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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. 16, 2025

Filed:

May. 23, 2024
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Paul W. Salzman, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Christopher G. Skogen, Los Altos, CA (US);

David S. Clark, San Jose, CA (US);

Tyler D. Hawkins, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/629 (2013.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01); G06F 21/604 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/104 (2013.01); H04L 63/108 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some implementations, a computing device can restrict the use of another computing device in certain contexts. For example, a parent may wish to use the parent's computing device to restrict her children's use of the children's computing devices while the children are in school while the children should be participating in some other activity. For example, the parent's controller device may be enabled to remotely configure and control the usage of the satellite device(s) without needing to physically access the satellite device. The parent may implement limitations, permissions, or different policies that may govern, for example, the ability of the satellite device to communicate with other devices, execute various application functionalities, run any particular software, and manage its own settings.


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