METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING FOR OUTPUT OF A CONTENT PACKAGE BY AN APPLICATION BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON A CONTENT TYPE SELECTION AND ONE OR MORE CONTEXTUAL CHARACTERISTICS
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
- receive a content type selection from an application;
determine one or more contextual characteristics via a processor;
provide the content type selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to permit selection of a content package; and
provide for output of the content package by the application.
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Abstract
An apparatus providing for output of a content package by an application may include a content type selector for receiving a content type selection from the application. A channel selector may be configured to receive a channel selection. The apparatus may further comprise a contextual characteristic determiner for determining one or more contextual characteristics. The apparatus may thereby provide for selection of a content package based at least in part on the content category selection and the one or more contextual characteristics. The actual selection of the content package may occur in an external device, such as a content package selector. Accordingly, a content requestor may act as an interface between the content package selector and the applications running on the apparatus. Once the content package is selected, the apparatus may provide for output of the content package such as by the application displaying the content package on a display.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
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receive a content type selection from an application; determine one or more contextual characteristics via a processor; provide the content type selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to permit selection of a content package; and provide for output of the content package by the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising
receiving a content type selection from an application; -
determining one or more contextual characteristics via a processor; providing the content type selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to permit selection of a content package; and providing for output of the content package by the application. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising:
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program code instructions for receiving a content type selection from an application; program code instructions for determining one or more contextual characteristics via a processor; program code instructions providing the content type selection and the one or more contextual characteristics to permit selection of a content package; and program code instructions providing for output of the content package by the application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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