Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Managing Content

• US 20140149934A1
• Filed: 06/06/2012
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Bheemanna, Sudha
• Application Number:
  US14/127,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20140149934A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/68 Gesture-dependent or behaviour-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment a method and apparatus is provided. The method comprises facilitating receiving of at least one gesture for at least one content item, and inhibiting accessibility of the at least one content item based on the at least one gesture. The apparatus comprises at least one processor; and at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: facilitating receiving of at least one gesture for at least one content item; and inhibiting accessibility of remaining content items for which the at least one gesture is not received.

Claims

1-47. -47. (canceled)

48. A method comprising:

facilitating receiving of at least one gesture for at least one content item; and

inhibiting accessibility of the at least one content item based on the at least one gesture.

49. The method as claimed in claim 48, wherein inhibiting accessibility comprises one of:

replacing the at least one content item with at least one dummy content item;

blurring the at least one content item; and

hiding the at least one content item.

50. The method as claimed in claim 48, further comprising:

facilitating receiving of the at least one gesture for the at least one inhibited content item; and

facilitating accessibility of the at least one inhibited content item based on the at least one gesture.

51. The method as claimed in claim 48, further comprising facilitating selection of the at least one content item.

52. A method comprising:

facilitating receiving of at least one gesture for at least one content item; and

inhibiting accessibility of remaining content items for which the at least one gesture is not received.

53. The method as claimed in claim 52, wherein inhibiting accessibility comprises one of:

replacing the remaining content items with at least one dummy content item;

blurring the remaining content items; and

hiding the remaining content items.

54. The method as claimed in claim 52, further comprises:

facilitating receiving of the at least one gesture for the inhibited remaining content items; and

facilitating accessibility of the inhibited remaining content items based on the at least one gesture.

55. The method as claimed in claim 52, further comprising facilitating selection of the at least one content item.

56. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

facilitate receiving of at least one gesture for at least one content item; and

inhibit accessibility of the at least one content item based on the at least one gesture.

57. The apparatus as claimed in claim 56, wherein to inhibit accessibility, the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to perform one of:

replace the at least one content item with at least one dummy content item;

blur the at least one content item; and

hide the at least one content item.

58. The apparatus as claimed in claim 56, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

facilitate receiving of the at least one gesture for the at least one inhibited content item; and

facilitate accessibility of the at least one inhibited content item based on the at least one gesture.

59. The apparatus as claimed in claim 56, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

facilitate selection of the at least one content item.

60. The apparatus as claimed in claim 56, wherein the content item comprises at least one of multimedia files, audio files, video files, text files, icons, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails.

61. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

facilitate receiving of at least one gesture for at least one content item; and

inhibit accessibility of remaining content items for which the at least one gesture is not received.

62. The apparatus as claimed in claim 61, wherein the content item comprises at least one of multimedia files, audio files, video files, text files, icons, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails.

63. A computer program product comprising a set of instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus at least to:

facilitate receiving of at least one gesture for at least one content item; and

inhibit accessibility of the at least one content item based on the at least one gesture.

64. The computer program as claimed in claim 63, wherein to inhibit accessibility, the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to perform one of:

replace the at least one content item with at least one dummy content item;

blur the at least one content item; and

hide the at least one content item.

65. The computer program as claimed in claim 63, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

facilitate receiving of the at least one gesture for the at least one inhibited content item; and

facilitate accessibility of the at least one inhibited content item based on the at least one gesture.

66. The computer program as claimed in claim 63, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

facilitate selection of the at least one content item.

67. The computer program as claimed in claim 63, wherein the content item comprises at least one of multimedia files, audio files, video files, text files, icons, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails.

68. A computer program product comprising a set of instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus at least to perform:

facilitate receiving of at least one gesture for at least one content item; and

inhibit accessibility of remaining content items for which the at least one gesture is not received.