Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Maintenance of wireless devices
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Application No.: US17169036Application Date: 2021-02-05
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Publication No.: US11889302B2Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Kenneth U. Victa , Benjamin A. Detwiler , Nikhil Nilakantan , Todd Wheeler , Robert W. Mayor , Brent M. Ledvina , E. Thomas Erdmann, IV , Sriram Hariharan
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Aikin & Gallant, LLP
- Main IPC: H04W12/04
- IPC: H04W12/04 ; H04W76/10 ; H04W12/03 ; H04L9/08 ; H04L12/18 ; H04L9/40

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US11736938B2 Maintenance of wireless devices Public/Granted day:2023-08-22
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