Method and apparatus for providing data sharing schemes to provision device services

A method for providing data sharing schemes, the method comprising:

• determining, utilizing at least one processor, a data sharing scheme activated at a mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes one or more sensors, a context hub, and at least one user interface, wherein the one or more sensors of the mobile device are configured to gather sensor information relating to context data associated with the mobile device, wherein the data sharing scheme determines whether the context data can be transmitted from the mobile device to one or more devices over a network;
• determining one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof that will transmit the context data in a manner compliant with the determined data sharing scheme after provisioning;
• provisioning, based on the activated data sharing scheme, the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof for execution at the mobile device;
• determining a new point of interest context of the mobile device utilizing at least the sensor information gathered by the one or more sensors of the mobile device, wherein the new point of interest context is that the mobile device is at or in proximity to a new point of interest;
• determining, utilizing the context hub without user intervention, another data sharing scheme to potentially activate based on the new point of interest context;
• determining, based on the another data sharing scheme, which one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof are to be gained or lost based on the potential activation of the another data sharing scheme;
• causing a presentation of the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof to be gained or lost based on the potential activation;
• rendering the at least one user interface configured to enable selecting, based on the new point of interest context, between the activated data sharing scheme and the another data sharing scheme;
• receiving a selection indicating between the activated data sharing scheme and the another data sharing scheme;
• and
• keeping the activated data sharing scheme or activating the another data sharing scheme based on the selection.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause a mobile device to at least perform the following steps for providing data sharing schemes:

• determining, utilizing at least one processor, a data sharing scheme activated at a mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes one or more sensors, a context hub, and at least one user interface, wherein the one or more sensors of the mobile device are configured to gather sensor information relating to context data associated with the mobile device, wherein the data sharing scheme determines whether the context data can be transmitted from the mobile device to one or more devices over a network;
• determining one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof that will transmit the context data in a manner compliant with the determined data sharing scheme;
• provisioning, based on the activated data sharing scheme, the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof for execution at the mobile device;
• determining a new point of interest context of the mobile device utilizing at least the sensor information gathered by the one or more sensors of the mobile device, wherein the new point of interest context is that the mobile device is at or in proximity to a new point of interest;
• determining, utilizing the context hub without user intervention, another data sharing scheme to potentially activate based on the new point of interest context;
• determining, based on the another data sharing scheme, which one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof are to be gained or lost based on the potential activation of the another data sharing scheme;
• causing a presentation of the one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof to be gained or lost based on the potential activation;
• rendering the at least one user interface configured to enable selecting, based on the new point of interest context, between the activated data sharing scheme and the another data sharing scheme;
• receiving a selection indicating between the activated data sharing scheme and the another data sharing scheme;
• and
• keeping the activated data sharing scheme or activating the another data sharing scheme based on the selection.