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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ivan S. Maric, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Hub stations for wearable accessories include accessory areas, some accessory areas including receptacles configured to receive and support the wearable accessories. The hub stations include hub indicators associated with respective receptacles or accessory areas. The hub indicators are configured to provide indications designating at least one of user information for, a charge level of, or an availability of a wearable accessory supported by associated receptacles or accessory areas. The hub stations include processors configured to receive notifications for the wearable accessories and send instructions to activate the associated hub indicators based on the notifications.