MANAGING CONNECTIONS OF A USER DEVICE
    13.
    发明申请
    MANAGING CONNECTIONS OF A USER DEVICE 审中-公开
    管理用户设备的连接

    公开(公告)号:US20170078786A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-16

    申请号:US15362629

    申请日:2016-11-28

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing connections of user devices. For example, two source devices may be configured to maintain a data stream with one another. The data stream may enable the two source devices to identify one or more connections between each other and at least a third device. In response to receiving an event that indicates content to be provided to the third device, the data stream may be used by the source devices to configure their network connections with the third device.

    Abstract translation: 系统,方法和计算机可读介质被提供用于管理用户设备的连接。 例如,两个源设备可以被配置为保持彼此之间的数据流。 数据流可以使两个源设备能够识别彼此之间和至少第三设备之间的一个或多个连接。 响应于接收到指示要提供给第三设备的内容的事件,源设备可以使用数据流来配置其与第三设备的网络连接。

    Managing connections of a user device
    15.
    发明授权
    Managing connections of a user device 有权
    管理用户设备的连接

    公开(公告)号:US09510083B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-29

    申请号:US14475422

    申请日:2014-09-02

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing connections of user devices. For example, two source devices may be configured to maintain a data stream with one another. The data stream may enable the two source devices to identify one or more connections between each other and at least a third device. In response to receiving an event that indicates content to be provided to the third device, the data stream may be used by the source devices to configure their network connections with the third device.

    Abstract translation: 系统,方法和计算机可读介质被提供用于管理用户设备的连接。 例如,两个源设备可以被配置为保持彼此之间的数据流。 数据流可以使两个源设备能够识别彼此之间和至少第三设备之间的一个或多个连接。 响应于接收到指示要提供给第三设备的内容的事件,源设备可以使用数据流来配置其与第三设备的网络连接。

    IMMEDIATE CONNECTION FOLLOWING DEVICE DISCOVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20160029198A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-28

    申请号:US14875575

    申请日:2015-10-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W8/005 H04W4/80 H04W76/10 H04W84/20

    Abstract: An electronic device is described. During operation, this electronic device activates a communication channel having a carrier frequency in a radio in an interface circuit to listen for an advertising frame of interest from another electronic device during a scan window having a predefined duration. If the advertising frame of interest is received from the other electronic device, the electronic device terminates the listening before the predefined duration has expired and, using the communication channel in the radio, transmits the connect request to the other electronic device to establish the connection with the other electronic device. In this way, the delay between discovery of the other electronic device and establishing the connection is reduced. In addition, the power consumed by the electronic device while scanning for the other electronic device and initiating the connection is reduced.

    Methods for Maintaining Accurate Timing Information on Portable Electronic Devices
    17.
    发明申请
    Methods for Maintaining Accurate Timing Information on Portable Electronic Devices 有权
    在便携式电子设备上维护准确的定时信息的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150378322A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-31

    申请号:US14475216

    申请日:2014-09-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods for operating portable electronic devices to maintain accurate timing information are provided. In one suitable arrangement, an electronic device may have a real-time clock and a mach-time clock that can be used separately to track the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The offset of the real-time clock and the mach-time clock from UTC can be monitored to determine if there is any oscillator frequency drift, which can be characterized using a linear model. Any variation in drift caused by environment factors such as temperature may also be characterized. In another suitable arrangement, a primary electronic device that is capable of maintaining accurate timing information may transfer that information to a secondary user device. Timing information may be transferred using mach-time values and may then be converted to real-time clock values to ensure that the secondary user device can estimate time accurately even when the device goes to sleep.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于操作便携式电子设备以维持准确的定时信息的方法。 在一个合适的布置中,电子设备可以具有可以单独使用的跟踪协调世界时(UTC)的实时时钟和机时时钟。 可以监视实时时钟的偏移量和来自UTC的机械时钟时钟,以确定是否存在振荡器频率漂移,这可以使用线性模型进行表征。 也可以表征由环境因素如温度引起的漂移的任何变化。 在另一种合适的布置中,能够维持准确定时信息的主电子设备可以将该信息传送到次用户设备。 可以使用机械时间值传送定时信息,然后可以将其转换为实时时钟值,以确保辅助用户设备即使在设备进入睡眠时也可准确估计时间。

    DYNAMIC TRANSPORT SWITCHING IN INTER-DEVICE COMMUNICATION
    18.
    发明申请
    DYNAMIC TRANSPORT SWITCHING IN INTER-DEVICE COMMUNICATION 审中-公开
    设备间通信中的动态交换切换

    公开(公告)号:US20150350813A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14475437

    申请日:2014-09-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A transport for data communication can be selected based on current data communication activity. A master device and a slave device can establish a control channel on one transport and one or more data channels. A master device can determine which transport should be used for the data channel(s) based on real-time status information about the data exchange and can coordinate with the slave device to switch the data channel(s) to a different transport when appropriate.

    Abstract translation: 可以基于当前数据通信活动来选择用于数据通信的传输。 主设备和从设备可以在一个传输和一个或多个数据信道上建立控制信道。 主设备可以基于关于数据交换的实时状态信息来确定用于数据信道的哪个传输,并且可以在适当时与从设备协调以将数据信道切换到不同的传输。

    Proximity fence
    19.
    发明授权
    Proximity fence 有权
    靠近围栏

    公开(公告)号:US09113300B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-18

    申请号:US14191330

    申请日:2014-02-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A proximity fence can be a location-agnostic fence defined by signal sources having no geographic location information. The proximity fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. A signal source can be a radio frequency (RF) transmitter broadcasting a beacon signal. The beacon signal can include a payload that includes an identifier indicating a category to which the signal source belongs, and one or more labels indicating one or more subcategories to which the signal source belongs. The proximity fence defined by the group of signal sources can trigger different functions of application programs associated with the proximity fence on a mobile device, when the mobile device moves within the proximity fence and enters and exits different parts of the proximity fence corresponding to the different subcategories.

    Abstract translation: 靠近栅栏可以是由不具有地理位置信息的信号源定义的与位置无关的栅栏。 接近栅栏可以对应于一组信号源,而不是固定在纬度和经度坐标上的点位置。 信号源可以是广播信标信号的射频(RF)发射机。 信标信号可以包括包括指示信号源所属的类别的标识符和指示信号源所属的一个或多个子类别的一个或多个标签的有效载荷。 当移动设备在邻近围栏内移动并进入和离开对应于不同的邻近栅栏的不同部分时,由信号源组定义的邻近栅栏可以触发与移动设备上的邻近栅栏相关联的应用程序的不同功能 子类别。

    IMMEDIATE CONNECTION FOLLOWING DEVICE DISCOVERY
    20.
    发明申请
    IMMEDIATE CONNECTION FOLLOWING DEVICE DISCOVERY 审中-公开
    随着设备发现的直接连接

    公开(公告)号:US20150072621A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-12

    申请号:US14542161

    申请日:2014-11-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W8/005 H04W4/80 H04W76/10 H04W84/20

    Abstract: An electronic device is described. During operation, this electronic device activates a communication channel having a carrier frequency in a radio in an interface circuit to listen for an advertising frame of interest from another electronic device during a scan window having a predefined duration. If the advertising frame of interest is received from the other electronic device, the electronic device terminates the listening before the predefined duration has expired and, using the communication channel in the radio, transmits the connect request to the other electronic device to establish the connection with the other electronic device. In this way, the delay between discovery of the other electronic device and establishing the connection is reduced. In addition, the power consumed by the electronic device while scanning for the other electronic device and initiating the connection is reduced.

    Abstract translation: 描述电子设备。 在操作期间,该电子设备在具有预定持续时间的扫描窗口期间激活在接口电路中的无线电中具有载波频率的通信信道,以在具有预定持续时间的扫描窗口期间从另一电子设备收听感兴趣的广告帧。 如果从其他电子设备接收到感兴趣的广告框,则电子设备在预定义的持续时间期满之前终止聆听,并且使用无线电中的通信信道将连接请求发送到另一电子设备以建立与 另一个电子设备。 以这种方式,减少了发现另一电子设备和建立连接之间的延迟。 此外,电子设备在扫描其他电子设备并开始连接时消耗的功率减少。

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