METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED COGNITIVE CONNECTIVITY BASED ON GROUP DATASETS

• US 20140106763A1
• Filed: 10/15/2012
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: BOLDYREV, Sergey, KAAJA, Jari-Jukka Harald, UUSITALO, Mikko Aleksi, EKBERG, Jan-Erik, LUUKKALA, Vesa-Veikko
• Granted Patent: US 9,378,528 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/452.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties

Abstract

An approach is provided for allocating radio resources based on social distance information for one or more social groups. The coexistence platform determines social distance information for at least one group of a plurality of one or more users, one or more devices associated with the one or more users, or a combination thereof. The coexistence platform causes, at least in part, at least one allocation of the one or more radio resources to the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the social distance information for the at least one group or a subset of the at least one group. The coexistence client causes an initiation of a request for at least one allocation of one or more radio resources. The coexistence client determines the one or more radio resources based, at least in part, on social distance 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 social distance information for at least one group of a plurality of one or more users, one or more devices associated with the one or more users, or a combination thereof; and

at least one allocation of one or more radio resources to the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the social distance information for the at least one group or a subset of the at least one group.

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:

an extraction of one or more features of the at least one group from one or more datasets associated with the at least one group, the one or more users, the one or more devices, or a combination thereof; and

at least one determination of the social distance information based, at least in part, on the one or more features, the one or more datasets, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the one or more radio resources include, at least in part, one or more cognitive radio resources, and wherein the one or more datasets include, at least in part, one or more reference datasets, one more social datasets, one or more personal datasets, one or more behavioral datasets, or a combination thereof.

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 processing of the social distance information to determine a likelihood that the at least one group shares information, a likelihood that the at least one group moves together, a likelihood that the at least one group shares one or more network services, or a combination thereof,

wherein the at least one allocation is further based, at least in part, on the processing.

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:

at least one determination of contextual information associated with the at least one group, the one or more users, the one or more devices, the one or more radio resources, or a combination thereof,

wherein the allocation is further based, at least in part, on the contextual information.

6. A method of claim 5, wherein the contextual information includes, at least in part, location information, movement information, temporal information, activity information, or a combination thereof.

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:

an identification of the at least one group, the one or more users, the one or more devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the allocation is further based, at least in part, on the identification.

8. 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 initiation of a request for at least one allocation of one or more radio resources for at least one group of a plurality of one or more users, one or more devices associated with one or more users, or a combination thereof; and

at least one determination of the one or more radio resources based, at least in part, on social distance information for the at least one group or a subset of the at least one group.

9. A method of claim 8, wherein the radio resources are cognitive radio resources, and 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:

receive the one or more radio resources based, at least in part, on the social distance information for the at least one group or the subset of the at least one group.

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 transmission of registration information, identification information, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more users, the one or more devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the social distance information is based, at least in part, on the registration information, the identification information, or a combination thereof.

11. 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 at least one other request to share one or more radio resources with at least one other user, at least one other device associated with the at least one other user, or a combination thereof; and

at least one sharing of the one or more radio resources based, at least in part, on the at least one request, the social distance information, or a combination thereof.

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 social distance information for at least one group of a plurality of one or more users, one or more devices associated with the one or more users, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, at least one allocation of one or more radio resources to the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the social distance information for the at least one group or a subset of the at least one group.

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

cause, at least in part, an extraction of one or more features of the at least one group from one or more datasets associated with the at least one group, the one or more users, the one or more devices, or a combination thereof; and

determine the social distance information based, at least in part, on the one or more features, the one or more datasets, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the one or more radio resources are cognitive radio resources, and wherein the one or more datasets include, at least in part, one or more reference datasets, one more social datasets, one or more personal datasets, one or more behavioral datasets, or a combination thereof.

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

process and/or facilitate a processing of the social distance information to determine a likelihood that the at least one group shares information, a likelihood that the at least one group moves together, a likelihood that the at least one group shares one or more network services, or a combination thereof,

wherein the at least one allocation is further based, at least in part, on the processing.

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

determine contextual information associated with the at least one group, the one or more users, the one or more devices, the one or more radio resources, or a combination thereof,

wherein the allocation is further based, at least in part, on the contextual information.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the contextual information includes, at least in part, location information, movement information, temporal information, activity information, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, an identification of the at least one group, the one or more users, the one or more devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the allocation is further based, at least in part, on the identification.

19. 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 initiation of a request for at least one allocation of one or more radio resources for at least one group of a plurality of one or more users, one or more devices associated with the one or more users, or a combination thereof; and

determine the one or more radio resources based, at least in part, on social distance information for the at least one group or a subset of the at least one group.

20. An apparatus of claim 19, wherein the radio resources are cognitive radio resources, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive the one or more radio resources based, at least in part, on the social distance information for the at least one group or a subset of the at least one group.

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

cause, at least in part, at least one transmission of registration information, identification information, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more users, the one or more devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the social distance information is based, at least in part, on the registration information, the identification information, or a combination thereof.

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

determine at least one other request to share one or more radio resources with at least one other user, at least one other device associated with the one other user, or a combination thereof and

cause, at least in part, at least one sharing of the one or more radio resources based, at least in part, on the at least one request, the social distance information, or a combination thereof.

23-58. -58. (canceled)