METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTELLIGENT PROCESSING OF CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

• US 20130262483A1
• Filed: 03/30/2012
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Blom, Jan Otto, Laurila, Juha Kalevi, Nolan, Julian Charles, Nefedov, Nikolai
• Application Number:
  US13/435,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20130262483A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing intelligent processing of contextual information. An context platform determines at least one feature based, at least in part, on one or more contextual parameters The context platform further processes one or more contextual records to determine whether the at least one feature is a feature anchor based, at least in part, on whether the at least feature is represented above at least one threshold level. The context platform also processes the one or more contextual records to determine at least one profile for the at least one feature anchor.

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 feature based, at least in part, on one or more contextual parameters;

a processing of one or more contextual records to determine whether the at least one feature is a feature anchor based, at least in part, on whether the at least feature is represented above at least one threshold level; and

a processing of the one or more contextual records to determine at least one feature profile for the at least one feature anchor.

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 tagging of the one or more contextual parameters as being associated with the at least one feature anchor based, at least in part, on the at least one feature.

3. A method of claim 2, 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 tagged one or more contextual parameters to determine one or more related contextual parameters associated with the at least one feature anchor; and

a processing of the one or more related contextual parameters, the at least one feature anchor, or a combination thereof to determine the at least one feature profile.

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:

an aggregation of the one or more feature profiles into at least one user profile; and

an association of the at least one user profile with at least one user associated with the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, or a combination thereof.

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:

an ordering of the at least one feature anchor, the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a chronological order; and

one or more predicted contexts based, at least in part, on the ordering.

6. A method of claim 5, 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:

one or more user interactions associated with one or more device functions, the one or more device functions based, at least in part, on the one or more predicted contexts; and

a processing of the one or more user interactions to determine a delivery method associated with the one more device functions.

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:

one or more cues associated with the one or more user interactions with the one or more device functions; and

a processing of the one or more cues to determine the delivery method associated with the one or more device functions.

8. 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:

an association of sensor data with the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, the at least one feature anchor, or a combination thereof; and

a correlation of the sensor data, the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, the at least one feature anchor, or a combination thereof to one or more events; and

a processing of the correlation to determine one or more relationships between the sensor data, the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, the at least one feature anchor, or a combination thereof and the one or more events.

9. A method of claim 8, 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 prediction of one or more future events, a determination of one or more current events, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more relationships.

10. A method of claim 8, 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 events based, at least in part, on the one or more events being local to one or more devices associated with the one or more contextual records.

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 at least one feature based, at least in part, on one or more contextual parameters;

process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more contextual records to determine whether the at least one feature is a feature anchor based, at least in part, on whether the at least feature is represented above at least one threshold level; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more contextual records to determine at least one feature profile for the at least one feature anchor.

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

cause, at least in part, a tagging of the one or more contextual parameters as being associated with the at least one feature anchor based, at least in part, on the at least one feature.

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

process and/or facilitate a processing of the tagged one or more contextual parameters to determine one or more related contextual parameters associated with the at least one feature anchor; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more related contextual parameters, the at least one feature anchor, or a combination thereof to determine the at least one feature profile.

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

cause, at least in part, an aggregation of the one or more feature profiles into at least one user profile; and

cause, at least in part, an association of the at least one user profile with at least one user associated with the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, an ordering of the at least one feature anchor, the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a chronological order; and

determine one or more predicted contexts based, at least in part, on the ordering.

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

determine one or more user interactions associated with one or more device functions, the one or more device functions based, at least in part, on the one or more predicted contexts; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more user interactions to determine a delivery method associated with the one more device functions.

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

determine one or more cues associated with the one or more user interactions with the one or more device functions; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more cues to determine the delivery method associated with the one or more device functions.

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

cause, at least in part, an association of sensor data with the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, the at least one feature anchor, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a correlation of the sensor data, the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, the at least one feature anchor, or a combination thereof to one or more events; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the correlation to determine one or more relationships between the sensor data, the one or more contextual records, the one or more contextual parameters, the at least one feature anchor, or a combination thereof and the one or more events.

19. An apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a prediction of one or more future events, a determination of one or more current events, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more relationships.

20. An apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine the one or more events based, at least in part, on the one or more events being local to one or more devices associated with the one or more contextual records.

21-48. -48. (canceled)