Abstract: An apparatus for providing presentation of content items of a media collection may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to provide for a rendering of a content item having at least a first attribute and a second attribute, enable a user to access other content items related to the content item by the first attribute using a first scrolling function oriented with respect to a first axis, and enable the user to access further content items related to the content item by the second attribute using a second scrolling function oriented with respect to a second axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing hierarchical navigation with respect to content items of a media collection may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to provide a hierarchical organization of content items in which each of the content items is organized according to type and, within each type, the content items are further organized according to categories. Each of the categories may represent a different basis upon which to organize the content items. The processing element may be further configured to enable a user to view content items within a particular category using a first scrolling function oriented with respect to a first axis, and enable the user to switch categories using a second scrolling function oriented with respect to a second axis.

Abstract: The invention is a system and method for computing a result for a location, wherein the result indicates how novel it is for a wireless device to occupy a specific location. After determining the location of a wireless device through various means, a Novelty Index Value (NIV) is calculated for the location, and the NIV is then stored into a database. The NIV may then be subsequently used by application programs to compute a desired result from the NIV. Multiple users may utilize and/or share the same NIV values. The NIV may also be used to alter the configuration of a wireless device as well. A recommendation system is also disclosed, wherein user context is utilized along with NIV values to compute particular results for a user.

Abstract: A portable electronic device including a memory having a first image file; a system for transferring a copy of the first image file to a second device; and a system for permanently converting the first image file to a different second image file. The system for permanently converting is based, at least partially, upon the copy of the first image file being transferred to the second device by the system for transferring. The second image file cannot be converted back to the first image file by the portable electronic device.

Abstract: A method provides services via a communication system. The method comprises comparing an identifier relating to a removable storage means to information on at least one set, wherein each set is related to at least one identifier. The method further comprises fetching at least one feature determined for said at least one set, when the comparing shows that said identifier belongs to said at least one set. Furthermore, the method comprises providing a communication device equipped with the removable storage means with a service in association with said at least one feature. A computer program, removable storage means, communication device and a network element are configured to execute the method.

Abstract: Records are produced describing how a passenger uses a transport system in relation to other passengers. A transport server (1001) receives (203, 401) an identifier of a requested drop-off point and determines (204, 205, 403, 407) an identifier of a requested pick-up point. It also determines (405, 413, 803) a list of stopping point identifiers, which list includes the identifiers of the requested pick-up and drop-off points and constitutes an itinerary for a transport vehicle. A list of those passengers is determined (804) that have requested transport in the same vehicle. For each passenger on the list of passengers, there is determined (801, 804, 901, 904) which passenger-specific group of legs between stopping points belong to the transport requested by that passenger, and calculated (802, 805, 806, 807, 808, 902, 904, 905, 906, 907) a record that represents the relation between the passenger-specific group of legs and those other groups of legs that are specific to other passengers.

Abstract: The invention is a system and method for computing a result for a location, wherein the result indicates how novel it is for a wireless device to occupy a specific location. After determining the location of a wireless device through various means, a Novelty Index Value (NIV) is calculated for the location, and the NIV is then stored into a database. The NIV may then be subsequently used by application programs to compute a desired result from the NIV. Multiple users may utilize and/or share the same NIV values. The NIV may also be used to alter the configuration of a wireless device as well. A recommendation system is also disclosed, wherein user context is utilized along with NIV values to compute particular results for a user.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing content selection in a network environment may include a processing element, a querying element and a selection element. The processing element may be configured to receive an instruction for performance of a function with respect to a particular file. The querying element may be configured to examine file association data associated with the particular file to determine whether one or more related files, each of which is a version of the particular file, exist at another location in a network. The selection element may be configured to select one of the one or more related files as a selected file. The processing element may be in communication with the querying and selection elements and may be further configured to instruct performance of the function with respect to the selected file.

Abstract: This invention relates to generating a list of devices in physical proximity of each other and utilizing said list, for example, for sharing of content between a plurality of mobile devices applying individual media items such as address book entries, calendar entries, and/or Short Messaging Services (SMS) or Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) messages.

Abstract: This invention relates to generating a list of devices in physical proximity of each other and utilizing said list, for example, for sharing of content between a plurality of mobile devices applying individual media items such as address book entries, calendar entries, and/or Short Messaging Services (SMS) or Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) messages.

Abstract: The present invention relates to managing media items in data processing terminals. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method, a device and a computer program product for arranging, viewing and querying media items organized in hierarchical multidimensional clusters in mobile terminals. Media items are arranged by clustering with multiple dimensions, wherein they are queried by defining the first entry for one dimension, wherein the next entry is based on the other dimension from the media items fulfilling the first entry.

Abstract: The invention discloses a solution for synchronization of media items between a mobile terminal and another terminal device. The metadata structure (and metadata associations to media items) in the mobile terminal is updated based on the categorization work a user does in the storage system in assigning files to folders. Correspondingly, media items are rearranged in the storage system based on new metadata assignments in the mobile terminal. A media item refers e.g. to a digital picture, a sound clip, a video clip etc.

Abstract: For enabling a remote access to a local network via a remote access device of the local network, a mobile device of the local network assembles and provides configuration settings for the remote access. The remote access device receives the configuration settings from the mobile device and enables a remote access to the local network via the remote access device using these configuration settings.

Abstract: The selection and presentation of representative image content items and textual content. In one aspect, the present invention relates to the selection of one or more image/video content items that are likely to represent well a group of image/video content items. In another aspect, the present invention relates to presentation of the selected content items are discussed. In yet another aspect, the present invention relates to the composition of textual characterizations of content.

Abstract: A portable electronic device including a memory having a first image file; a system for transferring a copy of the first image file to a second device; and a system for permanently converting the first image file to a different second image file. The system for permanently converting is based, at least partially, upon the copy of the first image file being transferred to the second device by the system for transferring. The second image file cannot be converted back to the first image file by the portable electronic device.

Abstract: A distributed recommendation system and method provides greater privacy for user's private data. Tasks of a recommendation system are distributed between wireless devices and network servers, to protect end users privacy. Greater privacy for context-sensitive, adaptive, user interfaces is provided for Internet service usage by wireless devices. The user's wireless device sends a current context-activity pair to a network server in response to either the user's selection of an activity or automatically, while protecting the user's privacy. The user's wireless device includes a service history log. The activities stored in the service history log include past recommendations made by the network server, past services used, prestored service preferences, and special requested service requirements. Context-activity pair information sent to the server protects user privacy and can include any combination of these activities. The server responds to an appropriate recommendation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for facilitating user selection of communication recipients via communication devices. Communication attributes of previous communication events involving the communication device are monitored. Selection criteria are established based on the monitored communication attributes. One or more adaptive recipient history lists are maintained, which correspond to contacts that are affiliated with the communication events satisfying the selection criteria. At least one of the adaptive recipient history lists are presented to the user via the communication device, thereby allowing the user to select the intended recipient via more relevant, focused short lists of likely recipients.

Abstract: This invention relates to generating a list of devices in physical proximity of each other and utilizing said list, for example, for sharing of content between a plurality of mobile devices applying individual media items such as address book entries, calendar entries, and/or Short Messaging Services (SMS) or Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) messages.

Abstract: In order to allow a first presentation application to utilize tracked information collected by a second presentation application, the tracked information being how digital content is presented in user equipment, the information is collected by user equipment into a presentation application independent ratings data file.

Abstract: A distributed recommendation system and method are disclosed that provides greater privacy for the user's private data. The method distributes the tasks of a recommendation system between wireless devices and network servers, so as to protect the privacy of end users. The system and method provide greater privacy for context-sensitive, adaptive, user interfaces for Internet service usage by wireless devices. The users wireless device sends a current context-activity pair to a network server in response to either the user's selection of an activity or automatically. The server then responds an appropriate recommendation. Recommendations received from the server by the wireless device are filtered to identify new or significant information. As the system makes new recommendations to users in response to context-activity pairs submitted by their wireless devices, the server gathers the new context-activity pairs and recommendations and adds them to its context-activity pair database.