Method and Apparatus for Monitoring and Controlling Data Sharing

• US 20120311131A1
• Filed: 05/31/2011
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: ARRASVUORI, Juha Henrik
• Granted Patent: US 8,996,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

An approach is provided for managing data sharing at user device. A data sharing module determines one or more requests for a transmission or a reception of one or more data items at a device. Next, the data sharing module causes, at least in part, a time delay in the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items. Further, the data sharing module determines to monitor during the time delay for one or more inputs specifying at least one operation with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining one or more requests for a transmission or a reception of one or more data items at a device;

causing, at least in part, a time delay in the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items; and

determining to monitor during the time delay for one or more inputs specifying at least one operation with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, an initiation of the at least one operation to (1) alter the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items;

(2) generate at least one notification with respect to the one or more data items, the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items, or a combination thereof;

or (3) a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining metadata associated with the one or more data items, the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items, or a combination thereof; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the metadata in the at least one notification.

4. A method of claim 3, wherein the metadata includes, at least in part, benefit information, risk information, or a combination thereof with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more renderings of the transmission or the reception of the data at the device, the time delay, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 5, wherein the one or more renderings indicate, at least in part, one or more originating points, one or more terminating points, or a combination thereof of the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.

7. A method of claim 6, wherein the one or more originating points, one or more terminating points, or a combination thereof include, at least in part, one or more applications, one or more services, one or more cloud computing components, or a combination thereof

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more data items include, at least in part, one or more privacy data items.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining to apply the at least one operation to one or more subsequent transmissions, one or more subsequent receptions, or a combination thereof of (1) the one or more data items; and

/or (2) one or more other data items that are at least substantially similar to the one or more data items.

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least one data type of the one or more data items; and

determining a duration of the time delay based, at least in part, on the at least one data type.

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,

determine one or more requests for a transmission or a reception of one or more data items at a device;

cause, at least in part, a time delay in the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items; and

determine to monitor during the time delay for one or more inputs specifying at least one operation with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.

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

cause, at least in part, an initiation of the at least one operation to (1) alter the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items;

(2) generate at least one notification with respect to the one or more data items, the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items, or a combination thereof;

or (3) a combination thereof.

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

determine metadata associated with the one or more data items, the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items, or a combination thereof, and cause, at least in part, a presentation of the metadata in the at least one notification.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the metadata includes, at least in part, benefit information, risk information, or a combination thereof with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.

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

cause, at least in part, a presentation of one or more renderings of the transmission or the reception of the data at the device, the time delay, or a combination thereof

16. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the one or more renderings indicate, at least in part, one or more originating points, one or more terminating points, or a combination thereof of the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more originating points, one or more terminating points, or a combination thereof include, at least in part, one or more applications, one or more services, one or more cloud computing components, or a combination thereof.

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more data items include, at least in part, one or more privacy data items.

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

determine to apply the at least one operation to one or more subsequent transmissions, one or more subsequent receptions, or a combination thereof of (1) the one or more data items;

and/or (2) one or more other data items that are at least substantially similar to the one or more data items.

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

determine at least one data type of the one or more data items; and

determine a duration of the time delay based, at least in part, on the at least one data type.

21-48. -48. (canceled)