Social Device Resource Management
First Claim
1. A method for allocating resources in a social network circle having an associated membership including at least one social device, the social device having a social device resource capable of being shared with at least a second member of the social network circle, the method comprising:
- establishing access rights for the at least one social device resource;
identifying a request, from the second member of the social network circle, for access to the at least one social device resource; and
in response to the request, permitting access to the at least one social device resource in accordance with the access rights.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for allocating resources in a social network. In one embodiment, access to resources of a social network and participant social devices is managed through general or member class-specific access rights. Such access rights may also be established for authorized guests or non-members of the social network. In further embodiments, social resources may be offered and (re)allocated in a dynamic manner through real time usage and availability analysis.
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1. A method for allocating resources in a social network circle having an associated membership including at least one social device, the social device having a social device resource capable of being shared with at least a second member of the social network circle, the method comprising:
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establishing access rights for the at least one social device resource; identifying a request, from the second member of the social network circle, for access to the at least one social device resource; and in response to the request, permitting access to the at least one social device resource in accordance with the access rights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Device circuitry used to interact with a social network system, the social network system hosting a social circle, the device circuitry comprising:
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interface circuitry operable to couple with the social network system; processing circuitry coupled with the interface circuitry to support secure interaction with a social resource associated with the social network system; and the secure interaction comprising interaction regarding social circle membership and social device resource access rights. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for exercising control of a social device docked in a social network circle having at least one human or non-device member, the social device configured to receive and process control signals from other nodes in the social network, the method comprising:
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conferring operational control of a resource of the social device to a node of the social network; generating, by the node of the social network, contextually appropriate control signals relating to the resource of the social device; and communicating the control signals to the social device, the resource of the social device performing a function in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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