公开(公告)号：US10834738B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15947466

申请日：2018-04-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alon Paycher ,  Sriram Hariharan ,  Yonathan Shavit ,  Assaf Kaplan

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Communication between a source device and one or more pairs of accessory devices and between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices is scheduled using slot availability masks (SAMs). A primary accessory device provides to the source device information about requirements for communication between the primary accessory device and a secondary accessory device. The source device determines a SAM map that specifies a periodic cycle of time slots, with time slots marked as available or unavailable for transmission and/or reception. The SAM map satisfies requirements to avoid collisions between communication between the source device and the accessory devices and communication between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices. When multiple pairs of accessory devices establish connections with the source device, internal communication between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices are aligned to use at least a common overlapping set of time slots.

公开(公告)号：US11405935B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-02

申请号：US17093561

申请日：2020-11-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alon Paycher ,  Sriram Hariharan ,  Yonathan Shavit ,  Assaf Kaplan

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Communication between a source device and one or more pairs of accessory devices and between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices is scheduled using slot availability masks (SAMs). A primary accessory device provides to the source device information about requirements for communication between the primary accessory device and a secondary accessory device. The source device determines a SAM map that specifies a periodic cycle of time slots, with time slots marked as available or unavailable for transmission and/or reception. The SAM map satisfies requirements to avoid collisions between communication between the source device and the accessory devices and communication between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices. When multiple pairs of accessory devices establish connections with the source device, internal communication between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices are aligned to use at least a common overlapping set of time slots.