METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CLOUD-BASED REPOSITORIES BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION

• US 20130297535A1
• Filed: 05/02/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Joshi, Dhaval Jitendra, Aarnio, Ari Antero, Narayanan-Saroja, Vijay
• Application Number:
  US13/886,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20130297535A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

An approach is provided for presenting cloud-based repositories based on location information. The cloud-based storage platform determines location information associated with one or more cloud-based repositories that include data associated with at least one user. Next, the cloud-based storage platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of a user interface depicting one or more representations of the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on the location information.

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 of location information associated with one or more cloud-based repositories that include data associated with at least one user; and

a presentation of a user interface depicting one or more representations of the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on the location information.

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 storage of the data at the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on the location information.

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:

at least one determination of one or more entities of interest storing other data at the one or more cloud-based repositories,

wherein the storage of the at least a portion at the one or more cloud-based repositories is further based, at least in part, on the one or more entities of interest.

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 presentation of endorsement information, social networking information, performance information, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more cloud-based repositories in the user interface.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the endorsement information, the social networking information, the performance information, or a combination thereof specify, at least in part, one or more associations between the one or more entities and the one or more cloud-based repositories.

6. 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 one or more other cloud-based repositories that are available to store the data; and

a presentation of the one or more other cloud-based repositories in the user interface for selection by the at least one user.

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:

a transmission of the data from the one or more cloud-based repositories to at least one of the one or more other cloud-based repositories.

8. A method of claim 7, 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 an input for selecting the at least one of the one or more other cloud-based repositories,

wherein the transmission is based, at least in part, on the selection input.

9. A method of claim 7, 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 a transfer of the other data associated with the one or more entities of interest to the at least one of the one or more other cloud-based repositories,

wherein the transmission is based, at least in part, on the transfer of the other data.

10. 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 payment information associated with the one or more entities of interest, the location information, or a combination thereof; and

at least one determination to charge for the storage at the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on the payment information.

11. 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:

at least one determination of one or more requests to store the data at the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on a determination that at least one event will utilize stored data at the one or more cloud-based repositories.

12. 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 location information associated with one or more cloud-based repositories that include data associated with at least one user; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of a user interface depicting one or more representations of the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on the location information.

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

cause, at least in part, a storage of the data at the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on the location information.

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

determine one or more entities of interest storing other data at the one or more cloud-based repositories,

wherein the storage of the at least a portion at the one or more cloud-based repositories is further based, at least in part, on the one or more entities of interest.

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

cause, at least in part, a presentation of endorsement information, social networking information, performance information, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more cloud-based repositories in the user interface.

16. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the endorsement information, the social networking information, the performance information, or a combination thereof specify, at least in part, one or more associations between the one or more entities and the one or more cloud-based repositories.

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

determine one or more other cloud-based repositories that are available to store the data; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more other cloud-based repositories in the user interface for selection by the at least one user.

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

cause, at least in part, a transmission of the data from the one or more cloud-based repositories to at least one of the one or more other cloud-based repositories.

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

determine an input for selecting the at least one of the one or more other cloud-based repositories,

wherein the transmission is based, at least in part, on the selection input.

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

determine a transfer of the other data associated with the one or more entities of interest to the at least one of the one or more other cloud-based repositories,

wherein the transmission is based, at least in part, on the transfer of the other data.

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

determine payment information associated with the one or more entities of interest, the location information, or a combination thereof; and

determine to charge for the storage at the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on the payment information.

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

determine one or more requests to store the data at the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on a determination that at least one event will utilize stored data at the one or more cloud-based repositories.

23. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform a method comprising:

determining location information associated with one or more cloud-based repositories that include data associated with at least one user; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of a user interface depicting one or more representations of the one or more cloud-based repositories based, at least in part, on the location information.