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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jennifer D. Patton, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to managing external devices with an electronic device. User interfaces visually distinguish between external devices having a first relationship with the electronic device and external devices having a second relationship with the electronic device to facilitate a user's ability to determine a particular external device to manage.