公开(公告)号：US10362536B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US16033073

申请日：2018-07-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dennis Mathews ,  Craig Dooley ,  Anjali S. Sandesara

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04M1/725

Abstract: Controllers can communicate with accessories using various paths, such as a wireless communication path. A controller can maintain reachability information for each accessory indicating the path(s) via which the accessory is currently reachable. Maintaining the reachability information can include scanning to detect broadcasts from the accessories and updating the reachability information based on the results of scanning. Scanning parameters such as scan interval and scan duration can be selected dynamically based on the current operating context of the controller (e.g., where the controller is located, what processes are active on the controller, what other devices have been detected within communication range of the controller).

公开(公告)号：US20190069329A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16122131

申请日：2018-09-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ajoy K. Singh ,  Dennis Mathews ,  Paul V. Flynn ,  Wen Zhao ,  Yong Liu ,  Syed Aon Mujtaba ,  Sriram Hariharan ,  Matthew L. Semersky

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/18 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A client device can be configured to identify data to be communicated with a network. In some examples, the client device can determine one or more transient properties of the client device and/or receive a connection request from a host device that is connected to the network, where the connection request comprises one or more connection properties of the host device. In some instances, the client device can also be configured to determine whether the host device is capable of transmitting the data to the network based at least in part on the one or more transient properties of the client device and the one or more connection properties of the host device and/or establish a connection with the host device in accordance with determining that the host device is capable of transmitting the data to the network.

公开(公告)号：US20160262191A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-08

申请号：US14921481

申请日：2015-10-23

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Paul V. Flynn ,  Dennis Mathews ,  Ajoy K. Singh ,  Wen Zhao ,  Yong Liu ,  Syed Aon Mujtaba ,  Sriram Hariharan ,  Matthew L. Semersky

IPC: H04W76/02 ,  H04W4/02

CPC classification number: H04W76/10 ,  H04W4/025 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W88/182

Abstract: A client device and a host device may create a local connection for providing wide area network access, such as Internet access, to the client device. In some embodiments, the client device may have limited network capabilities and may not be able to access the Internet without the host device. The client device may provide its speed and direction in a message to potential host devices. A host device may calculate a suitability metric, based on the speed and direction of the client as well as connection properties of the networks, which indicates an ability for the host device to connect the client device to the Internet. The host device may provide the suitability metric within a connection request to the client device. Based on the suitability metric and/or other factors, the client device and the host device may establish the local connection.

Abstract translation: 客户端设备和主机设备可以创建用于向客户端设备提供诸如因特网接入的广域网访问的本地连接。 在一些实施例中，客户端设备可能具有有限的网络能力，并且可能无法在没有主机设备的情况下访问因特网。 客户端设备可以向潜在的主机设备提供其在消息中的速度和方向。 主机设备可以基于客户端的速度和方向以及网络的连接属性来计算适合性度量，其指示主机设备将客户端设备连接到因特网的能力。 主机设备可以向客户端设备提供连接请求内的适用性度量。 基于适用性度量和/或其他因素，客户端设备和主机设备可以建立本地连接。