Patent ID: 8954093
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of managing access to place data for a wireless device, the method comprising: receiving input to identify one or more applications of a plurality of applications on and executable by the wireless device to have access to place data for place-related content for a place that is stored in a place database in a memory of the wireless device; and in response to a place data request from a data-requesting application being executed by the wireless device: determining if the data-requesting application has been provided access to the place data for the place; and providing the place data to the data-requesting application if the data-requesting application has been provided access, wherein the place data and an associated data-sharing rule are received from an owner application that provides the place data to the place database, the data-sharing rule granting automatic access to the place data to the owner application.