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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2007
Michael M. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. Mckillop, La Honda, CA (US);
Michael M. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. McKillop, La Honda, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for powering-off a Bluetooth device from a linked device are provided. A device can transmit a Bluetooth signal to a linked device to instruct the linked device to power-off. In this manner, the user need only turn off one device manually which results in all linked devices being powered off. This process can be initiated by a user through a device directly linked with the device to be powered-off or through a device that is indirectly connected, through one or more Bluetooth networks, with the device to be powered-off. This process can also be automatically initiated by a device when a set of predetermined conditions exist. Once instructed to do so, a device can initiate a predetermined power-off process which can involve terminating any ongoing functions and turning off various subsystems. In accordance with the present invention, a user can initiate a power-off of all the devices on a Bluetooth network through a single device.