Method and apparatus for providing an interface for triggering device action

• US 9,354,806 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2012
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Arrasvuori, Juha Henrik, Lehtiniemi, Arto Juhani, Eronen, Antti Johannes
• Primary Examiner(s): Karikari, Kwasi
• Application Number:
  US13/482,358
• Publication Number:
  US 20130326379A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,463 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/805 Real-time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, an identification of one or more triggering devices. A processor may then cause, at least in part, an association of the one or more actions with the one or more triggering devices based, at least in part, on the identification wherein the one or more actions are initiated based, at least in part, on a detection of the one or more triggering devices.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of an identification of one or more triggering devices based on a detected proximity of a mobile device to the one or more triggering devices;

determining capability information associated with the mobile device, the one or more triggering devices, or a combination thereof;

causing presentation of a list of one or more actions associated with a detected one of the one or more triggering devices; and

in response to the identification of the one or more triggering device bases on the detected proximity of the mobile device, initiating a backup of data from the mobile device to another device, wherein the initiating the backup of the data is based on at least the capability information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detection is based, at least in part, on short range wireless communications including, at least in part, near field communications.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing presentation of a location-based user interface depicting one or more representations of the one or more triggering devices; and

determining one or more interactions with the location-based user interface to cause, at least in part, an initiation of an association of a backup operation with the one or more triggering devices.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining status information, historical information, related data, or a combination thereof associated with the backup of data; and

causing presentation of the status information, the historical information, the related data, or a combination thereof in the location-based user interface.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating the one or more triggering devices, the mobile device, or a combination thereof,

wherein the initiating of the backup of the data occurs in response to the authentication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the backup of data occurs via a local area network.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more interactions comprises at least a user configuration of the one or more triggering devices to cause performance of a selected action.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the identification of the one or more triggering devices, causing data from the mobile device to be printed on a printer.

9. 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,

receiving an indication of an identification of one or more triggering devices based on a detected proximity of a mobile device to the one or more triggering devices;

determining capability information associated with the mobile device, the one or more triggering devices, or a combination thereof;

causing presentation of a list of one or more actions associated with a detected one of the one or more triggering devices; and

in response to the identification of the one or more triggering device bases on the detected proximity of the mobile device, initiating a backup of data from the mobile device to another device, wherein the initiating the backup of the data is based on at least the capability information.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the detection is based, at least in part, on short range wireless communications including, at least in part, near field communications.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a presentation of a location-based user interface depicting one or more representations of the one or more triggering devices; and

determine one or more interactions with the location-based user interface to cause, at least in part, an initiation of an association of a backup operation with the one or more triggering devices.

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

determine status information, historical information, related data, or a combination thereof associated with the backup of data; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the status information, the historical information, the related data, or a combination thereof in the location-based user interface.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, an authentication of the one or more triggering devices, the mobile device, or a combination thereof,

wherein the initiating of the backup of the data occurs in response to the authentication.

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

receive an indication of an identification of one or more triggering devices based on a detected proximity of a mobile device to the one or more triggering devices;

determine capability information associated with the mobile device, the one or more triggering devices, or a combination thereof;

cause presentation of a list of one or more actions associated with a detected one of the one or more triggering devices; and

in response to the identification of the one or more triggering device bases on the detected proximity of the mobile device, initiate a backup of data from the mobile device to another device, wherein the initiating the backup of the data is based on at least the capability information.