公开(公告)号：US11757978B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17006738

申请日：2020-08-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel B. Pollack ,  Padmavathy Bhooma ,  Jingyao Zhang ,  Chieh Lu ,  Karthick Santhanam ,  Christopher M. Garrido ,  Bradley F. Patterson ,  Kevin Arthur Robertson ,  Hsien-Po Shiang ,  Qian Sun ,  Erik Vladimir Ortega Gonzalez

IPC: H04L67/10 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L69/167

CPC classification number: H04L67/10 ,  H04L1/0002 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L69/167 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: A device implementing a system for multipath connection management may include first and second local communication interfaces, and a processor configured to establish a primary connection for communicating between the first local communication interface and a first remote communication interface of an other device, and a secondary connection for communicating between the second local communication interface and a second remote communication interface. The processor may be configured to transmit application and control data over the primary connection and concurrently transmit a copy of control data over the secondary connection. The processor may be configured to determine that a degradation of the quality of the primary connection is attributable to the other device. The processor may be configured to switch the secondary connection to the first local communication interface and the second remote communication interface. The processor may be configured to transmit a copy of the application and control data over the secondary connection.

公开(公告)号：US11531992B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US15721590

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Grant Ritchie ,  Gokul Thirumalai ,  Philomena Lobo ,  Robert Y. Loh ,  Scott Lopatin ,  Mithilesh Kumar ,  Austin Marusco ,  Tommy Rochette ,  Aniket Zamwar ,  Alexandre Perematko ,  Daniel B. Pollack ,  Nicholas J. Circosta

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  H04L51/046 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L51/063 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G06F16/2457 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04L51/02 ,  H04M1/72436 ,  H04L51/23 ,  H04L51/58 ,  H04L51/216 ,  H04W4/14 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04M1/72445 ,  H04L51/222

Abstract: A messaging system, in one embodiment, can establish messaging accounts for a plurality of organizations (e.g., businesses) to allow customers or users of the organizations to conduct two-way messaging sessions between a customer and an organization. The messaging system can use a registration portal to allow an organization to set up a business/organization messaging account by providing account information. The account information can then be used to update one or more searchable databases that allow a customer to have multiple entry points into a messaging session with each of the registered businesses in the messaging system. For example, a search through a web browser or a map application can provide search results that contain or otherwise provide access to a selectable messaging option that is presented on a customer's device.

公开(公告)号：US11496576B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17027639

申请日：2020-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yan Yang ,  Joe S. Abuan ,  Thuy Park ,  Jin Hyung Park ,  Berkat S. Tung ,  Pierre J. De Filippis ,  Nicholas J. Circosta ,  Daniel B. Pollack

IPC: H04L67/141 ,  H04W40/12 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04B7/155 ,  H04L67/56 ,  H04L67/561 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04L67/01 ,  H04L67/55 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A quick relay communication protocol is used by an initiating communication device (such as a wearable electronic device, e.g., a smart watch) and/or a recipient communication device (such as a companion electronic device to the wearable electronic device, e.g., a smart phone, a tablet computer or a laptop computer) to selectively communicate messages via different communication channels. Based on available connections and a communication constraint associated with a message, a processor executing a program module in an application layer in the initiating communication device provides transmission instructions to an interface circuit in the initiating communication device, which transmits a message to the recipient communication device based on the transmission instructions. When there are currently no available connections and the message is eligible to be communicated through a cloud-based relay server, the processor establishes a cloud-based connection with the recipient communication device via the relay server.

公开(公告)号：US11228580B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-18

申请号：US16147451

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gokul P. Thirumalai ,  Daniel B. Pollack ,  Robert D. Butler ,  Ryan W. Baker ,  David G. Knipp ,  Sudhakar N. Mambakkam ,  Jonathon Sodos ,  Hannah S. Story ,  Hervé Sibert ,  Gianpaolo Fasoli

IPC: H04L9/32 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W4/14

Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide for performing, by a device, a request for obtaining information related to a phone authentication certificate (PAC) that was generated for the device, the PAC authenticating that a particular phone number is associated with the device, the request including packets of data. The subject technology receives the information related to the PAC, the information including an indication that the PAC was generated for the device. The subject technology sends, from the device, a request for validating the PAC to a remote server based at least in part on the information related to the PAC. Further, the subject technology receives a confirmation of validating the PAC from the remote server based at least in part on the information related to the PAC.

公开(公告)号：US11016748B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16148925

申请日：2018-10-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel B. Pollack ,  Eric S. Brown ,  Gregory B. Novick ,  Paul W. Chinn ,  David C. Donley ,  Tyler D. Hawkins ,  Julien A. Poumailloux

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F8/71

Abstract: A companion device can obtain a new version of a software program (e.g., in portions) from a server at the request of an accessory device, and provide the new version of the software to the accessory device. The software update of the accessory device can be initiated at the companion device. The companion device can communicate with the accessory device before and after the update to determine whether the update was successful. A notification about the update can then be provided to a user.

公开(公告)号：US20190121523A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16230096

申请日：2018-12-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eliza C. Block ,  David A. Schimon ,  Eric Lance Wilson ,  Joshua H. Shaffer ,  Paul W. Salzman ,  Christopher C. Jensen ,  Timothy C. Lee ,  Daniel B. Pollack ,  Alexander Ledwith ,  Kevin Will Chen ,  Lawrence Y. Yang ,  Alan C. Dye

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F17/24 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06F9/451

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices can allow applications to provide complication data to be displayed in a complication of a watch face. A client application can create a complication data object according to a template to efficiently select how the complication data is to be displayed. For example, a complication controller on the watch can receive new data and determine which template to use. The complication data object can be sent to a display manager that can identify the selected template and display the data according to the template.

公开(公告)号：US10171605B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15418923

申请日：2017-01-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas P. Devanneaux ,  Nicholas J. Circosta ,  Daniel B. Pollack

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W68/02

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for transmitting service related messages, e.g., via a reverse push connection. In some embodiments, a UE may be configured to receive a random value from a server, the random value based at least in part on a capacity of the server and/or network. The UE may be configured to compare the random value to a generated value, and determine, based at least in part on the comparison, to transmit a service related message over a reverse push connection rather than via a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) request. In some embodiments, the service related message may be any message that relates to a service available between devices, such as an identity (ID) query request, a service (de-) registration request, and/or a device listing request, among other types of messages.

公开(公告)号：US10136312B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15624730

申请日：2017-06-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Berkat S. Tung ,  Daniel B. Pollack ,  Hyeonkuk Jeong ,  Joe S. Abuan ,  Pierre J. De Filippis ,  Yan Yang

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L9/08

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a device that transmits/receives encrypted communications with another device. A first device, such as a smart phone or smart watch, may generate a message associated with a certain data class, which may determine the security procedure used in the communication of the message. The first device may establish an encryption session for the purpose of communicating the message to a second device. Prior to sending the message, the first device may wait until encryption credentials are accessible according to certain conditions, which may be determined at least in part by the data class of the message. Similarly, after receiving the message, the second device may not be able to decrypt the message until encryption credentials are accessible according to certain conditions, which may be determined at least in part by the message data class.

公开(公告)号：US20170359216A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15270809

申请日：2016-09-20

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Aleksei Naiden ,  Daniel B. Pollack ,  Gokul P. Thirumalai ,  Robert Y. Loh

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A notification server may be configured to receive a message from a device, determine a device location from the message, determine a location identifier corresponding to the determined device location, and send the location identifier to the device. The device may be configured to generate a configuration identifier based on the location identifier and send a configuration data request including the configuration identifier to a cache server. The cache server may be configured to receive the configuration data request from the device, select a device configuration corresponding to the configuration identifier, where the device configuration is specific to the device location, and send the selected device configuration to the device. The device may be further configured to configure the device according to the selected device configuration.

公开(公告)号：US09736290B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US15179510

申请日：2016-06-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Pierre J. De Filippis ,  Nicholas J. Circosta ,  Daniel B. Pollack

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W88/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/7253 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04M1/72552 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/14

Abstract: A companion device (e.g., smart phone) and an accessory device (e.g., wearable device) may be configured to communicate messages to each other to flexibly share information, such as emails, text messages, calendar notifications, and media library items. This communication may occur direction connection (e.g., Bluetooth) and when the devices are connected to a common Wi-Fi access point. When these direction and common infrastructure connections are not available, the devices may communicate messages between them using a cloud server. This cloud server message communication may advantageously enable the companion device and the accessory device to share messages even when they are physically distant from each other.