Computing system for privacy-aware sharing management and method of operation thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016188902-A1
Application number	US-201414585985-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	Dec 30, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computing system includes a control unit configured to determine a usage context including a capability of a device, a usage time and a device location associated with the device, and a user context of one or more users with access to the device; analyze a privacy risk level of a resource based on a resource content included in the resource, a metadata concerning the resource, a collective input regarding the resource, and the usage context; and generate one or more options for sharing the resource with the device based on the privacy risk level and the usage context.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computing system for privacy-aware sharing management comprising:
a control unit configured to:
determine a usage context including a capability of a device, a usage time and a device location associated with the device, and a user context of one or more users with access to the device;
analyze a privacy risk level of a resource based on a resource content included in the resource, a metadata concerning the resource, a collective input regarding the resource, and the usage context; and
generate one or more options for sharing the resource with the device based on the privacy risk level and the usage context.

2 . The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is further configured to:
retrieve one or more historical sharing profiles of the device, wherein each of the historical sharing profiles links a sharing privacy preference with a particular instance of the usage context; and
generate the one or more options for sharing the resource with the device based on the privacy risk level, the usage context, and the historical sharing profiles.

3 . The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is further configured to:
generate a privacy geo-fence around the device;
determine a permission level of a further device detected within the privacy geo-fence for granting access to the resource; and
generate the one or more options for sharing the resource with the further device based on the permission level.

4 . The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is further configured to generate the one or more options for the device by generating a privacy recommendation based on the usage context and the privacy risk level.

5 . The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is further configured to:
determine an intra-enterprise sharing operation for sharing the resource within an enterprise; and
generate the one or more options for the device based on the intra-enterprise sharing operation, the privacy risk level, and the usage context.

6 . The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is further configured to determine the privacy risk level of the resource by analyzing a pictorial content of the resource.

7 . The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is further configured to generate the one or more options by deploying a locking procedure, a substitution procedure, an encryption procedure, or a combination thereof.

8 . The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is further configured to determine the user context by determining a companion identity and a companion demographic.

9 . A method for privacy-aware sharing management, comprising:
determining, with a control unit, a usage context including a capability of a device, a usage time and a device location associated with the device, and a user context of one or more users with access to the device; analyzing a privacy risk level of a resource based on a resource content included in the resource, a metadata concerning the resource, a collective input regarding the resource, and the usage context; and generating one or more options for sharing the resource with the device based on the privacy risk level and the usage context.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising:
retrieving one or more historical sharing profiles of the device, wherein each of the historical sharing profiles links a sharing privacy preference with a particular instance of the usage context; and
generating the one or more options for sharing the resource with the device based on the privacy risk level, the usage context, and the historical sharing profiles.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising:
generating a privacy geo-fence around the device;
determining a permission level of a further device detected within the privacy geo-fence for granting access to the resource; and
generating the one or more options for sharing the resource with the further device based on the permission level.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising generating the one or more options for the device by generating a privacy recommendation based on the usage context and the privacy risk level.

13 . The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising:
determining an intra-enterprise sharing operation for sharing the resource within an enterprise; and
generating the one or more options for the device based on the intra-enterprise sharing operation, the privacy risk level, and the usage context.

14 . The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising determining the privacy risk level of the resource by analyzing a pictorial content of the resource.

15 . The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising generating the one or more options by deploying a locking procedure, a substitution procedure, an encryption procedure, or a combination thereof.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising determining the user context by determining a companion identity and a companion demographic.

17 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for execution, comprising:
determining a usage context including a capability of a device, a usage time and a device location associated with the device, and a user context of one or more users with access to the device; analyzing a privacy risk level of a resource based on a resource content included in the resource, a metadata concerning the resource, a collective input regarding the resource, and the usage context; and generating one or more options for sharing the resource with the device based on the privacy risk level and the usage context.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 further comprising:
retrieving one or more historical sharing profiles of the device, wherein each of the historical sharing profiles links a sharing privacy preference with a particular instance of the usage context; and
generating the one or more options for sharing the resource with the device based on the privacy risk level, the usage context, and the historical sharing profiles.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 further comprising:
generating a privacy geo-fence around the device;
determining a permission level of a further device detected within the privacy geo-fence for granting access to the resource; and
generating the one or more options for sharing the resource with the further device based on the permission level.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 further comprising generating the one or more options for the device by generating a privacy recommendation based on the usage context and the privacy risk level.

21 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 further comprising:
determining an intra-enterprise sharing operation for sharing the resource within an enterprise; and
generating the one or more options for the device based on the intra-enterprise sharing operation, the privacy risk level, and the usage context

22 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 further comprising determining the privacy risk level of the resource by analyzing a pictorial content of the resource.

23 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 further comprising generating the one or more

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jin Hongxia

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06Q50/01

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04W4/021

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04W12/02

  Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] · CPC title