Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating synchronization of setting configurations

• US 9,614,685 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Pitknen, Ali Henrikki, Lehtovirta, Daniel, Pelttari, Jan, Szabo, Udo, Bovellan, Aapo, Leijola, Santeri, Sudha, Devi, Shankar, Uday M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Eskandarnia, Arvin
• Application Number:
  US12/463,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20100228836A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,885 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/00 Data switching networks interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0846 based on copy from other elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for facilitating synchronization of setting configurations. An apparatus may include a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to configure a setting on the apparatus. The instructions when executed by the processor may further cause the apparatus to generate a settings data package comprising the setting configuration. The instructions when executed by the processor may additionally cause the apparatus to send the settings data package to a settings management service for synchronization of the setting configuration to at least one of a service or a user device. The settings management service may be configured to synchronize the setting configuration by distributing the settings data package to the at least one of the service or the user device. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing, at least in part, a configuration by a user of a setting on a first user device using a UI widget provided by a settings management service;

causing, at least in part, a generation, via the first user device, of a settings data package comprising the setting configuration; and

causing, at least in part, a sending of the settings data package to the settings management service configured to synchronize the setting configuration to a first service, and at least one of a second user device, or another user device,

wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

the settings data package comprises a service identifier uniquely identifying a service;

and

wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the identified service.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the identified service by distributing the settings data package to a server providing the identified service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user device and the second user device are associated with a common user;

wherein the settings data package further comprises an indication of the second user device; and

wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the second device indicated in the settings data package.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service in response to a request by the first user device resulting from the response to a received request from the settings management service, at the scheduled synchronization time, or while the first user device is engaging in communications with a remote device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service using SyncML, and the first user device and the second user device are a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a mobile terminal, a mobile computer, a mobile phone, a mobile communication device, a game device, a digital camera/camcorder, an audio/video player, a television device, a radio receiver, a digital video recorder, a positioning device, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second settings data package from the settings management service, wherein the second settings data package comprises a second setting configuration and an identified service;

determining the service identified by the second settings data package;

causing, at least in part, a routing of the second settings data package within the first user device based at least in part upon the determined identified service; and

implementing the second setting configuration on the first user device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the settings management service is configured to synchronize the setting configuration to the first service, a second service or a second user device by distributing the settings data package to the at least one of the first service, the second service, and the second user device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first service is associated with a first service provider, and a second service is associated with a second service provider different than the first service provider.

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining the service identified by the settings data package based on the service identifier, the service identifier corresponding to one of the first service and a second service.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service at a scheduled synchronization time.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting configuration comprises a privacy setting.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting configuration comprises a location setting.

14. The method of claim 1, the first service selected from the group of services comprising provision of data or content, a financial service, e-mail, instant messaging, online gaming, peer-to-peer file transfer, web browsing, social networking, photograph hosting, video hosting, music hosting, and settings management.

15. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to:

configure a setting on a first user device;

generate, via the first user device using a UI widget provided by a setting management service, a settings data package comprising the setting configuration; and

send the settings data package to the settings management service configured to synchronize of the setting configuration to a first service and at least one of a second user device, or another user device,

wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service.

16. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the settings data package comprises a service identifier uniquely identifying a service;

and

wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the identified service.

17. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the identified service by distributing the settings data package to a server providing the identified service.

18. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first user device and the second user device are associated with a common user, and wherein the settings data package further comprises an indication of the second user device;

and

wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the second user device indicated in the settings data package.

19. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service in response to a request by the first user device resulting from the response to a received request from the settings management service, at the scheduled synchronization time, or while the first user device is engaging in communications with a remote device.

20. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service using SyncML, and the first user device and the second user device are a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a mobile terminal, a mobile computer, a mobile phone, a mobile communication device, a game device, a digital camera/camcorder, an audio/video player, a television device, a radio receiver, a digital video recorder, a positioning device, or a combination thereof.

21. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further cause the apparatus to:

receive a second settings data package from the settings management service, wherein the second settings data package comprises a second setting configuration and an identified service;

determine the service identified by the second settings data package;

route the second settings data package within the first user device based at least in part upon the determined identified service; and

implement the second setting configuration on the first user device.

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

a program instruction for causing, at least in part, a configuration of a setting on a first user device using a UI widget provided by a settings management service;

a program instruction for causing, at least in part, a generation, via the first user device, of a settings data package comprising the setting configuration; and

a program instruction for causing, at least in part, a sending of the settings data package to the settings management service configured to synchronize the setting configuration to a first service and at least one of a second user device, or another user device,

wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service.

23. A computer program product according to claim 22, wherein:

the settings data package further comprises a service identifier uniquely identifying a service; and

wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the identified service.

24. A computer program product according to claim 23, wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the identified service by distributing the settings data package to a server providing the identified service.

25. A computer program product according to claim 22, wherein the first user device and the second user device are associated with a common user;

wherein the settings data package further comprises an indication of the second user device; and

wherein the settings management service is configured to distribute the settings data package to the second device indicated in the settings data package.

26. A computer program product according to claim 22, wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service in response to a request by the first user device resulting from the response to a received request from the settings management service, at the scheduled synchronization time, or while the first user device is engaging in communications with a remote device.

27. A computer program product according to claim 22, wherein the settings data package is sent to the settings management service using SyncML, and the first user device and the second user device are a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a mobile terminal, a mobile computer, a mobile phone, a mobile communication device, a game device, a digital camera/camcorder, an audio/video player, a television device, a radio receiver, a digital video recorder, a positioning device, or a combination thereof.