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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yann Ly-Gagnon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Arun Unkn, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); B60R 25/102 (2013.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H04W 12/33 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); B60R 25/102 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01); H04W 12/33 (2021.01);
Abstract
Multiple portable electronic devices within an exemplary system functionally cooperate amongst themselves to access a remotely controllable device. These portable electronic devices execute exemplary prioritization routines to identify a preferred portable electronic device from among the portable electronic devices to access the remotely controllable device. Thereafter, the exemplary system transfers ownership of a software implemented access token to the preferred portable electronic device to allow the preferred portable electronic device to access the remotely controllable device.