公开(公告)号：US10257705B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US14288616

申请日：2014-05-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bob Bradley ,  Andrew W. Burks ,  Gregg J. Golembeski

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: This document describes, inter alia, techniques for configuring or setting up a wireless device. As an example of the features described herein, a first wireless device may be used to configure a second wireless device as follows: the first wireless device may detect that the second wireless device is available and is configurable; the first wireless device may connect to the second wireless device and transmit configuration information to the second wireless device, where the configuration information includes credentials that may be used to access a wireless network (e.g., a password to access a Wi-Fi network); the first wireless device and the second wireless device may then both connect to the wireless network, using the credentials; once both devices are connected to the wireless network, the first wireless device may verify that the second wireless device has been correctly configured.

公开(公告)号：US20190050146A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US16155159

申请日：2018-10-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexander D. Sanciangco ,  Bob Bradley ,  Marc Krochmal ,  Graham Clarke

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/00 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06F3/0489 ,  G06F9/451 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04N21/41

CPC classification number: G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/04895 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42212 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: The systems described herein provide a remote keyboard service for a media device on a computing device without having to invoke an application or unlock the computing device. The computing device can receive a message indicating that a text input field on the other device is selected and present a notification to the user prompting the user to invoke the virtual keyboard on the computing device to provide text input to the selected text input field. The computing device can receive user input selecting the notification and present a virtual keyboard for providing text input to the other device. The computing device can receive keyboard input from the user selecting characters and send the characters to the other device. The other device can then user the characters as text input to the selected text input field.

公开(公告)号：US10187919B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15686083

申请日：2017-08-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina ,  Robert William Mayor ,  Bob Bradley

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: Proximity of a responder device to an initiator device can be used to determine user intent for pairing the responder device with the initiator device. For example, the initiator device can measure a signal strength of an advertisement signal from the responder device. When the signal strength is sufficiently strong, a pairing process can be initiated, e.g., the user of the initiator device can automatically be prompted to begin pairing. The determination of whether the signal strength is sufficiently high can be determined based on a human interaction model, which can use measurements from various geometrical configurations of the two types of devices. Measurements at expected configurations that users would place the two devices to initiate pairing can be used to determine a threshold value for the signal strength to identify user intent with a new pair of devices.

公开(公告)号：US20180337924A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15970622

申请日：2018-05-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David C. Graham ,  Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Nicholas J. Paulson ,  Johannes P. Schmidt ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Bob Bradley ,  Haishan Ye ,  James C. Grandy ,  Pierre De Lastic ,  Julien Lerouge

IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing system can be configured so that a first user device can delegate a first user's media account credentials to second user device corresponding to a second user. For example, a playback device may be configured with the second user's media account credentials for accessing media items through a network media service. A first user may wish to play media items associated with the first user's media account credentials on the playback device. To do so, the first user device can request a device identifier for the playback device, request and obtain a delegate token for the device identifier from the media service, and provide the delegate token along with media item information to the playback device. The playback device can then use the delegate token to request the media item associated with the first user's media access account.

公开(公告)号：US10126945B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15272010

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Alexander D. Sanciangco ,  Bob Bradley ,  Marc J. Krochmal ,  Graham Clarke

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G06F3/0489 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F9/451

Abstract: The systems described herein provide a remote keyboard service for a media device on a computing device without having to invoke an application or unlock the computing device. The computing device can receive a message indicating that a text input field on the other device is selected and present a notification to the user prompting the user to invoke the virtual keyboard on the computing device to provide text input to the selected text input field. The computing device can receive user input selecting the notification and present a virtual keyboard for providing text input to the other device. The computing device can receive keyboard input from the user selecting characters and send the characters to the other device. The other device can then user the characters as text input to the selected text input field.

公开(公告)号：US20180205728A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15855954

申请日：2017-12-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bob Bradley ,  Craig A. Marciniak

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/66 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G06F21/32 ,  H04M1/673

CPC classification number: H04L63/0861 ,  G06F21/32 ,  H04L63/0492 ,  H04L63/06 ,  H04L63/083 ,  H04L63/0853 ,  H04M1/66 ,  H04M1/673 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A first electronic device is associated with a biometric sensor. Biometric data received by the biometric sensor is used to permit the first electronic device to pair with, unlock, and/or access a second electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20180176112A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15898092

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Andrew Burks ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Anush Nadathur ,  Joe Abuan ,  Bob Bradley ,  Craig Dooley ,  Gregg Golembeski, JR. ,  Arun Mathias

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F11/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04L43/10 ,  G06F11/3051 ,  H04L9/006 ,  H04L9/0841 ,  H04L9/0861 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L9/3263 ,  H04L63/0442 ,  H04L63/061 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L63/18 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A uniform protocol can facilitate secure, authenticated communication between a controller device and an accessory device that is controlled by the controller. An accessory and a controller can establish a pairing, the existence of which can be verified at a later time and used to create a secure communication session. The accessory can provide an accessory definition record that defines the accessory as a collection of services, each service having one or more characteristics. Within a secure communication session, the controller can interrogate the characteristics to determine accessory state and/or modify the characteristics to instruct the accessory to change its state.

公开(公告)号：US09974046B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15191219

申请日：2016-06-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bob Bradley ,  James B. Cary ,  Marc J. Krochmal ,  Matthew E. Shepherd ,  Neil G. Crane

IPC: H04W68/00 ,  H04W68/10 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04W68/005 ,  H04L51/24 ,  H04L51/38 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04M1/6066 ,  H04M2250/02 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W68/10

Abstract: A device may broadcast an indication of an activity level of the device. The device may also receive a notification of an incoming message and receive at least one broadcast from at least one additional device also receiving the notification of the incoming message including an indication of at least one activity level of the at least one additional device. The device may compare its own activity level with the received at least one activity level. In response to determining that the activity level of the device is equal to or greater than a highest received at least one activity level, the device may display the notification of the incoming message.

公开(公告)号：US20170357441A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15272010

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Alexander D. Sanciangco ,  Bob Bradley ,  Marc J. Krochmal ,  Graham Clarke

IPC: G06F3/0488

CPC classification number: G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/04895 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42212 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: The systems described herein provide a remote keyboard service for a media device on a computing device without having to invoke an application or unlock the computing device. The computing device can receive a message indicating that a text input field on the other device is selected and present a notification to the user prompting the user to invoke the virtual keyboard on the computing device to provide text input to the selected text input field. The computing device can receive user input selecting the notification and present a virtual keyboard for providing text input to the other device. The computing device can receive keyboard input from the user selecting characters and send the characters to the other device. The other device can then user the characters as text input to the selected text input field.

公开(公告)号：US09820010B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US14752578

申请日：2015-06-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Matthieu Alsina ,  Bob Bradley ,  Alan C. Cannistraro ,  Scott Forstall ,  Amandeep Jawa ,  Nicholas V. King ,  Lucas Newman ,  Daniel Trent Preston ,  Jai Chulani ,  Jeffrey Robbin

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/472

CPC classification number: H04N21/6587 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/8455

Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.