公开(公告)号：US11736938B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17169036

申请日：2021-02-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth U. Victa ,  Benjamin A. Detwiler ,  Nikhil Nilakantan ,  Todd Wheeler ,  Robert W. Mayor ,  Brent M. Ledvina ,  E. Thomas Erdmann, IV ,  Sriram Hariharan

IPC: H04W12/04 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W12/03 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L9/40

CPC classification number: H04W12/04 ,  H04L9/0891 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04L63/068 ,  H04W12/03 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: The presence of a wireless device and/or accessory that cannot maintain an independent network connection can be detected by network connected wireless devices and the location of the detected device and/or accessory can be reported to a device location service. As the wireless devices and/or accessories do not have independent network connections, periodic maintenance is performed on those devices by nearby owner devices to which the wireless devices and/or accessories are paired or associated. Described herein are systems, methods, and associated devices to maintain a locatable wireless device by a set of multiple owner devices for that wireless device.