Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for providing filtered services and content based on user context

• US 9,882,998 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2016
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Strandell, Toni Peter, Vartiainen, Elina, Kaasalainen, Janne Pekko
• Primary Examiner(s): Pollack, Melvin H
• Application Number:
  US15/270,790
• Publication Number:
  US 20170078417A1
• Time in Patent Office: 497 Days
• Field of Search: 709224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2895 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data provider application, e.g. reverse proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42357 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

An apparatus may include a processor configured to receive a request for a service or content from a first device. The processor may be further configured to receive a user'"'"'s context information from a second device. The processor may additionally be configured to filter the requested service or content based at least in part upon the user'"'"'s context information. The processor may be further configured to provide the filtered service or content to the first device. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving context information from one or more mobile devices;

receiving a request for a service for a device;

generating the requested service for the device based, at least in part, on the context information,

wherein the one or more mobile devices are separate from the device.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the context information is associated with location information, temporal information, or a combination thereof of a user.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile devices are wireless user devices associated with a user.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, responsive to the received context information, a storing of the received context information.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the request is received from the device, and wherein the request for the service is associated with the user.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the request for the service is received from the device, and wherein the device is associated with the user.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the requested service is based, at least in part, on one or more filtering criteria associated with the requested service.

8. 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,

receive context information from one or more mobile devices;

receive a request for a service for a device;

generate the requested service for the device based, at least in part, on the context information,

wherein the one or more mobile devices are separate from the device.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the context information is associated with location information, temporal information, or a combination thereof of a user.

10. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the one or more mobile devices are wireless user devices associated with a user.

11. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, responsive to the received context information, a storing of the received context information.

12. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the request is received from the device, and wherein the request for the service is associated with the user.

13. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the request for the service is received from the device, and wherein the device is associated with the user.

14. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the generating of the requested service is based, at least in part, on one or more filtering criteria associated with the requested service.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

receiving context information from one or more mobile devices;

receiving a request for a service for a device;

generating the requested service for the device based, at least in part, on the context information,

wherein the one or more mobile devices are separate from the device.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the context information is associated with location information, temporal information, or a combination thereof of a user.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more mobile devices are wireless user devices associated with a user.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

causing, responsive to the received context information, a storing of the received context information.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the request is received from the device, and wherein the request for the service is associated with the user.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the request for the service is received from the device, and wherein the device is associated with the user.