Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Selection of accessory device based on wireless signals
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Application No.: US16789327Application Date: 2020-02-12
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Publication No.: US11475754B2Publication Date: 2022-10-18
- Inventor: Tyler D. Hawkins
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G08B21/24
- IPC: G08B21/24 ; H04W4/80 ; H04W4/029 ; G08B21/02

Abstract:
Companion and accessory devices can be wirelessly leashed together in a manner that enables the devices to estimate their proximities to each other. One device can periodically attempt to detect a signal from the other device. For each attempt, the attempting device can store an indication of whether the signal was detected. Further, a companion device or accessory device can detect signals from different wireless-capable devices in an environment. The companion device or the accessory device can configure an interface displayed on the companion device or the accessory device, respectively, based on signal information about the different wireless-capable devices in the environment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200184798A1 ESTABLISHMENT AND DETECTION OF BREAKAGE OF WIRELESS LEASH BETWEEN DEVICES Public/Granted day:2020-06-11
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