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Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2010
Applicants:

Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);

Peter T. Langenfeld, Belmont, CA (US);

Shyam S. Toprani, Los Altos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);

Peter T. Langenfeld, Belmont, CA (US);

Shyam S. Toprani, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for identifying an application usable with an accessory is provided. The method includes receiving an accessory identifier associated with the accessory, identifying an application protocol associated with the accessory identifier, identifying an application that supports the application protocol, and providing information about the application to a user device. A method for identifying an accessory usable with an application is also provided. The method includes receiving information about an application, determining an application protocol associated with the application, determining an accessory that supports the application protocol, and providing information about the accessory to a user device.


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