Method and apparatus for context-indexed network resources

• US 8,341,185 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2010
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Sathish, Sailesh Kumar
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo, Isaac M
• Application Number:
  US12/753,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20110246438A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-899
• US Class Current: 707/791
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

Techniques to provide context-indexed network resources include determining a network resource that is associated with first data in response to receiving first data that describes a context feature. A context token is determined, which indicates a probability, in the first data, of a topic from a context vocabulary. The context vocabulary includes concepts describing temporal, spatial, environmental or activity circumstances of consumers. Second data is stored, which indicates the network resource in association with the context token. In some embodiments, determining a network resource associated with the first data includes sending a topic based on the feature context token to a network resource search engine; and, the network resource is determined based on data returned from the network resource search engine.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

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 local context data that indicates one or more of temporal, spatial, environmental or activity circumstances of a consumer who uses the apparatus to obtain network services;

cause, at least in part, transmission of the local context data to a service via a network;

determine whether data that indicates a network resource is received in response to the transmission of the local context data; and

if the data that indicates the network resource is received in response to the transmission of the local context data, then cause, at least in part, presentation of data that indicates the network resource on a display of the apparatus,

wherein the apparatus is a user device.

2. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to launch a browser to access the network resource, if it is determined that the data that indicates the network resource has been selected in response to the presentation of the data that indicates the network resource.

3. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a mobile phone further comprising:

user interface circuitry and user interface software configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone through use of a display and configured to respond to user input; and

a display and display circuitry configured to display at least a portion of a user interface of the mobile phone, the display and display circuitry configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone.

4. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the local context data indicates one or more of spatial, environmental or activity circumstances of the consumer.

5. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the local context data indicates a point of interest in a mapping application, an entry in calendar application, a social network contact, or a combination thereof.

6. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, transmission of a query message to one of the network services; and

receive the local context data in response to the transmission of the query message to the one of the network services.

7. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one of the network services includes a network mapping service, a social networking service, or a combination thereof.