METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY POLICY GENERATION BASED ON IN-GAME BEHAVIOR DATA

• US 20160114247A1
• Filed: 10/23/2014
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: BISWAS, Debmalya, NOLAN, Julian, LAWRENSON, Matthew John
• Granted Patent: US 10,188,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/55 Controlling game characters or game objects based on the game progress
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/75 Enforcing rules, e.g. detecting foul play or generating lists of cheating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2109 Game systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS

Abstract

An approach is provided of generating real-world privacy policies based on in-game behavior. A privacy policy platform determines in-game behavior data associated with at least one user while the at least one user is playing at least one location-based game. The privacy platform causes, at least in part, a mapping of the in-game behavior data to one or more game locations within the at least one location-based game. The privacy platform further causes, at least in part, a correlation of the one or more game locations to one or more real-world locations. The privacy platform then causes, at least in part, a generating of one or more privacy policies for the one or more real-world locations based, at least in part, on the in-game behavior data mapped to the correlated one or more game locations.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining in-game behavior data associated with at least one user while the at least one user is playing at least one location-based game;

causing, at least in part, a mapping of the in-game behavior data to one or more game locations within the at least one location-based game;

causing, at least in part, a correlation of the one or more game locations to one or more real-world locations; and

causing, at least in part, a generating of one or more privacy policies for the one or more real-world locations based, at least in part, on the in-game behavior data mapped to the correlated one or more game locations.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a classification of the in-game behavior information to determine the one or more game locations, one or more game contacts, one or more interactions with the one or more game contacts, one or more game activities, or a combination thereof,

wherein the one or more privacy policies are further based, at least in part, on the classification.

3. A method of claim 2, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a correlation of the one or more game contacts to one or more real-world contacts,

wherein the one or more privacy policies are further generated with respect to the one or more real-world contacts.

4. A method of claim 2, wherein the classification is performed incrementally as the in-game behavior data becomes available.

5. A method of claim 2, wherein the classification is performed using a semantic classification.

6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a generalization of the one or more game locations,

wherein the correlation of the one or more game locations to the one or more real-world locations is based, at least in part, on the generalization.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing and/or facilitating a processing of the in-game behavior data to determine sensitivity status information for the one or more game locations, the one or more real-world locations, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining time spent at the one or more game locations based, at least in part, on the in-game behavior data,

wherein the sensitivity status information is based, at least in part, on the time spent.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more privacy policies include one or more permissive policies, one or more restrictive policies, or a combination thereof;

wherein the one or more permissive policies allow one or more functions of at least one device associated with the at least one user; and

wherein the one or more restrictive policies restrict the one or more functions of the at least one device.

10. A method of claim 9, wherein the one or more functions of the at least one device include, at least in part, one or more application functions, one or more sensor functions, one or more data sharing functions, 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,

determine in-game behavior data associated with at least one user while the at least one user is playing at least one location-based game;

cause, at least in part, a mapping of the in-game behavior data to one or more game locations within the at least one location-based game;

cause, at least in part, a correlation of the one or more game locations to one or more real-world locations; and

cause, at least in part, a generating of one or more privacy policies for the one or more real-world locations based, at least in part, on the in-game behavior data mapped to the correlated one or more game locations.

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

cause, at least in part, a classification of the in-game behavior information to determine the one or more game locations, one or more game contacts, one or more interactions with the one or more game contacts, one or more game activities, or a combination thereof,

wherein the one or more privacy policies are further based, at least in part, on the classification.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a correlation of the one or more game contacts to one or more real-world contacts,

wherein the one or more privacy policies are further generated with respect to the one or more real-world contacts.

14. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the classification is performed incrementally as the in-game behavior data becomes available, performed using a semantic classification, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, a generalization of the one or more game locations,

wherein the correlation of the one or more game locations to the one or more real-world locations is based, at least in part, on the generalization.

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

process and/or facilitate a processing of the in-game behavior data to determine sensitivity status information for the one or more game locations, the one or more real-world locations, or a combination thereof.

17. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform:

determining in-game behavior data associated with at least one user while the at least one user is playing at least one location-based game;

causing, at least in part, a mapping of the in-game behavior data to one or more game locations within the at least one location-based game;

causing, at least in part, a correlation of the one or more game locations to one or more real-world locations; and

causing, at least in part, a generating of one or more privacy policies for the one or more real-world locations based, at least in part, on the in-game behavior data mapped to the correlated one or more game locations.

18. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

causing, at least in part, a classification of the in-game behavior information to determine the one or more game locations, one or more game contacts, one or more interactions with the one or more game contacts, one or more game activities, or a combination thereof,

wherein the one or more privacy policies are further based, at least in part, on the classification.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

causing, at least in part, a correlation of the one or more game contacts to one or more real-world contacts,

wherein the one or more privacy policies are further generated with respect to the one or more real-world contacts.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

processing and/or facilitating a processing of the in-game behavior data to determine sensitivity status information for the one or more game locations, the one or more real-world locations, or a combination thereof.

21-48. -48. (canceled)