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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yan Yang, San Jose, CA (US);

Jin Hyung Park, Cupertino, CA (US);

Joe S. Abuan, Cupertino, CA (US);

Berkat S. Tung, San Jose, CA (US);

Sean P. Devlin, San Francisco, CA (US);

Vu H. Chiem, San Jose, CA (US);

Jose A. Lozano Hinojosa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Thomas P. Devanneaux, Los Altos, CA (US);

Vladimir Goupenko, Walnut Creek, CA (US);

Hsien-Po Shiang, Mountain View, CA (US);

Daniel B. Pollack, San Jose, CA (US);

Mark M. Xue, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

David J. Steele, San Jose, CA (US);

Yu Xing, Cupertino, CA (US);

Ryan W. Baker, Mountain View, CA (US);

Christopher M. Garrido, San Jose, CA (US);

Ming Jin, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/065 (2013.01); H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 12/1822 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/0435 (2013.01); H04L 63/0807 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 2463/062 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques are disclosed relating to multiway communications. In some embodiments, a first electronic device initiates a multiway call between a plurality of electronic devices and exchanges a first secret with a first set of electronic devices participating during a first portion of the multiway call, the first secret being used to encrypt traffic between the first set of electronic devices. The first electronic device receives an indication that first set of participating electronic devices has changed and, in response to the indication, exchanges a second secret with a second set of electronic devices participating during a second portion of the multiway call, the second secret being used to encrypt traffic between the second set of participating electronic devices. In some embodiments, the indication identifies a second electronic device as leaving the multiway call, and the second secret is not exchanged with the second electronic device.


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