Method and apparatus for sharing user information
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, via a processor, one or more user identifiers;
processing, via the processor, the one or more user identifiers to determine profile information associated with the device, the user of the device, or a combination thereof;
determining, via the processor, to generate a first device identifier based, at least in part, on the one or more user identifiers and the profile information; and
determining, via the processor, to present the first device identifier in place of a second device identifier as a discoverable identity of a device,wherein the second device identifier is a name a user of the device has designated as a regular discoverable identity for the device, andwherein the first device identifier is provided as the discoverable identity of the device only for a predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
An approach is presented for sharing user information among devices. The identity discovery module determines one or more user identifiers. Further, the identity discovery module determines to generate a first device identifier based, at least in part, on the one or more user identifiers. Then, the identity discovery module determines to present the first device identifier in place of a second identifier as a discoverable identity of a device.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, via a processor, one or more user identifiers; processing, via the processor, the one or more user identifiers to determine profile information associated with the device, the user of the device, or a combination thereof; determining, via the processor, to generate a first device identifier based, at least in part, on the one or more user identifiers and the profile information; and determining, via the processor, to present the first device identifier in place of a second device identifier as a discoverable identity of a device, wherein the second device identifier is a name a user of the device has designated as a regular discoverable identity for the device, and wherein the first device identifier is provided as the discoverable identity of the device only for a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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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 user identifiers; process the one or more user identifiers to determine profile information associated with the device, the user of the device, or a combination thereof; determine to generate a first device identifier based, at least in part, on the one or more user identifiers and the profile information; and determine to present the first device identifier in place of a second device identifier as a discoverable identity of a device, wherein the second device identifier is a name the user of the device has designated as a regular discoverable identity for the device, and wherein the first device identifier is provided as the discoverable identity of the device only for a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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