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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Brent M. Ledvina, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kevin P. McLaughlin, Waikoloa, HI (US);
David R. Stites, San Jose, CA (US);
Jahshan A. Bhatti, Campbell, CA (US);
Kevin Duffy, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert William Mayor, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for suggesting accessory devices controlled by an application executing on a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes measuring one or more sensor values using one or more sensors of a mobile device and the one or more sensor values are determined from one or more signals emitted by a first one or more accessory devices. An area of a physical space for the first one or more accessory devices can be determined based on the one or more sensor values. A second one or more accessory devices associated with the same area as the first one or more accessory devices can be suggested to a user.