US 12,468,842 B2
Application capabilities and data sharing
Michael Horwitz, Seattle, WA (US); and Benjamin E. Greenberg, Rydal, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/169,502.
Prior Publication US 2024/0273234 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 21/6245 (2013.01) 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a first time and from an application executing on a computing device, an application manifest associated with the application, wherein the application manifest comprises a declaration of a usage, by the application, of privacy-controlled data;
receiving, at a second time later than the first time and from the application, a request message for access to second data associated with an entity, wherein the second data comprises the privacy-controlled data;
granting the access to the second data, based on:
an operating system method call supported by the computing device; and
the declaration of the usage, by the application, of the privacy-controlled data; and
sending, to the application, a response message indicating that the access has been granted.