公开(公告)号：US20240380575A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18646601

申请日：2024-04-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Siva Ganesh Movva ,  Emmanuel Lalande ,  Michael C. Laster ,  Sarish Jain ,  Stephen M. Polansky ,  Karthikeyan Pattabiraman ,  Swadesh Bhattacharya ,  Raghunandan K. Pai

IPC: H04L9/08 ,  G06F21/62

Abstract: Methods, non-transitory machine-readable mediums, and system to provide that a delegate server receives authentication credentials from a first sharee electronic device, determines at least one cryptographic key and metadata accessible to a first sharee corresponding to the received authentication credentials, the metadata defines a set of conditions for a share of location information for an accessory device, evaluates the metadata to determine if the set of conditions are satisfied, upon determination that the set of conditions are satisfied, sends the metadata and the at least one cryptographic key to the first sharee electronic device, receives an indication that a second sharee electronic device is joining the share of location information for the accessory device, and sends at least one update for the cryptographic key and the metadata.

公开(公告)号：US11228864B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-18

申请号：US16845297

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andreas E. Schobel ,  Swaminathan Jayaraman ,  Paul W. Salzman ,  Kevin M. Lynch ,  Tommy Rochette ,  Albert R. Howard ,  Siva Ganesh Movva ,  Thomas Chathoth Abraham ,  Frank De Jong ,  Rachel F. Needle ,  David John Williams ,  Raghunandan K. Pai ,  Swadesh Bhattacharya

IPC: H04W24/00 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/021 ,  G08B21/02 ,  H04W12/02 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04W12/03

Abstract: In some implementations, a first computing device can send notifications at times that the first computing device is not in an expected location. A user of a second computing device can remotely configure an expected location for the first computing device, which may be a particular location for a certain period of time. During that time, the first computing device can monitor its own location and check whether it is within the expected location. If the first computing device unexpectedly leaves or fails to enter the expected location, the first computing device may transmit a notification to the second computing device. Similarly, if the first computing device loses connectivity with other devices, a server device may notify the second computing device that the location of the first computing device cannot be determined.

公开(公告)号：US11051105B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US17010473

申请日：2020-09-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sorin V. Dusan ,  Raghunandan K. Pai ,  Scott Lopatin ,  Tommy Rochette ,  Navin Bindiganavile Suparna ,  Emmanuel Lalande ,  Siva Ganesh Movva ,  Robert Watson ,  Scott Grinker

IPC: H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04W64/00 ,  G08B1/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04R1/10 ,  G08B25/10 ,  H04M1/60 ,  G08B25/08

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for location-tracking wireless devices. In an embodiment, a method performed by an electronic device comprises: playing, or initiating the playing of, a sound through a loudspeaker of an accessory device via a communication link. The sound is played at a specified frequency that utilizes a frequency response of the loudspeaker (or loudspeaker plus speaker enclosure). The sound is received through two or more microphones of the electronic device and filtered by one or more filters. The one or more filters are configured to pass the sound at or around the specified frequency and to reduce masking of the sound by ambient noise. The filtered sound is associated with direction data generated from sensor data provided by one or more inertial sensors of the electronic device. In another embodiment, the specified frequency is higher than the maximum human hearing range.

公开(公告)号：US10771898B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US15721666

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sorin V. Dusan ,  Raghunandan K. Pai ,  Scott Lopatin ,  Tommy Rochette ,  Navin Bindiganavile Suparna ,  Emmanuel Lalande ,  Siva Ganesh Movva ,  Robert Watson ,  Scott Grinker

IPC: H04R5/033 ,  H04M1/60 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04W64/00 ,  G08B1/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04R1/10 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08B25/08 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for location-tracking wireless devices. In an embodiment, a method performed by an electronic device comprises: playing, or initiating the playing of, a sound through a loudspeaker of an accessory device via a communication link. The sound is played at a specified frequency that utilizes a frequency response of the loudspeaker (or loudspeaker plus speaker enclosure). The sound is received through two or more microphones of the electronic device and filtered by one or more filters. The one or more filters are configured to pass the sound at or around the specified frequency and to reduce masking of the sound by ambient noise. The filtered sound is associated with direction data generated from sensor data provided by one or more inertial sensors of the electronic device. In another embodiment, the specified frequency is higher than the maximum human hearing range.

公开(公告)号：US20180199138A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15721666

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sorin V. Dusan ,  Raghunandan K. Pai ,  Scott Lopatin ,  Tommy Rochette ,  Navin Bindiganavile Suparna ,  Emmanuel Lalande ,  Siva Ganesh Movva ,  Robert Watson ,  Scott Grinker

IPC: H04R5/033 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G08B1/08 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: H04R5/0335 ,  G08B1/08 ,  G08B3/1016 ,  G08B25/08 ,  G08B25/10 ,  H04M1/6008 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R2499/11 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W64/006

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for location-tracking wireless devices. In an embodiment, a method performed by an electronic device comprises: playing, or initiating the playing of, a sound through a loudspeaker of an accessory device via a communication link. The sound is played at a specified frequency that utilizes a frequency response of the loudspeaker (or loudspeaker plus speaker enclosure). The sound is received through two or more microphones of the electronic device and filtered by one or more filters. The one or more filters are configured to pass the sound at or around the specified frequency and to reduce masking of the sound by ambient noise. The filtered sound is associated with direction data generated from sensor data provided by one or more inertial sensors of the electronic device. In another embodiment, the specified frequency is higher than the maximum human hearing range.

公开(公告)号：US09936344B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US15273550

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott Lopatin ,  Emmanuel Lalande ,  Navin Bindiganavile Suparna ,  Raghunandan K. Pai ,  Sarish Jain ,  Siva Ganesh Movva ,  Tommy Rochette

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/20

CPC classification number: H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for managing location sharing requests. In various implementations, a requesting device or a server computer in communication with the requesting device, receives a location sharing request associated with a user and, in response, sends a notification to a companion device associated with the user. A location of the companion device is received from the companion device together with a list of one or more devices associated with the user that are paired with the companion device and a connection status for at least one of the one or more paired devices. The connection status indicates if there is a direct communication link established between the paired device and the companion device. A notification is sent to each disconnected paired device based on the connection status. Each disconnected device that is worn or carried by the user responds with their location.