公开(公告)号：US20200053056A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16654683

申请日：2019-10-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Arun G. Mathias ,  Thomas A. Dilligan ,  Matthew C. Lucas ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L9/12 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/32

Abstract: A data transfer process can include multiple verification features usable by a “source” device to ensure that a “destination” device is authorized to receive a requested data object. The source device and destination device can communicate via a first communication channel (which can be on a wide-area network) to exchange public keys, then use the public keys to verify their identities and establish a secure session on a second communication channel (which can be a local channel). The data object can be transferred via the secure session. Prior to sending the data object, the source device can perform secondary verification operations (in addition to the key exchange) to confirm the identity of the second device and/or the locality of the connection on the second communication channel.

公开(公告)号：US20190320146A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16455559

申请日：2019-06-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cyrus D. Irani ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Arun G. Mathias ,  Vinay A. Ramaswamy ,  Christopher D. Soli ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  Stephen O. Lemay

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G07C9/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G08B21/18 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/841 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04N5/77

Abstract: An integrated accessory control system can integrate functionality (services) of multiple disparate accessories and provide a unified user interface for interacting with the system via a controller device. An integrated accessory control system can include one accessory that can detect an event or action and send a notification to the controller device and at least one other accessory, such as an Internet Protocol (IP) camera, that can be operated in response to the notification. In response to the notification, a controller device can generate an integrated user interface for interacting with the accessories in the integrated accessory control system. The interface can include a live feed from the IP camera, which can provide a media stream responsive to instructions from the controller.

公开(公告)号：US20190260660A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16405221

申请日：2019-05-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04W12/00 ,  G06F11/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/70 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L29/08

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：US10389987B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US15275266

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cyrus D. Irani ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Arun G. Mathias ,  Vinay A. Ramaswamy ,  Christopher D. Soli ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  Stephen O. Lemay

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G08B21/18 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/841 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: An integrated accessory control system can integrate functionality (services) of multiple disparate accessories and provide a unified user interface for interacting with the system via a controller device. An integrated accessory control system can include one accessory that can detect an event or action and send a notification to the controller device and at least one other accessory, such as an IP camera, that can be operated in response to the notification. In response to the notification, a controller device can generate an integrated user interface for interacting with the accessories in the integrated accessory control system. The interface can include a live feed from the IP camera, which can provide a media stream responsive to instructions from the controller.

公开(公告)号：US10305770B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

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: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06F11/30 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W4/80 ,  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：US20190028445A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16141655

申请日：2018-09-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Matthew C. Lucas ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Dennis Mathews

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04L1/16 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W12/12

Abstract: A controller and an accessory controllable by the controller can communicate using secure read and write procedures. The procedures can include encrypting identifiers of accessory characteristics targeted by a read or write operation as well as any data being read or written. The procedures can also include the accessory returning a cryptographically signed response verifying receipt and execution of the read or write instruction. In some instances, a write procedure can be implemented as a timed write in which a first instruction containing the write data is sent separately from a second instruction to execute the write operation; the accessory can disregard the write data if the second instruction is not received within a timeout period after receiving the first instruction.

公开(公告)号：US10177933B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US14725891

申请日：2015-05-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Burks ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Joe Abuan ,  Dennis Mathews ,  Matthew C. Lucas

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Controllers can be used to control the operation of various accessories. Controllers with access to a particular accessory (or group of accessories) can be organized into a controller network to facilitate control. The controller network can include various proxy devices including bridge and tunnel proxies that can relay messages to and from accessories, perform protocol translations, and/or provide communication security. Some proxy devices can include decision logic to enable coordinated control over one or more accessories by the controllers in the controller network.

公开(公告)号：US10091303B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US15612716

申请日：2017-06-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  David R. Stites ,  Jahshan A. Bhatti ,  Kevin Duffy ,  Robert William Mayor

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Techniques for suggesting accessory devices controlled by an application executing on a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes measuring one or more sensor values to determine a data point at each of a plurality of first times, associating an accessory device with each of the data points, clustering the data points within a threshold distance of each other to create a plurality of clusters. The method also includes, after clustering the data points, measuring one or more sensor values to determine one or more current data points at a second time, determining that one or more current data points at the second time corresponds to a first cluster of the plurality of clusters, identifying a first accessory device associated with one or more of the data points in the first cluster, and providing a message using the application.

公开(公告)号：US20170359555A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15275266

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cyrus D. Irani ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Arun G. Mathias ,  Vinay A. Ramaswamy ,  Christopher D. Soli ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  Stephen O. Lemay

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G08B21/18 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N7/186 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G08B21/182 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2818 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L43/0864 ,  H04L47/283 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4069 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04L67/146 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04W76/11

Abstract: An integrated accessory control system can integrate functionality (services) of multiple disparate accessories and provide a unified user interface for interacting with the system via a controller device. An integrated accessory control system can include one accessory that can detect an event or action and send a notification to the controller device and at least one other accessory, such as an IP camera, that can be operated in response to the notification. In response to the notification, a controller device can generate an integrated user interface for interacting with the accessories in the integrated accessory control system. The interface can include a live feed from the IP camera, which can provide a media stream responsive to instructions from the controller.

公开(公告)号：US20160359629A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US15064406

申请日：2016-03-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anush G. Nadathur ,  Gokul P. Thirumalai ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Matthew C. Lucas ,  Andrew Burks

IPC: H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/04

CPC classification number: H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/006 ,  H04L12/2818 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L63/0884 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A relay service can relay messages between controllers and electronically controllable accessory devices that may be located remotely from the controllers. Relaying of messages by the relay service can be decoupled from any knowledge of the functionality of the accessory or the content of the messages. Device identification and relaying of messages can be managed using “relay aliases” that are meaningful only to the relay service and the endpoint devices (the controller and accessory). The endpoint devices can implement end-to-end security for messages transported by the relay service.

Abstract translation: 中继服务可以在可能远离控制器的控制器和电子可控附件设备之间中继消息。 中继服务的消息中继可以与附件功能或消息内容的任何知识分离。 可以使用仅对中继服务和端点设备（控制器和附件）有意义的“中继别名”来管理消息的设备标识和中继。 端点设备可以实现由中继服务传输的消息的端到端安全性。