公开(公告)号：US09942849B1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US15599760

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sriram Hariharan ,  Venkatesh Rajendran ,  Alon Paycher ,  Michael Jason Giles

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W4/02

CPC classification number: H04W52/0229 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005

Abstract: A first device may communicate via a first wireless interface (WI) and a second WI, with the second WI operating at a relatively higher power level than the first WI. The first device may receive a scan notification corresponding to wireless scanning performed by a second device. The first device may subsequently perform wireless scanning using the second WI in response to the scan notification indicating that the first device is within effective communication range of a third device. The first device may receive the scan notification over a wireless connection established between the first device and the second device using the first WI. The first device may transmit filter information to the second device, the filter information indicating when, and for which scans the first device is to receive scan notifications. The first device may also activate the second WI and use the second WI to perform ranging and/or control operations associated with the third device.

公开(公告)号：US09913079B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US14871487

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Akshay Mangalam Srivatsa ,  Craig P. Dooley ,  David John Shaw ,  Ganesha Adkasthala Ganapathi Batta ,  Michael Jason Giles ,  Sriram Hariharan

IPC: H04W76/02 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: H04W4/80 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A first wireless communication device (UE device) associated with a certain user (or included in a specified set/group of UE devices) may establish a first communication link with an accessory device according to a short-range radio access technology, and transmit link (pairing) information associated with the first communication link to a server, such as a cloud-based server. The server may share this (first) link information with other UE devices associated with the same user (or belonging to the same specified group of UE devices as the first UE device). Link information associated with the other UE devices (i.e. second link information) may equally be shared with the accessory device, and the other UE devices and accessory device may use the first link information and second link information in establishing respective communication links between any of the other UE devices and the accessory device without having to undergo a pairing procedure.

公开(公告)号：US09374153B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-21

申请号：US13953651

申请日：2013-07-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael Jason Giles ,  Bob Bradley

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  H04B7/24 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04B7/24 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L69/14 ,  H04L69/24 ,  H04W8/183 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing primary transport service discovery information over one or more alternate transports that are not normally associated with the primary transport services. In one embodiment, the primary transport comprises a first wireless interface (e.g., Bluetooth), and the alternate transport comprises a second wireless interface (e.g., WiFi or WiMAX). Service profile information relating to the primary transport is broadcast to other users over the alternate transport in a more efficient and streamlined manner than that available on the primary transport. The other users store this service profile information so that it can be subsequently accessed for service profile discovery of the transmitting device by those other devices, thereby obviating subsequent transfer of the data over any transport (primary or alternate).

公开(公告)号：US20130294306A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13800126

申请日：2013-03-13

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Daniel Borges ,  Michael Jason Giles ,  Michael Larson

IPC: H04W76/02 ,  H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W76/10 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W52/0212 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W52/028 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144

Abstract: A device accesses a remote network using short-range connectability with another device providing shared access to the remote network.

Abstract translation: 设备使用与提供对远程网络的共享访问的另一个设备的短距离连接来访问远程网络。