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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);
Shailesh Rathi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sylvain R. Y. Louboutin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);
Shailesh Rathi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sylvain R. Y. Louboutin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide for capability identification for accessories coupled with a mobile computing device. During capability identification an accessory can request capability information from a mobile computing device. In some embodiments, the accessory can specifically request capability information associated with a specific lingo. In response, the mobile computing device can respond with a message that indicates the capabilities of the mobile computing device that are supported. In some embodiments, the capabilities can be those capabilities associated with the specified lingo. In some embodiments, if the mobile computing device does not support a lingo, then the mobile computing device can respond to the request from the accessory with a negative acknowledgement.