METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTENT-BASED MONITORING USING SENSORY INFORMATION

• US 20130166726A1
• Filed: 12/27/2011
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Jari-Jukka Harald Kaaja, Sergey Boldyrev
• Inventors: Boldyrev, Sergey, Kaaja, Jari-Jukka Harald, Oliver, Ian Justin, Uusitalo, Mikko Aleksi
• Granted Patent: US 9,922,378 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing intent-based monitoring using sensory information. The monitoring platform determines to detect, at a device, sensory information from an environment, the environment relating to a user of the device, one or more other users, or a combination thereof. Next, the monitoring platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the sensory information to determine intent information associated with the user, the one or more other users, or a combination thereof.

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:

at least one determination to detect, at a device, sensory information from an environment, the environment relating to a user of the device, one or more other users, or a combination thereof; and

a processing of the sensory information to determine intent information associated with the user, the one or more other users, or a combination thereof.

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 notification, a modification, or a combination thereof relating to one or more actions, one or more social network connections, or a combination thereof of the user, the device, one or more applications of the device, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the intent information.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the notification, the modification, or a combination thereof are further based, at least in part, on one or more policies associated with the user, the device, the one or more applications, 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:

at least one determination of the one or more policies based, at least in part, on context information associated with the user, the device, the one or more applications, or a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 3, wherein the one or more policies include, at least in part, one or more privacy policies, one or more security policies, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 2, wherein the one or more actions include, at least in part, distribution of information, and wherein the notification, the modification, or a combination thereof further relate to restricting the distribution of the information.

7. 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:

receipt of other sensory information from one or more other devices associated with the one or more other users,

wherein the intent information is based, at least in part, on the other sensory information.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the environment includes, at least in part, one or more social interactions between the user and the one or more other users.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one determination of history information relating to one or more prior social interactions between the user and the one or more other users,

wherein the intent information is based, at least in part, on the history information.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the sensory information includes, at least in part, one or more visual indicators, one or more auditory indicators, one or more olfactory indicators, one or more gustatory indicators, one or more haptic indicators, one or more posture indicators, one or more biological indicators, 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,

determine to detect, at a device, sensory information from an environment, the environment relating to a user of the device, one or more other users, or a combination thereof; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the sensory information to determine intent information associated with the user, the one or more other users, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, a notification, a modification, or a combination thereof relating to one or more actions, one or more social network connections, or a combination thereof of the user, the device, one or more applications of the device, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the intent information.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the notification, the modification, or a combination thereof are further based, at least in part, on one or more policies associated with the user, the device, the one or more applications, or a combination thereof.

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

determine the one or more policies based, at least in part, on context information associated with the user, the device, the one or more applications, or a combination thereof.

15. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the one or more policies include, at least in part, one or more privacy policies, one or more security policies, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more actions include, at least in part, distribution of information, and wherein the notification, the modification, or a combination thereof further relate to restricting the distribution of the information.

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

receive other sensory information from one or more other devices associated with the one or more other users,

wherein the intent information is based, at least in part, on the other sensory information

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the environment includes, at least in part, one or more social interactions between the user and the one or more other users.

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

determine history information relating to one or more prior social interactions between the user and the one or more other users,

wherein the intent information is based, at least in part, on the history information.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the sensory information includes, at least in part, one or more visual indicators, one or more auditory indicators, one or more olfactory indicators, one or more gustatory indicators, one or more haptic indicators, one or more posture indicators, one or more biological indicators, or a combination thereof.

21-48. -48. (canceled)