Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatically grouping accessories
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Application No.: US15275264Application Date: 2016-09-23
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Publication No.: US11003147B2Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Benjamin A. Smith , Reed Olsen , Kevin McLaughlin , Anush Nadathur
- 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
- Main IPC: G05B15/02
- IPC: G05B15/02 ; G06F3/0482 ; H04L12/28 ; G05B19/409

Abstract:
In some implementations, a computing device can automatically generate a service group. For example, accessories can be automatically grouped together based on various criteria (such as historical usage patterns). The accessories in the service group can be managed and/or controlled as if the accessories were a single accessory or entity. In some implementations, a computing device can intelligently select service group controls for presentation to the user so that the user can control the service group. For example, the computing device can select which service group controls to present and the order in which to present the controls based on features that are common among different accessories in the service group.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170359189A1 Automatically Grouping Accessories Public/Granted day:2017-12-14
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