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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daman Kapoor, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert D. Watson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
At an electronic accessory of a master electronic device, a connection attribute can be detected that is indicative of a presence or a characteristic of a connection between the electronic accessory and at least one other electronic accessory of the master electronic device. A connection-indicative signal can be generated at the electronic device that includes the connection attribute. The connection-indicative signal can be transmitted to the master electronic device.