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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Andrew Burks, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anush G. Nadathur, San Jose, CA (US);
Srinivas Rama, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kevin P. McLaughlin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Joe Abuan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dennis Mathews, Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew C. Lucas, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Controllers can be used to control the operation of various accessories. Controllers with access to a particular accessory (or group of accessories) can be organized into a controller network to facilitate control. The controller network can include various proxy devices including bridge and tunnel proxies that can relay messages to and from accessories, perform protocol translations, and/or provide communication security. Some proxy devices can include decision logic to enable coordinated control over one or more accessories by the controllers in the controller network.