US 2013/0174277 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO RESOURCES

Abstract

An approach is provided for controlling access to resources according to social connections and/or characteristics of the resources. An access control platform determines one or more resources associated with at least one user, at least one device associated with the at least one user, or a combination thereof. The access control platform further processes and/or facilitates a processing of social networking information associated with the at least one user, the at least one device, or a combination thereof to determine one or more social networking groups. The access control platform also causes, at least in part, a controlling of access to the one or more resources for one or more other users, one or more other devices associated with the one or more other users, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on membership in the one or more social networking groups.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

one or more resources associated with at least one user, at least one device associated with the at least one user, or a combination thereof;
a processing of social networking information associated with the at least one user, the at least one device, or a combination thereof to determine one or more social networking groups;
and
a controlling of access to the one or more resources for one or more other users, one or more other devices associated with the one or more other users, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on membership in the one or more social networking groups.

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An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor;
and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
determine one or more resources associated with at least one user, at least one device associated with the at least one user, or a combination thereof;
process and/or facilitate a processing of social networking information associated with the at least one user, the at least one device, or a combination thereof to determine one or more social networking groups;
and
cause, at least in part, a controlling of access to the one or more resources for one or more other users, one or more other devices associated with the one or more other users, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on membership in the one or more social networking groups.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for controlling access to resources

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Method and apparatus for controlling access to resources

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