公开(公告)号：US20220337691A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17719086

申请日：2022-04-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jared S. Grubb ,  Robert M. Stewart ,  Gabriel Sanchez ,  Zaka ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Anshul Jain

IPC: H04M1/27 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G10L15/30 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for connecting third-party accessories to a cellular-capable device to participate in a telephone call. In one example, a user can voice a request to make a call to an accessory device. The accessory device can transmit the request to a controller device. Upon processing the request, the controller device can identify an appropriate cellular-capable device and instruct the cellular-capable device to place the requested call. The controller device can also instruct the cellular-capable device to establish an audio connection with the accessory device to relay the call audio. In another example, the controller device can listen for a word spoken at the accessory device indicating the end of the call. Upon receiving the end of call word, the controller device can instruct the cellular-capable device to terminate the call. While in the listening state, the controller device may continue processing user requests received at other accessory devices.

公开(公告)号：US20220334992A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17718984

申请日：2022-04-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jared S. Grubb ,  Robert M. Stewart ,  Gabriel Sanchez ,  Zaka ur Rehman Ashraf ,  David J. Chandler

IPC: G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F11/30

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing the connection assignments of a plurality of accessory devices to one or more hub devices. In one example, a user device acting as a leader device receives an assignment request from an accessory device. The user device may obtain information corresponding to hub attributes from the one or more hub devices. The user device may also obtain accessory traits from the accessory device. The user device can compare the accessory traits with the hub attributes to determine a connection score for each hub device. The user device can then assign the accessory device to the hub device with the highest connection score.

公开(公告)号：US09913011B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US14599385

申请日：2015-01-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vincenzo Giuliani ,  David Jeon ,  Gabriel Sanchez

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H04R1/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/00 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: A loudspeaker system can have first and second loudspeakers selectively operable in a single-channel mode or in a multi-channel mode. In the single-channel mode, the first and the second loudspeakers are configured to simultaneously reproduce a substantially identical signal. In the multi-channel mode, the first loudspeaker reproduces a first-channel signal and the second loudspeaker reproduces a second-channel signal. The first-channel signal and the second-channel signal can constitute respective portions of a multi-channel signal. Such loudspeaker systems can also have a mode selector configured to select one of the single-channel mode and the multi-channel mode. In some embodiments, such selection can occur in response to one or more detected proximities of another loudspeaker system. Multi-zone loudspeaker systems are also disclosed.