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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
May. 01, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Dmitry V. Belov, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Justin K. Bennett, Ilion, NY (US);
David S. Clark, San Jose, CA (US);
Kalyan C. Gopavarapu, Sunnyvlae, CA (US);
David G. Knipp, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert F. Lee, Fremont, CA (US);
Sudhakar N. Mambakkam, San Jose, CA (US);
Nagarjuna Thottempudi, Fremont, CA (US);
Tyler D. Hawkins, San Jose, CA (US);
Reed E. Olsen, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul W. Salzman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for a satellite device that can be associated with a user account of a minor aged (e.g., child or adolescent) user that does not have a smartphone that can be used as a companion device to the satellite device. The satellite device can be configured to be used as a primary device, without reliance upon a paired smartphone. Certain information can be synchronized with the satellite device via the association with the family account. During initial configuration, a set of cryptographic keys can be generated to associate the account of the satellite device with the set of accounts in the family. The satellite device can then access calendars, media, or other data that is shared with user accounts within a family of user accounts.