公开(公告)号：US20190373303A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-05

申请号：US16140470

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Jared S. Grubb ,  Srinivas Rama

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  G10L15/26

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for enabling controller device to control proprietary digital media players, network accessories, and virtual assistants, providing an overall improved user experience. The techniques disclosed herein reduce clutter because a single controller can control various different devices and accessories. The techniques discloses also can include identifying a change in the configuration information for the computing device. The technique for accessory control can include transmitting updated configuration information for the controller, the configuration information associating a function for the computing device with a user interface element value for the controller.

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.

Inventor： Wayne A. Lee ,  Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Daniel R. Borges ,  Kyle C. Brogle ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Benjamin S. Turner ,  Hung Q. Le ,  Devin E Gund ,  Keith W. Rauenbuehler ,  Praveen Chegondi

IPC: H04W12/76 ,  G06F8/65 ,  H04W12/086

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.

公开(公告)号：US11949938B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17652654

申请日：2022-02-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Jared S. Grubb ,  Srinivas Rama

IPC: H04N21/41 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04N21/422

CPC classification number: H04N21/41265 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/42208 ,  H04N21/42225

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for enabling controller device to control proprietary digital media players, network accessories, and virtual assistants, providing an overall improved user experience. The techniques disclosed herein reduce clutter because a single controller can control various different devices and accessories. The techniques discloses also can include identifying a change in the configuration information for the computing device. The technique for accessory control can include transmitting updated configuration information for the controller, the configuration information associating a function for the computing device with a user interface element value for the controller.

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.

Inventor： Hung Q. Le ,  Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Keith W. Rauenbuehler ,  Christopher B. Zimmermann ,  Keith R. Bisset ,  Sivaramachandran Ganesan ,  Wayne A. Lee ,  Praveen Chegondi ,  Patrick L. Coffman

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/61

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.

公开(公告)号：US11297373B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US16815314

申请日：2020-03-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Jared S. Grubb ,  Srinivas Rama

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  G10L15/26

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for enabling controller device to control proprietary digital media players, network accessories, and virtual assistants, providing an overall improved user experience. The techniques disclosed herein reduce clutter because a single controller can control various different devices and accessories. The techniques discloses also can include identifying a change in the configuration information for the computing device. The technique for accessory control can include transmitting updated configuration information for the controller, the configuration information associating a function for the computing device with a user interface element value for the controller.

公开(公告)号：US10595073B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US16140470

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Jared S. Grubb ,  Srinivas Rama

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  G10L15/26

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for enabling controller device to control proprietary digital media players, network accessories, and virtual assistants, providing an overall improved user experience. The techniques disclosed herein reduce clutter because a single controller can control various different devices and accessories. The techniques discloses also can include identifying a change in the configuration information for the computing device. The technique for accessory control can include transmitting updated configuration information for the controller, the configuration information associating a function for the computing device with a user interface element value for the controller.