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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);
Peter T. Langenfeld, Belmont, CA (US);
Shyam S. Toprani, Los Altos, CA (US);
Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);
Peter T. Langenfeld, Belmont, CA (US);
Shyam S. Toprani, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
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.