METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSCRIPTION OF NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON CONTENT ITEMS

• US 20140136650A1
• Filed: 11/13/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: KESKITALO, Tuomas Veli, HALLA-AHO, Tero Mikael
• Application Number:
  US13/675,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20140136650A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

An approach is provided for subscribing to notifications based on operations associated with content items. The notification enabler determines at least one operation by at least one device associated with one or more content items. Next, the notification enabler processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more content items to determine at least one identification code. Then, the notification enabler causes, at least in part, a subscription to at least one notification channel associated with the one or more content items, one or more entities associated with the one or more content items, or combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one identification code.

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 at least one operation by at least one device associated with one or more content items;

a processing of the one or more content items to determine at least one identification code; and

a subscription to at least one notification channel associated with the one or more content items, one or more entities associated with the one or more content items, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one identification code.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more content items include, at least in part, one or more web bookmarks, and wherein the at least one operation includes, at least in part, a creation of the one or more web bookmarks.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the at least one operation, the determining of the at least one identification code, the subscription to the at least one notification channel, or a combination thereof is performed by at least one notification enabler.

4. A method of claim 3, wherein the at least one notification enabler is a separate component from one or more other components associated with performing the at least one operation, presenting the one or more content items, 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 encryption of the at least one identification code,

wherein the one or more content items are associated with the at least one identification code in an encrypted form.

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:

a presentation of at least one console interface for exchanging one or more messages over the at least one notification channel.

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:

at least one determination of one or more entities associated with the one or more content items, the at least one notification channel, or a combination thereof; and

an authentication of the one or more entities for access to the at least one console interface, the at least one notification channel, 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 request for a registration of the one or more entities, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof; and

a generation of the at least one identification code for the one or more entities to include with the one or more content items.

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:

another request from the one or more entities to transmit one or more messages over the at least one notification channel; and

a transmission of the one or more messages over the at least one notification channel based, at least in part, on the authentication.

10. A method of claim 9, 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 another request to determine at least one request identification code,

wherein the authentication is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the at least one request identification code against the at least one identification code determined from the one or more content items.

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 operation by at least one device associated with one or more content items;

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more content items to determine at least one identification code; and

cause, at least in part, a subscription to at least one notification channel associated with the one or more content items, one or more entities associated with the one or more content items, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one identification code.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more content items include, at least in part, one or more web bookmarks, and wherein the at least one operation includes, at least in part, a creation of the one or more web bookmarks.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the determining of the at least one operation, the determining of the at least one identification code, the subscription to the at least one notification channel, or a combination thereof is performed by at least one notification enabler.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at least one notification enabler is a separate component from one or more other components associated with performing the at least one operation, presenting the one or more content items, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, an encryption of the at least one identification code,

wherein the one or more content items are associated with the at least one identification code in an encrypted form.

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

cause, at least in part, a presentation of at least one console interface for exchanging one or more messages over the at least one notification channel.

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

determine one or more entities associated with the one or more content items, the at least one notification channel, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, an authentication of the one or more entities for access to the at least one console interface, the at least one notification channel, or a combination thereof.

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

determine a request for a registration of the one or more entities, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a generation of the at least one identification code for the one or more entities to include with the one or more content items.

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

determine another request from the one or more entities to transmit one or more messages over the at least one notification channel; and

cause, at least in part, a transmission of the one or more messages over the at least one notification channel based, at least in part, on the authentication.

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

process and/or facilitate a processing of the another request to determine at least one request identification code,

wherein the authentication is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the at least one request identification code against the at least one identification code determined from the one or more content items.

21-48. -48. (canceled)