METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION BASED ON A MULTIMEDIA SIGNATURE

• US 20130097303A1
• Filed: 10/12/2011
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Impi, Jussi Markus, Githinji, Pauline, Myllyluoma, Marko Mikael, Sitati, Moses, Gichana, Brian Omwenga
• Granted Patent: US 10,200,363 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6045 Identity confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing identification based on a multimedia signature. An indication platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more device events to determine one or more participants, one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof. The indication platform further causes, at least in part, an association of one or more multimedia signatures with the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof. The indication platform also determines to identify the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the association.

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:

a processing of one or more device events to determine one or more participants, one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof;

an association of one or more multimedia signatures with the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof; and

at least one determination to identify the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the association.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof are unknown.

3. 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 recording, a sampling, a parsing, or a combination thereof of at least a portion of one or more communication sessions associated with the one or more device events; and

a generation of the one or more multimedia signatures based, at least in part, on the recording, the sampling, the parsing, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 3, 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 monitoring of the one or more communication sessions against one or more trigger criteria; and

an initiation of the recording, the sampling, the parsing, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the monitoring.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the one or more trigger criteria include, at least in part, a keyword recognition, temporal information, volume information, pitch information, or a combination thereof.

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 rendering of one or more user interfaces for presenting the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more multimedia signatures.

7. A method of claim 6, 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:

an input for selecting the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof; and

a presentation of the one or more multimedia signatures associated with the selected one or more device events, the selected one or more participants, the selected one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 6, wherein the one or more user interfaces include, at least in part, one or more communication log user interfaces, one or more personal information management user interfaces, or a combination thereof.

9. 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 reception of the one or more multimedia signatures from the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more device events include, at least in part, an audio call, a video call, a calendar event, a task event, a detected user activity, 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,

process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more device events to determine one or more participants, one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof;

cause, at least in part, an association of one or more multimedia signatures with the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof; and

determine to identify the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the association.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof are unknown.

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

cause, at least in part, a recording, a sampling, a parsing, or a combination thereof of at least a portion of one or more communication sessions associated with the one or more device events; and

cause, at least in part, a generation of the one or more multimedia signatures based, at least in part, on the recording, the sampling, the parsing, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, a monitoring of the one or more communication sessions against one or more trigger criteria; and

cause, at least in part, an initiation of the recording, the sampling, the parsing, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the monitoring.

15. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more trigger criteria include, at least in part, a keyword recognition, temporal information, volume information, pitch information, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, a rendering of one or more user interfaces for presenting the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more multimedia signatures.

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

determine an input for selecting the one or more device events, the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more multimedia signatures associated with the selected one or more device events, the selected one or more participants, the selected one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof.

18. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more user interfaces include, at least in part, one or more communication log user interfaces, one or more personal information management user interfaces, or a combination thereof.

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

receive the one or more multimedia signatures from the one or more participants, the one or more participant devices, or a combination thereof.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more device events include, at least in part, an audio call, a video call, a calendar event, a task event, a detected user activity, or a combination thereof.

21-48. -48. (canceled)