Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gating accessory connection
- Patent Title (中): 门控附件连接
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Application No.: US12892628Application Date: 2010-09-28
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Publication No.: US09338276B2Publication Date: 2016-05-10
- Inventor: Jason Yew , Lawrence Bolton
- Applicant: Jason Yew , Lawrence Bolton
- 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: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00 ; H04W36/00 ; H04M1/725

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention can manage the activity of accessories connected to a mobile computing device. A mobile computing device can be connected to any number of accessories through wireless or physical connections. Processing and resource limitations at the mobile computing device limit the number of accessories that can feasibly interoperate with the mobile computing device at any one time. In some embodiments, a threshold value is placed on the number of accessories with which a mobile computing device can interoperate at any one time. This threshold value can depend on the types of accessories, the application(s) executing on the mobile computing device, the processing power, whether media output resource are being used, etc. In response to a threshold number of accessories being connected, the mobile computing device can deactivate accessories.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110185048A1 GATING ACCESSORY CONNECTION Public/Granted day:2011-07-28
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