Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Distributed Device Location Finding
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Application No.: US18346600Application Date: 2023-07-03
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Publication No.: US20240129690A1Publication Date: 2024-04-18
- Inventor: Mads N. Paulin , Scott Lopatin , Jonathan R. Schoenberg
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: H04W4/02
- IPC: H04W4/02

Abstract:
In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a communications radio, memory to store instructions, one or more processors to execute the instructions, where the instructions cause the one or more processors to receive a request for location information for a target accessory device associated with an owner electronic device, wherein the request includes a data packet with at least one public key, receive a beacon signal from a wireless device and determine at least one proximity value to the wireless device from the beacon signal, perform a comparison between a key from the received beacon signal for the wireless device and the at least one public key, and selectively send location information to the owner electronic device based on the comparison result, where the location information includes the at least one proximity value and information on a defined space within a location environment.
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