METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED INTERFACES

• US 20120117456A1
• Filed: 11/05/2010
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Koskimies, Olli Oskari
• Application Number:
  US12/940,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20120117456A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells

Abstract

An approach is provided for using scripts to utilize a service. A request specifying one or more tasks of the service with respect to a target object is received. One or more scripts are determined for performing the one or more tasks. It is determined to initiate the one or more scripts to use, at least in part, information associated with the target object to perform the one or more tasks.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request specifying one or more tasks of a service with respect to a target object;

determining one or more scripts for performing the one or more tasks; and

determining to initiate the one or more scripts to use, at least in part, information associated with the target object to perform the one or more tasks.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more tasks relate to populating the information in one or more fields of a web page associated with the service, navigating the web page or a web site associated with the service, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the one or more scripts execute concurrently with an application presenting the web page or the web site.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more conditions associated with the one or more scripts,

wherein the determining to initiate the one or more scripts is based, at least in part, on the one or more conditions.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the one or more conditions relate to one or more event properties, a web page associated with the service, one or more script parameters, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 4, wherein the one or more conditions relate to one or more privacy policies, one or more security policies, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more events during execution of the one or more scripts,

wherein the execution of the one or more scripts is based, at least in part, on the one or more events.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining to present a cue to indicate execution of the one or more scripts.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more scripts initiates presentation of a prompt for the information, additional information, or a combination thereof.

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining to prompt a user to provide access of private data to the script.

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,

receive a request specifying one or more tasks of a service with respect to a target object;

determine one or more scripts for performing the one or more tasks; and

determine to initiate the one or more scripts to use, at least in part, information associated with the target object to perform the one or more tasks.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more tasks relate to populating the information in one or more fields of a web page associated with the service, navigating the web page or a web site associated with the service, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more scripts execute concurrently with an application presenting the web page or the web site.

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

determine one or more conditions associated with the one or more scripts,

wherein the determining to initiate the one or more scripts is based, at least in part, on the one or more conditions.

15. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more conditions relate to one or more event properties, a web page associated with the service, one or more script parameters, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more conditions relate to one or more privacy policies, one or more security policies, or a combination thereof.

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

determine one or more events during execution of the one or more scripts,

wherein the execution of the one or more scripts is based, at least in part, on the one or more events.

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

determine to present a cue to indicate execution of the one or more scripts.

19. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more scripts initiates presentation of a prompt for the information, additional information, or a combination thereof.

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

determine to prompt a user to provide access of private data to the script.

21-46. -46. (canceled)