Method and apparatus for communication session-based initiation of networked terminals

• US 9,553,933 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Meskauskas, Paulius, Staffans, Tommy Sven Ingvald, Von Knorring, Niklas Tony
• Primary Examiner(s): KIM, EDWARD J
• Application Number:
  US13/538,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20140006631A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,670 Days
• Field of Search: 709227-229, 709230-232, 709/220, 709/222, 709204-207
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3461 Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types, segments such as motorways, toll roads, ferries
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/203 Drawing of straight lines or curves
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/146 Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

An approach is provided for using one or more identification parameters of terminals associated with a communication session to initiate another communication session among the terminals. A communication platform determines one or more identification parameters associated with one or more terminals participating in at least one communication session. The communication platform further causes, at least in part, an initiation of at least one other communication session among the one or more terminals based, at least in part, on the one or more identification parameters.

Claims

1. A method comprising one or more of facilitating a processing of, or processing one or more of (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of one or more identification parameters associated with two or more terminals participating in at least one communication session with each other, wherein the one or more identification parameters respectively and uniquely identify the two or more terminals participating in the at least one communication session;

an initiation of at least one other communication session among the same two or more terminals, wherein the at least one other communication session is initiated independently from and exists concurrently with the at least one communication session, and wherein the at least one other communication session is created based, at least in part, on the one or more identification parameters determined from the at least one communication session;

a transmission of service information from at least one service over the at least one other communication session to exchange the service information among the two or more terminals.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a configuration of one or more applications executing at the two or more terminals with the one or more identification parameters,

wherein the initiation of the at least one other communication session is based, at least in part, on the configuration.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a maintenance of the at least one other communication session for at least one lifespan.

4. A method of claim 3, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of the at least one lifespan based, at least in part, on a predetermined lifespan following a termination of the at least one communication session.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an authentication of the two or more terminals for participation in the at least one other communication session based, at least in part, on the one or more identification parameters.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

one or more other identification parameters associated with one or more other terminals subsequently participating in the at least one communication session, at least one subsequent communication session, or a combination thereof; and

a joining of the one or more other terminals to the at least one other communication session among the two or more terminals based, at least in part, on the one or more other identification parameters.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an exchanging of location information associated with the two or more terminals via the at least one other communication session.

8. A method of claim 7, wherein the location information comprises a first location associated with a first terminal of the two or more terminals and a second location associated with a second terminal of the two or more terminals, and the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an exchanging of route information based, at least in part, on the first location, the second location, or the combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 8, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one reception of the route information based, at least in part, on one or more inputs through a user interface of the first terminal, the second terminal, or a combination thereof.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a transmission of the one or more identification parameters to at least one service; and

at least one signal from the at least one service for causing, at least in part, the initiation of the at least one other communication session.

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 one or more identification parameters associated with two or more terminals participating in at least one communication session with each other, wherein the one or more identification parameters respectively and uniquely identify the two or more terminals participating in the at least one communication session;

cause, at least in part, an initiation of at least one other communication session among the same two or more terminals, wherein the at least one other communication session is initiated independently from and exists concurrently with the at least one communication session, and wherein the at least one other communication session is created based, at least in part, on the one or more identification parameters determined from the at least one communication session;

cause, at least in part, a transmission service information from at least one service over the at least one other communication session to exchange the service information among the two or more terminals.

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

cause, at least in part, a configuration of one or more applications executing at the two or more terminals with the one or more identification parameters,

wherein the initiation of the at least one other communication session is based, at least in part, on the configuration.

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

cause, at least in part, a maintenance of the at least one other communication session for at least one lifespan.

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

determine the at least one lifespan based, at least in part, on a predetermined lifespan following a termination of the at least one communication session.

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

cause, at least in part, an authentication of the two or more terminals for participation in the at least one other communication session based, at least in part, on the one or more identification parameters.

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

determine one or more other identification parameters associated with one or more other terminals subsequently participating in the at least one communication session, at least one subsequent communication session, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a joining of the one or more other terminals to the at least one other communication session among the two or more terminals based, at least in part, on the one or more other identification parameters.

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

cause, at least in part, an exchanging of location information associated with the two or more terminals via the at least one other communication session.

18. An apparatus of claim 17, wherein the location information comprises a first location associated with a first terminal of the two or more terminals and a second location associated with a second terminal of the two or more terminals, and the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, an exchanging of route information based, at least in part, on the first location, the second location, or the combination thereof.

19. An apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive the route information based, at least in part, on one or more inputs through a user interface of the first terminal, the second terminal, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, a transmission of the one or more identification parameters to at least one service; and

determine at least one signal from the at least one service for causing, at least in part, the initiation of the at least one other communication session.