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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
May. 01, 2024
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vincenzo O. Giuliani, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Brandon A. Lynne, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joshua D. Deitel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patrick L. Coffman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/75 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/75 (2022.05); H04L 67/52 (2022.05);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to connecting to one or more external devices. In some examples, one or more techniques are described, such as automatically connecting an external device, connecting to an external device, managing a set of external devices, controlling media playback, and managing media controls.