METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING USER BASED CONTENT DATA

• US 20120198347A1
• Filed: 03/17/2011
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Hirvonen, Ari-Pekka, Rauhanen, Lauri
• Application Number:
  US13/050,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20120198347A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

An approach is provided for enhancing presentment of content data. The content personalization platform determining one or more data categories for presentation in a user interface of a device. The content personalization platform also determines use information associated with the one or more data categories, one or more items within the data categories, or a combination thereof. Then, the content personalization platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the use information to determine proportions of the user interface for presenting one or more of the data categories.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

one or more data categories for presentation in a user interface of a device;

use information associated with the one or more data categories, one or more items within the data categories, or a combination thereof;

a processing of the use information to determine proportions of the user interface for presenting one or more of the data categories.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of the use information to determine one or more characteristics of one or more representations of the one or more items within the data categories; and

at least one presentation of the one or more representations in the user interface based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the one or more characteristics include, at least in part, a size of the one or more representations, an order of the one or more representations, an extent of interactivity associated with one or more representations, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the user interface is associated with provider content, and the one or more data categories include, at least in part, user generated data and provider recommended data.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one detection of one or more updates to the use information,

wherein the determination of the proportions of the user interface is initiated based, at least in part, on a detection of the of the one or more updates.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of the use information to generate one or more recommended items; and

at least one presentation of a recommended data category in the user interface as at least one of the one or more data categories.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the proportions of the user interface associated with one of the one or more data categories decreases if the use information indicates decreased use of the one data category, and wherein the proportions of the user interface associated with the one data category increases if the use information indicates increased use of the one data category.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the use information is determined based, at least in part, a the device, a user of the device, one or more other devices, one or more other users of the one or more other devices, or a combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 8, wherein the one or more other devices, the one or more other users, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on social networking information associated with the device or the user of the device.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the user interface is associated with a personal information management application including, at least in part, a contact application, a calendar application, a task application, or a combination thereof.

11. 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,

determining one or more data categories for presentation in a user interface of a device;

determine use information associated with the one or more data categories, one or more items within the data categories, or a combination thereof;

process and/or facilitate a processing of the use information to determine proportions of the user interface for presenting one or more of the data categories.

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

process and/or facilitate a processing of the use information to determine one or more characteristics of one or more representations of the one or more items within the data categories; and

cause, at least in part, presentation of the one or more representations in the user interface based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more characteristics include, at least in part, a size of the one or more representations, an order of the one or more representations, an extent of interactivity associated with one or more representations, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the user interface is associated with provider content, and the one or more data categories include, at least in part, user generated data and provider recommended data.

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

cause, at least in part, a detection of one or more updates to the use information,

wherein the determination of the proportions of the user interface is initiated based, at least in part, on a detection of the of the one or more updates.

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

process and/or facilitate a processing of the use information to generate one or more recommended items; and

cause, at least in part, presentation of a recommended data category in the user interface as at least one of the one or more data categories.

17. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the proportions of the user interface associated with one of the one or more data categories decreases if the use information indicates decreased use of the one data category, and wherein the proportions of the user interface associated with the one data category increases if the use information indicates increased use of the one data category.

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the use information is determined based, at least in part, a the device, a user of the device, one or more other devices, one or more other users of the one or more other devices, or a combination thereof.

19. An apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more other devices, the one or more other users, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on social networking information associated with the device or the user of the device.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the user interface is associated with a personal information management application including, at least in part, a contact application, a calendar application, a task application, or a combination thereof.