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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsScott M. MARSHALL, Darren S. LITZINGER, Jeremy A. WYLD, John J. IAROCCI
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Some techniques are described herein for coordinating device activity, with devices included in one or more different groups of devices. One technique includes coordinating activities among a group as coordinator. For example, in a group of devices, a coordinator device obtains a cluster list of activities from each member device in the group. The coordinator device establishes a new cluster list of activities based on each received cluster list of activities and sends the new cluster list to the member devices. Another technique includes coordinating changes of the coordinator role as a member. Another technique includes changing state of activities via an assertion system. Another technique includes selectively sending requests to change states of local activities. Yet another technique includes a distributed mechanism for selecting a primary device to interact with a user.
A method, comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a first device associated with a group of devices, wherein the group of devices includes a second device and a third device, wherein the second device is different from the first device, and wherein the third device is different from the first device and the second device, the one or more programs including instructions for performing a method comprising:
A first device associated with a group of devices, wherein the group of devices includes a second device and a third device, wherein the second device is different from the first device, and wherein the third device is different from the first device and the second device, comprising:
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