Method and apparatus providing for output of a content package based at least in part on a content category selection and one or more contextual characteristics

• US 8,380,810 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2010
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Sathish, Sailesh Kumar, Lehtiniemi, Arto Juhani
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa M
• Application Number:
  US12/724,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 709200-203, 709217-227, 709/228
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9035 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

An apparatus providing for output of a content package may include a content category selector for receiving a content category selection. A content category extractor may extract the content category selection from a content feed. The apparatus may further comprise a contextual characteristic determiner for determining one or more contextual characteristics. A GPS module may determine a location of the apparatus. The apparatus may thereby provide for selection of a content package based at least in part on the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics. The actual selection of the content package may occur in an external device, such as a content category selector. Once the content package is selected, the apparatus may provide for output of the content package such as through displaying the content package on a display.

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 processor, cause the apparatus to at least;

receive a content category selection, wherein at least a portion of the content category selection is based on a combination of a plurality of user profiles that are combined based on a received indication of a weight for each user profile of the plurality of user profiles;

determine one or more contextual characteristics;

cause the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to permit selection of a content package to be provided; and

cause an output of the content package to be provided.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to update the content package based on a change to the content category selection or the one or more contextual characteristics.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to receive the content category selection by extracting the content category selection from a content feed that is provided by at least one social network.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to cause the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to be provided by:

causing a transmission of a content request comprising the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to a content package selector; and

receiving the content package from the content package selector.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to receive the content category selection by receiving an indication of a current user mood.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to cause the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to be provided by applying a predefined rule to the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics.

7. A method comprising:

receiving a content category selection, wherein at least a portion of the content category selection based on a combination of a plurality of user profiles that are combined based on a received indication of a weight for each user profile of the plurality of user profiles;

determining one or more contextual characteristics;

causing the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to permit selection of a content package to be provided; and

causing an output of the content package to be provided.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising causing the content package to be updated based on a change to the content category selection or the one or more contextual characteristics.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the content category selection comprises extracting the content category selection from a content feed that is provided by at least one social network.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein causing the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to be provided comprises:

causing a transmission of a content request to be provided comprising the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to a content package selector; and

receiving the content package from the content package selector.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the content category selection comprises an indication of a current user mood.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein causing the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to be provided comprises applying a predefined rule to the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics.

13. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising:

program code instructions for receiving a content category selection, wherein at least a portion of the content category selection is based on a combination of a plurality of user profiles that are combined based on a received indication of a weight for each user profile of the plurality of user profiles;

program code instructions for determining one or more contextual characteristics;

program code instructions for causing the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to permit selection of a content package to be provided; and

program code instructions for causing an output of the content package to be provided.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising program code instructions for updating the content package based on a change to the content category selection or the one or more contextual characteristics.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein program code instructions for receiving the content category selection comprise program code instructions for extracting the content category selection from a content feed that is provided by at least one social network.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein program code instructions for causing the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to be provided comprises:

program code instructions for causing a transmission of a content request to be provided comprising the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to a content package selector; and

program code instructions for receiving the content package from the content package selector.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein program code instructions for causing the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to be provided comprises program code instructions for applying a predefined rule to the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics.