Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling data sharing
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1. A method comprising:
- determining metadata for one or more data items based, at least in part, on one or more requests for a transmission or a reception of one or more data items at at least one device;
causing, at least in part, a time delay in the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items based, at least in part, on the metadata for one or more data items;
causing, at least in part, a presentation of contextual information for one or more data items at the at least one device; and
determining to monitor during the time delay for one or more user inputs specifying at least one operation with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for managing data sharing at user device. A data sharing module determines one or more requests for a transmission or a reception of one or more data items at a device. Next, the data sharing module causes, at least in part, a time delay in the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items. Further, the data sharing module determines to monitor during the time delay for one or more inputs specifying at least one operation with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining metadata for one or more data items based, at least in part, on one or more requests for a transmission or a reception of one or more data items at at least one device; causing, at least in part, a time delay in the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items based, at least in part, on the metadata for one or more data items; causing, at least in part, a presentation of contextual information for one or more data items at the at least one device; and determining to monitor during the time delay for one or more user inputs specifying at least one operation with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. 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, determine metadata for one or more data items, based, at least in part, on one or more requests for a transmission or a reception of one or more data items at at least one device; cause, at least in part, a time delay in the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items based, at least in part, on the metadata for one or more data items; cause, at least in part, a presentation of contextual information for one or more data items at the at least one device; and determine to monitor during the time delay for one or more user inputs specifying at least one operation with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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