METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCEPTING THIRD-PARTY USE OF SERVICES BASED ON TOUCH SELECTION

• US 20140229859A1
• Filed: 02/13/2013
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: PALIN, ARTO T., LUUKKALA, VESA-VEIKKO
• Granted Patent: US 9,606,619 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• 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: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/725 Shared by technologies, e.g. one account for different access technologies

Abstract

An approach is provided for brokering resources and services among multiple devices based on one or more touch-based interactions. An access platform causes, at least in part, at least one initiation of one or more touch-based interactions with at least one first device, at least one third device, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on at least one connection request from the at least one first device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof. The access platform determines the one or more touch-based interactions with the at least one first device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof. The access platform further causes, at least in part, at least one access to one or more services associated with at least one second device based, at least in part, on the one or more touch-based interactions.

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 initiation of one or more touch-based interactions with at least one first device, at least one third device, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on at least one connection request from the at least one first device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof;

at least one determination of the one or more touch-based interactions with the at least one first device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof; and

at least one access to one or more services associated with at least one second device based, at least in part, on the one or more touch-based interactions.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more touch-based interactions include, at least in part, one or more touch-to-select, touch-to-be-selected, proximity detection, or a combination thereof mechanisms.

3. 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 identification information associated with the at least one first device; and

a processing of the identification information to verify a master-slave relationship between the at least one first device and the at least one second device.

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:

at least one initiation of at least one timer associated with the one or more one touch-based interactions,

wherein the at least one access is denied if the at least one timer expires before determining the one or more touch-based interactions.

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 one or more temporal parameters, one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one access from the at least one first device,

wherein the one or more temporal parameters, the one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof are based, at least in part, on one or more quantity values, one or more duration values, one or more preferences, or a combination thereof.

6. 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:

one or more touch-based interactions with at least one second device, at least one third device, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on at least one connection request from the at least one second device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof; and

at least one determination of at least one access for the at least one third device to the at least one second device based, at least in part, on the one or more touch-based interactions.

7. A method of claim 6, wherein the one or more touch-based interactions include, at least in part, one or more touch-to-select, touch-to-be-selected, proximity detection, or a combination thereof mechanisms.

8. 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 identification information associated with the at least one third device; and

a processing of the identification information to determine one or more temporal parameters, one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one access.

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:

at least one transmission of the one or more temporal parameters, the one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof to the at least one second device,

wherein the at least one access is further based, at least in part, on the one or more temporal parameters, the one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof.

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:

an encoding of the one or more temporal parameters, the one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof prior to the at least one transmission.

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, at least one initiation of one or more touch-based interactions with at least one first device, at least one third device, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on at least one connection request from the at least one first device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof;

determine the one or more touch-based interactions with the at least one first device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, at least one access to one or more services associated with at least one second device based, at least in part, on the one or more touch-based interactions.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more touch-based interactions include, at least in part, one or more touch-to-select, touch-to-be-selected, proximity detection, or a combination thereof mechanisms.

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

determine identification information associated with the at least one first device; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the identification information to verify a master-slave relationship between the at least one first device and the at least one second device.

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

cause, at least in part, at least one initiation of at least one timer associated with the one or more one touch-based interactions,

wherein the at least one access is denied if the at least one timer expires before determining the one or more touch-based interactions.

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

determine one or more temporal parameters, one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one access from the at least one first device,

wherein the one or more temporal parameters, the one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof are based, at least in part, on one or more quantity values, one or more duration values, one or more preference values, or a combination thereof.

16. 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, one or more touch-based interactions with at least one second device, at least one third device, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on at least one connection request from the at least one second device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof; and

determine, at least in part, at least one access for the at least one third device to the at least one second device based, at least in part, on the one or more touch-based interactions.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more touch-based interactions include, at least in part, one or more touch-to-select, touch-to-be-selected, proximity detection, or a combination thereof mechanisms.

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

determine identification information associated with the at least one third device; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the identification information to determine one or more temporal parameters, one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one access.

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

cause, at least in part, at least one transmission of the one or more temporal parameters, the one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof to the at least one second device,

wherein the at least one access is further based, at least in part, on the one or more temporal parameters, the one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, an encoding of the one or more temporal parameters, the one or more restrictions, or a combination thereof prior to the at least one transmission.

21-48. -48. (canceled)