Apple Inc.

Nikhil Nilakantan

Robert William Mayor

Sriram Hariharan

Brent Michael Ledvina

Todd Wheeler

Benjamin A Detwiler

Kenneth U Victa

E Thomas Erdmann, Iv

E Thomas Erdmann

The presence of a wireless device and/or accessory that cannot maintain an independent network connection can be detected by network connected wireless devices and the location of the detected device and/or accessory can be reported to a device location service. As the wireless devices and/or accessories do not have independent network connections, periodic maintenance is performed on those devices by nearby owner devices to which the wireless devices and/or accessories are paired or associated. Described herein are systems, methods, and associated devices to maintain a locatable wireless device by a set of multiple owner devices for that wireless device.

Maintenance of wireless devices by electronic devices

Maintenance of wireless devices

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Nikhil Nilakantan