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Method and system for locating accessories and applications for use with user equipment

A technology for applications and user equipment, applied in the direction of program code conversion, input/output process of data processing, instruments, etc., can solve the problem of difficult to determine which software application is supported by accessories

Active Publication Date: 2016-07-06
APPLE INC
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As the number of available accessories grows at an exponential rate, it is often difficult for users to determine which accessory supports which software application, and vice versa

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[0021] Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for locating accessories for use with applications and / or applications for use with accessories.

[0022] In some embodiments, a user may use his user equipment (eg, a mobile phone) to communicate information about accessories to the application and the accessory determination server. Based on this information, the application and accessory determination server can provide a list of one or more applications that are compatible with the accessory.

[0023] In other embodiments, the user may use his user device to communicate information about the application to the application and accessory determination server. Based on this information, the application and accessory determination server can provide a list of one or more accessories compatible with the application.

[0024] The accessory can communicate with the user device and can also communicate with specific applications executing on the user device t...

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Abstract

Provides a method for identifying applications that can be used with an accessory. The method includes: receiving an accessory identifier associated with an accessory; identifying an application protocol associated with the accessory identifier; identifying an application supporting the application protocol; and providing information about the application to a user equipment. Also provided is a method for identifying accessories that can be used with the application. The method includes: receiving information about an application; determining an application protocol associated with the application; determining an accessory that supports the application protocol; and providing information about the accessory to a user device.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to user equipment and accessories, and more particularly to identifying accessories and applications for use with user equipment. Background technique [0002] Consumers increasingly demand devices that can multitask. Recent developments in smartphones and other portable communication devices have been dedicated to making these devices as multifunctional as possible. [0003] In many cases, these consumer devices must work in conjunction with other devices to achieve extended functionality. Such other devices are collectively referred to as accessories. Accessories often perform specialized functions in conjunction with consumer devices. For example, a consumer device with music playback capability can be connected to an external speaker for music playback, because the speakers of a consumer device are not powerful enough to play music by themselves. There are many accessories on the market today for use wit...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/00
CPCG06Q10/087G06F13/385G06F8/54G06F13/38
Inventor L·G·波尔顿P·T·朗格恩菲尔德S·S·托普拉尼
Owner APPLE INC