first data in association with the first user identifier to the service for presentation of the first data in association with the first user identifier; and

determine to grant a right for the first data at the service to both users identified by the first user identifier and the second user identifier.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein to determine the first user identifier and the second user identifier further comprises determining that the apparatus and a second apparatus associated with the second user identifier are in local radio communication.

18. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the apparatus 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.

19. 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,

receive a first user identifier associated with first data;

determine to present the first data in association with the first user identifier;

receive data that indicates a different second user identifier and exercise of a right for the first data;

determine whether the second user has the right for the first data; and

determine to operate on the first data based on the right if the second user has the right for the first data.

20. An apparatus of claim 19, wherein:

to receive the first user identifier associated with the first data further comprises to receive the second user identifier associated with the first data; and

to determine whether the second user has the right for the first data further comprises to authenticate the second user identifier.

21-36. -36. (canceled)