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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsBenjamin S. Turner, Andreas I. Gal, Hung Q. Le, Karsten Sperling, Keith W. Rauenbuehler
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Aspects of the disclosure include a method for communicating between a controller device and resident device. An example method includes detecting, by a controller, the resident device and an accessory connected to a local network. Establishing, by the controller, a first direct connection with the accessory. Receiving, by the controller, an input that identifies a control instruction for controlling the accessory. Determining, by the controller, whether to transmit a message comprising the control instruction to the accessory via the first direct connection with the accessory or the second direct connection with the resident device. Transmitting, by the controller, the message comprising the control instruction to the resident device via the second direct connection, the resident device configured to relay the message comprising the control instruction to the accessory.
A method, comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a resident device, the one or more programs including instructions for:
A resident device, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.