Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110223937 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCAL DISTRIBUTION OF TARGETED COMMERCIAL MESSAGING OVER AN AD-HOC MESH NETWORK - An approach is provided for local distribution of targeted commercial messaging, over an ad-hoc mesh network, based on known user interests, derived from on-line research and shopping activities of the user, and from other user communications and associations. Content information of interest to the user is determined. One or more community identifiers are determined, where the one or more community identifiers are associated with respective communities relating to the content information. A device of the user is associated with at least one of the communities relating to the content information, based at least in part on the associated community identifiers. Availability, over the ad-hoc mesh network, of at least one of the communities associated with the device is identified, based at least in part on the associated community identifiers. The device determines to access commercial content, based at least in part on the availability of the at least one of the communities associated with the device, for presentation at the device. | 09-15-2011 |
20120136865 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS - An approach is provided for determining and utilizing geographical locations contextually relevant to a user. A contextually relevant location platform determines location-based data associated with a user and/or user device. The contextually relevant location platform determines stationary points based, at least in part, on the location-based data. The contextually relevant location platform determines context data associated with the stationary points. The contextually relevant location platform determines at least one location anchor based, at least in part, on the stationary points and the associated context data, wherein the at least one location anchor represents a bounded geographical area of contextual relevance to the user. | 05-31-2012 |
20120197988 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, FOR USE OVER AN AD-HOC MESH NETWORK, BASED ON CONTEXT INFORMATION - An approach is provided for methods and apparatus for efficiently and effectively determining communities of interest for a user, for use over an ad-hoc mesh network, based on context information associated with user devices. Context information of a device is accessed. The context information is processed to determine one or more themes associated with the context information. One or more communities of interest relating to the one or more themes are determined, the one or more communities of interest having respective community identifiers corresponding therewith. The device is associated with at least one of the communities of interest relating to the one or more themes, based at least in part on the corresponding community identifiers, for accessing awareness information related to one or more of the communities of interest associated with the device. Further, the availability of at least one of the communities of interest associated with the device can be identified via the ad-hoc mesh network, based at least in part on the corresponding community identifiers, and awareness information can be accessed, based at least in part on the availability of the at least one of the communities of interest associated with the device. | 08-02-2012 |
20130059543 | SENSING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Usefulness of resource usage sensing information is determined by at least one node in a radio system. Transmission of sensing result information in the radio system is then controlled based at least in part on the determined usefulness. | 03-07-2013 |
20130065525 | Transmit Power Control in Multi-Radio Apparatus - A method, apparatus, and computer program for controlling transmission power of a radio apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining, in a radio apparatus configured to support a cellular radio access technology in communication with a cellular counterpart apparatus and a short range radio access technology in communication with a short range counterpart apparatus, a maximum total transmit power of the radio apparatus; causing the radio apparatus to use a first transmit power level in transmission to the cellular counterpart apparatus; determining a remaining transmission power margin by computing a difference between the maximum total transmit power and the first transmit power level; and causing the radio apparatus to autonomously limit a second transmit power level to fall within the remaining transmission power margin and to use the second transmit power level in transmission to the short range counterpart apparatus. | 03-14-2013 |
20130080520 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVISIONING RESOURCE CREDENTIALS BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORKING DATA - An approach for automating the provisioning of access credentials related to one or more shared resources to one or more user devices. An access rights platform determines one or more resources associated with at least one user, at least one device associated with the at least one user, or a combination thereof. The platform also processes social networking information associated with the at least one user, the at least one device, or a combination thereof to determine one or more social networking groups to which the one or more resources are associated. One or more access rights to the one or more resources for one or more other devices based, at least in part, on membership in the respective one or more social networking groups is then determined. | 03-28-2013 |
20130174277 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO RESOURCES - An approach is provided for controlling access to resources according to social connections and/or characteristics of the resources. An access control platform determines one or more resources associated with at least one user, at least one device associated with the at least one user, or a combination thereof. The access control platform further processes and/or facilitates a processing of social networking information associated with the at least one user, the at least one device, or a combination thereof to determine one or more social networking groups. The access control platform also causes, at least in part, a controlling of access to the one or more resources for one or more other users, one or more other devices associated with the one or more other users, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on membership in the one or more social networking groups. | 07-04-2013 |
20130318573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUEST ACCESS SHARING - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for configuring and controlling guest access sharing. In the context of a method, a method is provided that includes causing a network scan to be initiated and receiving the results of said network scan, the results comprising information regarding an access point and determining, based on the received results, whether the access point comprises two or more network interfaces. The method further includes causing a guest access sharing configuration procedure to be initiated if the access point comprises two or more network interfaces. The guest access sharing configuration procedure includes causing guest access information to be uploaded to a server. Another method is provided that includes receiving and storing guest access information, receiving a request to obtain the guest access information and causing the guest access information to be provided to a device if the device has permission to access it. | 11-28-2013 |
20150085848 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Wireless Network Access Parameter Sharing - In a non-limiting and example embodiment, a method is provided for controlling access to wireless network access parameters, comprising: providing, by an apparatus to a second apparatus, credentials for accessing to a wireless network, detecting, by the apparatus, an identity of a third apparatus, and sending, by the apparatus, a message to the second apparatus to allow to deliver the credentials to the third apparatus. | 03-26-2015 |