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20110072378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF APPLICATIONS AND ACTIONS - An approach is provided for measuring and visualizing energy consumption of actions or applications. Energy consumption information is determined about an action or an application configured to be executed on a user equipment. Presentation is caused, at least in part, via a graphical user interface of the user equipment, of the energy consumption information along with a visual indicator representing the action or the application. | 03-24-2011 |
20110126185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING AN EXCHANGE OF SERVICE UPDATES - An approach is provided for optimizing an exchange of service updates. A service update manager determines factors related to a level of activity, context, status, or combination thereof between a first device and a second device with respect to an information sharing service. The service update manager then computes a pair update rate for sharing information between the first device and second device via the information sharing service based on the determined factors, and transmits the pair update rate to the first device and the second device. If the first device and second device are members of a group created in the information sharing service, the service update manager computes respective pair update rates for each pair of members within the group, and computes a group update rate based on the respective pair updates. If one or more members of the group are members of one or more other groups, the service update manager computes respective group update rates for the group and each of the one or more other groups, and computes an aggregate group update rate based on the respective group update rates. | 05-26-2011 |
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20080234920 | Remote Traffic Coordination and Control - A method is described that includes wirelessly transmitting from a mobile unit a traffic notification comprising information associated with a location of the mobile unit, and wirelessly receiving at the mobile unit a traffic instruction indicating whether or not to proceed. Also, a method is described that includes wirelessly receiving a traffic notification associated with a location of a mobile unit, determining a criterion associated with the traffic notification, evaluating the criterion, and wirelessly transmitting a first traffic instruction to the mobile unit to either proceed or not proceed based on an outcome of evaluating the criterion. Associated systems and devices are also described. | 09-25-2008 |
20080281668 | Determining the Effects of Advertising - Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for determining the effect of advertising are provided. Advertisement data is gathered at the location of an advertisement regarding the identity of the consumer exposed to the advertisement (the target), as well as the subject matter of the advertisement, by detecting the proximity of the target to the advertisement location, for example by using the target's mobile terminal. Shopping data is gathered at the location of a commercial establishment regarding the identity of the consumer engaged in the shopping activity (the shopper), as well as the subject matter of the shopping activity, by detecting the proximity of the shopper to the commercial establishment location, for example by using the shopper's mobile terminal. The data is received by a correlation server and analyzed to determine the effect of advertisements on a consumer. | 11-13-2008 |
20080307094 | Association of peer-to-peer contribution credits with multiple devices - A first device is coupled to a peer-to-peer data processing network. Resources of the peer-to-peer data processing network are allocated based on credits, and the credits are earned based on contribution of resources to the peer-to-peer data processing network. An association is created between the first device and the second device, and data describing the association is accessible via the peer-to-peer data processing network. First credits are accumulated via the first device based on first resources contributed to the peer-to-peer data processing network by the first device. The second device is coupled to the peer-to-peer data processing network. The second device then accesses the resources of the peer-to-peer processing data network utilizing the first credits based on the association between the first device and the second device. | 12-11-2008 |
20090037849 | Apparatus, methods, and computer program products providing context-dependent gesture recognition - At least some exemplary embodiments of the invention enable the use of context-dependent gestures, for example, in order to assist in the automation of one or more tasks. In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus senses a predefined gesture and, in conjunction with context information (e.g., location information), performs a predefined action in response to the gesture. As non-limiting examples, the gesture may involve movement of the apparatus (e.g., shaking, tapping) or movement relative to the apparatus (e.g., using a touch screen). In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method includes: obtaining context information for an apparatus, wherein the context information includes a predefined context; and in response to sensing a predefined movement associated with the predefined context, performing, by the apparatus, a predefined action, wherein the predefined movement includes a movement of or in relation to the apparatus. | 02-05-2009 |
20090049004 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TYING INFORMATION TO FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH CAPTURED MEDIA OBJECTS - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for tying items of information to features in an area associated with a captured media object. An information provider may associate physical coordinates and temporal information with an item of information. When a media object is captured, metadata indicating the location and direction from which, and the time at which, the media object was captured, and/or, in the instance where the media object is an image, a focal and zoom setting of the device that captured the image, may be generated and stored with the media object. When the media object is viewed, this information, as well as other metadata associated with the capturing and/or reproducing of the media object, as well as the media object itself, may be used to estimate the area corresponding to the media object and to determine item(s) of information corresponding with features in the estimated area. | 02-19-2009 |
20090252071 | METHOD AND DEEVICE FOR NETWORK MESSAGING - Methods and devices for responding to network messages based on a status of one or more parameters of a device are disclosed. In one embodiment, these methods allow efficient energy management of a network device by monitoring the power levels associated with the device. In particular, if the battery power level associated with the device drops below a predetermined threshold, the device may decide not to respond to certain types of messages received from the network. Furthermore, if the battery power is within a predetermined range, the device may respond to network messages according to a probability value. The disclosed methods may be implemented in mobile devices that operate on a network with distributed hash tables (DHTs). | 10-08-2009 |
20100058398 | Method for Providing Access to Media Content Through A Server - A system for providing devices such as WCDs, televisions, stereos, video game systems, etc. access to media content through an entity such as a web server. In accordance with at least one embodiment, UPnP or DLNA compliant devices may utilize a user's home network to access a user's media library from on an online media service. The media service may provide a user interface to the device to enable the user to access his media library. The media may be stored on a networked storage device connected to the media service, on the user's network devices, on the user's WCD, etc. The media service may automatically query the user's WCD to determine the presence of other persons in his proximity, and determine their preferences. A customized media stream that is suitable for the whole group may be generated based at least in part on the combined preferences of the group. | 03-04-2010 |
20140344307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCH OPERATIONS - Systems and methods, applicable, for example, in employing a user's social network in providing that user with results to searches for individuals, businesses, content (e.g., pictures, music, software, and/or the like), and/or the like. Further, systems and methods whereby, for example, information regarding individuals having social connection to individuals, businesses, and/or the like identified via such search may be available. | 11-20-2014 |
20150045019 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEDIA CONTENT THROUGH A SERVER - A system for providing devices such as WCDs, televisions, stereos, video game systems, etc. access to media content through an entity such as a web server. In accordance with at least one embodiment, UPnP or DLNA compliant devices may utilize a user's home network to access a user's media library from on an online media service. The media service may provide a user interface to the device to enable the user to access his media library. The media may be stored on a networked storage device connected to the media service, on the user's network devices, on the user's WCD, etc. The media service may automatically query the user's WCD to determine the presence of other persons in his proximity, and determine their preferences. A customized media stream that is suitable for the whole group may be generated based at least in part on the combined preferences of the group. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090063419 | Discovering peer-to-peer content using metadata streams - Discovering peer-to-peer content using metadata streams involves capturing, for each of a plurality of devices, a content and metadata stream that describes a context of the content. The metadata streams are sent to a metadata repository contemporaneously with the capture of the content by the respective devices. Network queries of the streaming metadata are enable via the metadata repository, and, in response to the network queries, peer-to-peer access of the content is facilitated from one or more of the devices. | 03-05-2009 |
20100062750 | Method and Apparatus for Transferring Data - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprises a call listener module configured to detect a mobile communication. Further, the apparatus comprises a processor configured to activate a transfer in response to the mobile communication being detected and transfer data, the data not associated with the mobile communication. | 03-11-2010 |
20100324819 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A USER EQUIPMENT - An approach is provided for energy-efficient location tracking. An energy saving module obtains measured location data of the user equipment, and determines a function to forecast locations of the user equipment based on the measured location data to output forecast location data. The energy saving module further receives movement data from a sensor of the user equipment, and converts the movement data to converted location data. The energy saving module then compares the forecast location data with the converted location data for a deviation, and then it either initiates reporting of the deviation when the deviation exceeds a predetermined range, or disables the reporting of the deviation when the deviation is within the predetermined range. | 12-23-2010 |
20110239011 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING WAKE-UPS OF OFFLINE MOBILE DEVICES - An scheduler module is provided for acting on a request to establish a communication session between a first device and a second device, wherein the first device, the second device, or both are associated with a respective activity schedule that specifies, at least in part, a wake-up time when the respective device will be in an active state. The scheduler module also determines whether the first device, the second device, or both are in an inactive state, to determine a next wake-up time to effect establishment of the communication session. | 09-29-2011 |
20130012220 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Collaborative Context Data Sensing And Communications - An approach is provided for collaborative context data sensing and communications. A context platform determines context data from a plurality of devices. The context platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the context data to determine scheduling information for causing, at least in part, a sensing, a transmission, or a combination thereof of additional context data by at least one of the plurality of devices. The context platform then determines the additional context data based, at least in part, on the scheduling information. | 01-10-2013 |