METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SHARED CONNECTIVITY
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1. A method comprising:
- accessing a target content or a web page by a mobile device;
determining to select one or more other mobile devices to share a link to the target content or the web page; and
determining to send the link to the selected one or more other mobile devices.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for providing shared path connectivity among devices. A connection sharing platform determines to specify at least one group of devices, the at least one group including at least a first path to establish a network connection and a second path to establish a local connection among the devices. The connection sharing platform also determines to cause at least in part an activation of one or more of the devices to establish the network connection, wherein one or more unactivated devices share the network connection over the local connection.
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing a target content or a web page by a mobile device; determining to select one or more other mobile devices to share a link to the target content or the web page; and determining to send the link to the selected one or more other mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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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, access a target content or a web page by a mobile device; determine to select one or more other mobile devices to share a link to the target content or the web page; and determine to send the link to the selected one or more other mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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presenting a page on a user interface of a mobile device; determining to open a reference web page from the mobile device; determining to select at the reference web page sharing of the page over a local connection among mobile devices determining to select at the reference web page one or more other mobile devices to share the page over the local connection; and determining to share the page with the selected one or more other mobile devices over the local connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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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, present a page on a user interface of a mobile device; determine to open a reference web page from the mobile device; determine to select at the reference web page sharing of the page over a local connection among mobile devices determine to select at the reference web page one or more other mobile devices to share the page over the local connection; and determine to share the page with the selected one or more other mobile devices over the local connection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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