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US 2024/0406290 A1Published application
Techniques for connecting to external devices
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsVincenzo O. GIULIANI, Brandon A. LYNNE, Joshua D. DEITEL, Patrick L. COFFMAN
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to connecting to one or more external devices. In some examples, one or more techniques are described, such as automatically connecting an external device, connecting to an external device, managing a set of external devices, controlling media playback, and managing media controls.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- at a first computer system:
- while the first computer system is at a location, detecting a use of a set of one or more applications, wherein the use corresponds to a pattern of use associated with the set of one or more applications and the location;
- and
- in response to detecting the use of the set of one or more applications:
- in accordance with a determination that a first set of one or more use criteria is satisfied with respect to the use and the pattern of use, automatically causing output of content associated with the set of one or more applications via a second computer system different from the first computer system;
- and
- in accordance with a determination a second set of one or more use criteria, different from the first set of one or more use criteria, is satisfied with respect to the use and the pattern of use, automatically causing output of the content associated with the set of one or more applications via a third computer system different from the first computer system and the second computer system.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a first computer system, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- while the first computer system is at a location, detecting a use of a set of one or more applications, wherein the use corresponds to a pattern of use associated with the set of one or more applications and the location;
- and
- in response to detecting the use of the set of one or more applications:
- in accordance with a determination that a first set of one or more use criteria is satisfied with respect to the use and the pattern of use, automatically causing output of content associated with the set of one or more applications via a second computer system different from the first computer system;
- and
- in accordance with a determination a second set of one or more use criteria, different from the first set of one or more use criteria, is satisfied with respect to the use and the pattern of use, automatically causing output of the content associated with the set of one or more applications via a third computer system different from the first computer system and the second computer system.
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A first computer system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- while the first computer system is at a location, detecting a use of a set of one or more applications, wherein the use corresponds to a pattern of use associated with the set of one or more applications and the location;
- and
- in response to detecting the use of the set of one or more applications:
- in accordance with a determination that a first set of one or more use criteria is satisfied with respect to the use and the pattern of use, automatically causing output of content associated with the set of one or more applications via a second computer system different from the first computer system;
- and
- in accordance with a determination a second set of one or more use criteria, different from the first set of one or more use criteria, is satisfied with respect to the use and the pattern of use, automatically causing output of the content associated with the set of one or more applications via a third computer system different from the first computer system and the second computer system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.