METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DEVICES AND USERS

• US 20140310349A1
• Filed: 04/12/2013
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Rainisto, Roope Aleksi
• Application Number:
  US13/862,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20140310349A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

An example approach is provided for establishing relationships among devices and users. A token sharing platform causes, at least in part, a selection of at least one token at a first device associated with a first user based, at least in part, on initiating a request to establish and/or modify a record indicating a relationship between the first user and at least one second user. By way of example, the at least one token represents the at least one second user at the first device. The token sharing platform then causes, at least in part, a transmission of the at least one token to at least one second device, wherein the at least one second device is associated with the at least one second user and the at least one token represents the first user at the at least one second device.

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:

a selection of at least one token at a first device associated with a first user based, at least in part, on initiating a request to establish and/or modify a record indicating a relationship between the first user and at least one second user, wherein the at least one token represents the at least one second user at the first device; and

a transmission of the at least one token to at least one second device, wherein the at least one second device is associated with the at least one second user and the at least one token represents the first user at the at least one second device.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the selection of the least one token causes the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal to be further based, at least in part, on the following:

a capture of the at least one token using a data capture module of the first device.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one token includes, at least in part, a representation of the first user, the at least one second user, the record, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one token represents the first user, the at least one second user, or a combination thereof, and wherein the record is associated with a contact application, a social networking application, a communication application, 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:

a detection of the first device, the at least one second device, or a combination thereof through local wireless connectivity.

6. A method of claim 5, 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 initiation of the selection of the at least one token based, at least in part, on the detection.

7. A method of claim 5, wherein the detection determines that the first device and the at least one second device is within a predetermined proximity.

8. A method of claim 5, wherein the at least one token is transmitted to the at least one second device through the location wireless connectivity, and wherein the at least one token is associated with the record based, at least in part, on the selection.

9. A method of claim 5, wherein the local wireless connectivity includes, at least in part, an ad hoc mesh network.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one token is an image, a video, an audio sample, or 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, a selection of at least one token at a first device associated with a first user based, at least in part, on initiating a request to establish and/or modify a record indicating a relationship between the first user and at least one second user, wherein the at least one token represents the at least one second user at the first device; and

cause, at least in part, a transmission of the at least one token to at least one second device, wherein the at least one second device is associated with the at least one second user and the at least one token represents the first user at the at least one second device.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the selection of the least one token further causes the apparatus to:

cause, at least in part, a capture of the at least one token using a data capture module of the first device.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one token includes, at least in part, a representation of the first user, the at least one second user, the record, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one token represents the first user, the at least one second user, or a combination thereof, and wherein the record is associated with a contact application, a social networking application, a communication application, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, a detection of the first device, the at least one second device, or a combination thereof through local wireless connectivity.

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

cause, at least in part, an initiation of the selection of the at least one token based, at least in part, on the detection.

17. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the detection determines that the first device and the at least one second device is within a predetermined proximity.

18. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one token is transmitted to the at least one second device through the location wireless connectivity, and wherein the at least one token is associated with the record based, at least in part, on the selection.

19. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the local wireless connectivity includes, at least in part, an ad hoc mesh network.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one token is an image, a video, an audio sample, or a combination thereof.

21-48. -48. (canceled)