Nokia Corporation

Nokia Technologies Oy

Andrés Lucero

Juha Henrik Arrasvuori

Akos Vetek

Erika Reponen

Marion Boberg

Hannu Korhonen

Tero Jokela

Jussi Pekka Holopainen

Jaakko Keränen

Erika Piia Pauliina Reponen

Petri Piippo

Jaakko Olli Taavetti Keränen

Tero Simo Ilari Jokela

Viljakaisa Aaltonen

Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila

Toni Järvenpää

An approach is provided for determining a group of users based on the overlapping area of two or more existing groups and providing services and/or content to the group based on the services and content of the existing groups. An interaction platform determines shapes of groups based, at least in part, on location information associated with one or more member devices of the groups. The interaction platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the shapes in a location-based user interface. The interaction platform determines one or more applications, one or more content items, or a combination thereof being used at the one or more member devices. The interaction platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more other representations of the one or more applications, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof in the location-based user interface.

Method and apparatus for leveraging overlapping group areas

An approach is provided for sharing media in a multi-device environment. A group of devices for sharing one or more media files is determined. A shared media manager causes joining of one or more displays of the devices. The shared media manager then determines to generate a common user interface for presenting the one or more media files on the joined one or more displays.

Method and apparatus for sharing media in a multi-device environment

An approach is provided for creating a virtual workspace among devices based, at least in part, on location information. The virtual workspace corresponds to an application or a service common to the devices. Monitoring of the movement of one or more of the devices causes manipulation of the virtual workspace, the application, the service, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the movement. Example applications and services include media editing, media playback, image processing, social networking, and social control functionality.

Method and apparatus for generating a virtual interactive workspace

An approach is provided for providing a derivative publication of a publication at one or more services. The publishing service platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of at least one publication to cause, at least in part, a generation of at least one derivative publication. Next, the publishing service platform determines at least one service for publishing the at least one derivative publication. Then, the publishing service platform causes, at least in part, a transmission of the at least one derivative publication to the at least one service for publication.

Method and apparatus for providing derivative publications of a publication at one or more services

An approach is provided for binding devices into a group for one or more collaborative applications. A device binding application determined a request, from at least one host device, to bind one or more other devices for initiating at least one collaborative application. The device binding application determines an order for binding the one or more other devices to the at least one host device. The device binding application causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more binding instructions to the at least one host device, the one or more other devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the order.

Method and apparatus for binding devices into one or more groups

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Andrés Lucero