Network access tokens for accessories

    公开(公告)号:US12256223B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-18

    申请号:US17947425

    申请日:2022-09-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wireless access device can be configured to determine a list of accessory groups corresponding to accessories connected to a network managed by the wireless access device. The wireless access device may also be configured to identify at least one firmware update that corresponds to at least one accessory group of the list of accessory groups and request all firmware updates that correspond to the at least one accessory group. The wireless access device can also be configured to receive one or more firmware updates that corresponds to at least one of the accessories of the at least one accessory group for which a respective firmware update is available and transmit at least one firmware update of the received one or more firmware updates to at least one corresponding accessory of the at least one accessory group.

    GRANTING PERMISSIONS AND ACCESSES TO DEVICES AND THIRD PARTIES

    公开(公告)号:US20230396451A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US18141886

    申请日:2023-05-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L9/3268 H04L9/3213

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a method for delegating the authority to create a token from an owner of a property to a sharing platform managing the reservation of the property. A method can include receiving a request to delegate authority for generating a token for a one or more accessory devices, the delegation to be to a sharing platform. Based on the request, a request for a determination of eligibility of the device for delegation of the authority. A determination of eligibility of the device for delegation of the authority can be received. An intermediate certificate from the sharing platform can be requests based on the determination of eligibility of the device. A delegation file that identifies an approved delegation of authority can be created based on using the intermediate certificate to validate the sharing platform.

    TECHNIQUES FOR FIRMWARE UPDATES WITH ACCESSORIES

    公开(公告)号:US20220229653A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17592295

    申请日:2022-02-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are provided for updating firmware of an accessory device. An accessory development kit of the accessory device can communicate with an accessory update daemon using a home management daemon of a controller device. Based on a firmware update policy of the accessory device, the accessory update daemon will check for firmware updates. When firmware updates are available, the accessory update daemon can instruct the home management daemon to stage the update. The home management daemon will notify the accessory development kit to be in a stage mode. The accessory update daemon will download the firmware update and send the firmware update to the accessory development kit of the accessory device using an interface for the secure channel provided by the home management daemon. The accessory device can be a third party accessory device that does not have its own firmware updating application.

    IDENTIFYING REACHABILITY OF NETWORK-CONNECTED DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210385144A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17032619

    申请日:2020-09-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for transmitting a message to a user device in accordance with a determination that another device is unreachable over a network. In one example, a server device, at a first location, may identify a controller device resident at a second location, whereby the controller device is configured to communicate with a router at the second location. The server device may also receive a list of user devices. The server device may transmit a ping message to the controller device via the router to determine whether the controller device is unreachable by the server device. The server device may subsequently transmit a message to a user device on the list in accordance with a determination that the controller device is unreachable by the server device, whereby the message includes instructions for the user device to determine whether the controller device is unreachable by the user device.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CATEGORIZING INSTANT MESSAGES

    公开(公告)号:US20180351898A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15610564

    申请日:2017-05-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L51/12 G06F21/53 H04L51/046

    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in response to a request received from a messaging system to categorize a message received from a remote sender, a messaging extension associated with the messaging client is identified. The message without a recipient identifier (ID) identifying a recipient of the message is transmitted to the messaging extension via a first application programming interface (API). The messaging extension is executed within a first sandboxed environment and the messaging extension is to perform a content analysis on the message to categorize the message. In response to a first analysis result received from the messaging extension, a response representing the first analysis result is transmitted to the messaging system, wherein the response indicates whether the message should be delivered or filtered.

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