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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen T. Schooley, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ross D. Arriens, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sara Rusignuolo, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Craig S. Ogden, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ho Cheung Chung, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vusthla Sunil Reddy, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jeremy D. Bataillou, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xinping Zeng, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Accessory devices are described herein. An accessory device may include a receptacle for receiving an electronic device. The accessory device may include a case that covers the housing of the electronic device, or a folio that additionally includes a cover can conceal the display of the electronic device. Accessory devices described herein further include wireless circuitry used to communicate with wireless circuitry in the electronic device. The wireless circuitry can be used for various functions and features. For instance, the wireless circuitry in the accessory device can respond to authentication requests from the electronic device, and/or to send authentication requests to the electronic device. Further, the wireless circuitry in the accessory device can send information to the electronic device. Such information may include properties of the accessory device, or information stored on the accessory device that is presented on a display of the electronic device.