18244900. USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING EXTERNAL ACCESSORIES WITH ACCESSORY DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING EXTERNAL ACCESSORIES WITH ACCESSORY DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Anush G. Nadathur of San Jose CA (US)

Nils Angquist of Los Altos Hills CA (US)

Pushpa Bathini of Los Gatos CA (US)

Christian A. Chares of Santa Clara CA (US)

Sagar Dhawan of San Diego CA (US)

Andreas I. Gal of Portola Valley CA (US)

Pankaj Garg of San Diego CA (US)

Anshul Jain of Cupertino CA (US)

Naveen Kommareddi of Saratoga CA (US)

Vivien C. Nicolas of Paris (FR)

Jeffrey Dustin Tanner of Walnut Creek CA (US)

Corey Keiko Wang of Palo Alto CA (US)

Justin Wood of Los Altos CA (US)

Boris Zbarsky of Needham MA (US)

Xiaoyue Zhang of Saratoga CA (US)

USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING EXTERNAL ACCESSORIES WITH ACCESSORY DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18244900 titled 'USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING EXTERNAL ACCESSORIES WITH ACCESSORY DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract of this patent application describes a computer system that is used to configure an external accessory for use with a device management application. The computer system displays a prompt with an option to initiate the configuration process and can receive a selection or input corresponding to this option.

• The computer system is used to configure an external accessory for a device management application.
• A prompt is displayed with an option to initiate the configuration process.
• The computer system can receive a selection or input corresponding to this option.

Potential Applications

• This technology can be applied in various industries where external accessories need to be configured for use with device management applications.
• It can be used in the automotive industry to configure accessories like Bluetooth devices or GPS systems for use with vehicle management applications.
• It can be utilized in the healthcare sector to configure medical devices for use with patient monitoring applications.

Problems Solved

• Simplifies the process of configuring external accessories for device management applications.
• Provides a user-friendly interface for initiating the configuration process.
• Reduces the time and effort required to set up external accessories for use with device management applications.

Benefits

• Streamlines the configuration process, making it more efficient and user-friendly.
• Enhances the compatibility between external accessories and device management applications.
• Improves the overall user experience by simplifying the setup process.

Original Abstract Submitted

A computer system is used to initiate a process to configure an external accessory for use with at least a first device management application. The computer system displays a prompt that includes an option to initiate a process to configure the external accessory for use with at least a first device management application. While displaying the prompt, the computer system optionally receives a selection and/or an input corresponding to a selection of an option to initiate a process to configure the external accessory for use with at least a first device management application.