Managing connections of a user device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsAndreas E. Schobel, Nathan de Vries, Gregory B. Novick, Anthony J. Guetta, Jason C. Conn, Augustin Prats
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing connections of user devices. For example, two source devices may be configured to maintain a data stream with one another. The data stream may enable the two source devices to identify one or more connections between each other and at least a third device. In response to receiving an event that indicates content to be provided to the third device, the data stream may be used by the source devices to configure their network connections with the third device.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- maintaining, by a source device, a first connection between the source device and a second device;
- transmitting, by the source device, first electronic content of a first type to a peripheral device over a first peripheral connection between the source device and the peripheral device, the second device configured to communicate with the peripheral device over a second peripheral connection between the second device and the peripheral device;
- receiving, by the source device, information identifying second electronic content of a second type that is different from the first type of the first electronic content;
- responsive to receiving the second electronic content:
- transmitting, by the source device, a notification associated with the second electronic content to the peripheral device over the first peripheral connection;
- and
- suppressing, at the source device, an audible alert associated with the second electronic content.
A source device, comprising:
- a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions;
- and
- one or more processors in communication with the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
- maintain a first connection between the source device and a second device;
- transmit first electronic content of a first type to a peripheral device over a first peripheral connection between the source device and the peripheral device, the second device configured to communicate with the peripheral device over a second peripheral connection between the second device and the peripheral device;
- receive information identifying second electronic content of a second type that is different from the first type of the first electronic content;
- and
- responsive to receiving the second electronic content:
- transmit a notification associated with the second electronic content to the peripheral device over the first peripheral connection;
- and
- suppress, at the source device, an audible alert associated with the second electronic content.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a source device, configure the first computing device to perform operations comprising:
- maintaining a first connection between the source device and a second device;
- transmitting first electronic content of a first type to a peripheral device over a first peripheral connection between the source device and the peripheral device, the second device configured to communicate with the peripheral device over a second peripheral connection between the second device and the peripheral device;
- receiving information identifying second electronic content of a second type that is different from the first type of the first electronic content;
- and
- responsive to receiving the second electronic content:
- transmitting a notification associated with the second electronic content to the peripheral device over the first peripheral connection;
- and
- suppressing, at the source device, an audible alert associated with the second electronic content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.