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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 |
20120309417 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING LOCATION BASED INTERACTION OVER AN AD-HOC MESH NETWORK - An approach is provided for enabling location based interaction between wireless nodes over an ad-hoc mesh network. A location anchoring services module monitors an ad-hoc mesh network for activity information exchanged among one or more nodes within a predetermined proximity. Messages exchanged between wireless nodes are then processed with respect to location information for determining a location anchor. The activity information are then associated with the location anchor. | 12-06-2012 |
20130174211 | Method And Apparatus Providing Privacy Setting And Monitoring User Interface - A method and an apparatus provide for operating a user interface of a device to receive from a user, for individual ones of a plurality of user privacy categories, a user privacy setting; to map each user privacy setting to one or more device sensors to form a sensor policy for the user privacy category; and to monitor application program accesses to device sensors to detect a violation of a sensor policy. An aspect of the exemplary embodiments of this invention is the user interface that can represent privacy levels of each application program to the user in a “user-friendly” format. Another aspect of the exemplary embodiments is to provide the user device with an ability to detect and act on or at least report privacy violations by the application programs. | 07-04-2013 |
20130185804 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PRIVACY RATINGS FOR APPLICATIONS - An approach is provided for generating privacy ratings for applications. A privacy ratings platform determines use information associated with one or more applications executing on one or more devices. By way of example, the use information is determined based, at least in part, on usage data associated with one or more input sources, one or more components, one or more categories of personal information, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more devices. The privacy ratings platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the use information to determine one or more privacy ratings for the one or more applications. | 07-18-2013 |
20140006616 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CATEGORIZING APPLICATION ACCESS REQUESTS ON A DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140089272 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TAGGED DELETION OF USER ONLINE HISTORY - An approach is provided for deleting a user's online data across different services and platforms based on contextual selection criteria. The deletion manager determines at least one request to delete data associated with at least one user, the request specifying at least in part one or more contextual parameters. The deletion manager determines one or more data records associated with the at least one user from one or more services, one or more applications, or a combination thereof. The deletion manager causes, at least in part, a deletion of the one or more data records based, at least in part, on whether the data at least substantially meet the one or more contextual parameters. | 03-27-2014 |
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20120223839 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring Weight and Torque at Downhole Locations while Landing, Setting, and Testing Subsea Wellhead Consumables - A dynamometer measures applied weight and torque at a running tool location and transmits the measured information to a drilling rig operator. The system includes a dynamometer stem having a bidirectional torque and weight sensor coupled inline to the drill string, and further coupled to the running tool, so that the dynamometer stem will measure an applied torque and weight at the running tool and produce a signal in response. The dynamometer stem communicatively couples to a receptor stem, so that the receptor stem may receive the signal from the dynamometer stem. The receptor stem couples inline to the drill string at a rotary table of the drilling rig, and further communicatively couples to a display located proximate to an operator of the drilling rig, so that the receptor stem may transmit the signal to the display. The display presents the signal in real time to the operator. | 09-06-2012 |
20130105170 | MEASUREMENT OF RELATIVE TURNS AND DISPLACEMENT IN SUBSEA RUNNING TOOLS | 05-02-2013 |
20140353036 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring Inclination in Subsea Running, Setting, and Testing Tools - A system for jetting a borehole in a seafloor, the system including a tubular, and a jetting tool inserted into the tubular and having an end from which fluid is selectively discharged to excavate the borehole. An electrical inclination sensor is attached to the stem of the tubular, and is in communication a transmitter. A receiver is positioned proximate the sea surface and is in communication with the transmitter through the fluid in a drill pipe, so that when the jetting tool is excavating the borehole, an inclination of the tubular is sensed by the inclination sensor, which inclination is communicated from the transmitter to the receiver. | 12-04-2014 |