Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for providing content in a network having a network proxy arranged between a mobile terminal and a content provider. The method features a step of adapting or transforming the content in the network proxy based on one or more digital rights issued by the owner of the content. The network proxy includes an adaption policy module that receives the digital rights and provides an adaption policy; and an adaption engine module that receives the adaption policy and the content from the content provider, and provides adapted content to the terminal. In operation, the network proxy uses the digital rights to determine an optimal adaptation policy and then uses that to transform the content.

Abstract: An approach is provided for facilitating a verification of proof of presence of a user device that can be unspoofable and/or encrypted. A tag verification platform processes information associated with one or more memory tags, one or more vendors, one or more service providers and one or more user device, or a combination thereof related to a verification of proof of presence wherein the verification can be utilized by one or more vendors and/or service providers to provide one or more products and/or one or more services to one or more users.

Abstract: An approach is provided for automatic geo-location and social group indexing thereby search geo-locations. A geo-location search learning platform receives a query specifying words, and retrieves context information of a user based upon a criterion. The geo-location search learning platform then assigns to the user a social group identifier identifying a social group based on the context information, retrieves one or more social group indexes based upon the social group identifier, retrieves one or more geo-location indexes based upon the one or more social group indexes, and generates a search result using, in response to the query, the one or more geo-location indexes and the words.

Abstract: An approach is provided for automatic geo-location search learning. A geo-location search learning platform receives a query specifying words, and initiates a point-of-interest search on the query, an address search on the query, and a partial search on some of the words. The geo-location search learning platform then combines results of the point-of-interest search, the address search, and the partial search, determines context information for a user; and sorts the combined results based on the context information thereby recommending the researched results to the user in a priority list as sorted.

Abstract: A framework is configured for publishing data from a data processing arrangement coupled to a network. Data objects are provided from one or more application programs of the data processing arrangement. An information feed of the data processing arrangement is defined. The information feed provides a collection of data objects having related information-types. The data objects of the application programs are associated with the information feed based on an information-type of the data objects. The data objects of the information feed available are made available via a network component of the data processing arrangement.

Abstract: A framework is configured for publishing data from a data processing arrangement coupled to a network. Data objects are provided from one or more application programs of the data processing arrangement. An information feed of the data processing arrangement is defined. The information feed provides a collection of data objects having related information-types. The data objects of the application programs are associated with the information feed based on an information-type of the data objects. The data objects of the information feed available are made available via a network component of the data processing arrangement.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for providing content in a network having a network proxy arranged between a mobile terminal and a content provider. The method features a step of adapting or transforming the content in the network proxy based on one or more digital rights issued by the owner of the content. The network proxy includes an adaption policy module that receives the digital rights and provides an adaption policy; and an adaption engine module that receives the adaption policy and the content from the content provider, and provides adapted content to the terminal. In operation, the network proxy uses the digital rights to determine an optimal adaptation policy and then uses that to transform the content.