METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INTERFACE FOR TRIGGERING DEVICE ACTION

• US 20130326379A1
• Filed: 05/29/2012
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Arrasvuori, Juha Henrik, Lehtiniemi, Arto Juhani, Eronen, Antti Johannes
• Granted Patent: US 9,354,806 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/805 Real-time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, an identification of one or more triggering devices. A processor may then cause, at least in part, an association of the one or more actions with the one or more triggering devices based, at least in part, on the identification wherein the one or more actions are initiated based, at least in part, on a detection of the one or more triggering devices.

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:

an identification of one or more triggering devices; and

an association of one or more actions with the one or more triggering devices based, at least in part, on the identification,

wherein the one or more actions are initiated based, at least in part, on a detection of the one or more triggering devices.

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:

at least one determination of the identification of the one or more triggering devices based, at least in part, on a detection of one or more identifiers associated with the one or more triggering devices.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the detection is based, at least in part, on short range wireless communications including, at least in part, near field communications.

4. 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 presentation of a location-based user interface depicting one or more representations of the one or more triggering devices; and

at least one determination of one or more interactions with the location-based user interface to cause, at least in part, an initiation of (a) the association of the one or more actions with the one or more triggering devices, (b) the one or more actions, or (c) a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 4, 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 status information, historical information, related data, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more actions; and

a presentation of the status information, the historical information, the related data, or a combination thereof in the location-based user interface.

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:

at least one determination of one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the detection of the one or more triggering devices; and

an initiation of the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof to perform the one or more actions.

7. A method of claim 6, wherein the detection of the one or more triggering devices is via one or more detecting devices, 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 context information, capability information, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more detecting devices, the one or more triggering devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the initiation of the one or more actions, the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the context information, the capability information, or a combination thereof.

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:

a determination, a modification, or a combination thereof of the one or more actions based, at least in part, on the context information, the capability information, or a combination thereof.

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:

an authentication of the one or more triggering devices, the one or more detecting devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the initiation of the one or more actions, the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on authentication.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more actions include, at least in part, (a) performing one or more backup operations, (b) presenting a list of the one or more actions associated with a detected one of the one or more triggering devices, (c) providing related information, (c) determining a check-in status, (d) printing a file, or (e) 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,

cause, at least in part, an identification of one or more triggering devices; and

cause, at least in part, an association of one or more actions with the one or more triggering devices based, at least in part, on the identification,

wherein the one or more actions are initiated based, at least in part, on a detection of the one or more triggering devices.

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

determine the identification of the one or more triggering devices based, at least in part, on a detection of one or more identifiers associated with the one or more triggering devices.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the detection is based, at least in part, on short range wireless communications including, at least in part, near field communications.

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

cause, at least in part, a presentation of a location-based user interface depicting one or more representations of the one or more triggering devices; and

determine one or more interactions with the location-based user interface to cause, at least in part, an initiation of (a) the association of the one or more actions with the one or more triggering devices, (b) the one or more actions, or (c) a combination thereof.

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

determine status information, historical information, related data, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more actions; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the status information, the historical information, the related data, or a combination thereof in the location-based user interface.

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

determine one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the detection of the one or more triggering devices; and

cause, at least in part, an initiation of the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof to perform the one or more actions.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the detection of the one or more triggering devices is via one or more detecting devices, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine context information, capability information, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more detecting devices, the one or more triggering devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the initiation of the one or more actions, the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the context information, the capability information, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, a determination, a modification, or a combination thereof of the one or more actions based, at least in part, on the context information, the capability information, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, an authentication of the one or more triggering devices, the one or more detecting devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the initiation of the one or more actions, the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on authentication.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more actions include, at least in part, (a) performing one or more backup operations, (b) presenting a list of the one or more actions associated with a detected one of the one or more triggering devices, (c) providing related information, (c) determining a check-in status, (d) printing a file, or (e) a combination thereof.

21-48. -48. (canceled)