20250168095. Uniform Communication Protocols (Apple .)
UNIFORM COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONTROLLERS AND ACCESSORIES
Abstract: a uniform protocol can facilitate secure, authenticated communication between a controller device and an accessory device that is controlled by the controller. an accessory and a controller can establish a pairing, the existence of which can be verified at a later time and used to create a secure communication session. the accessory can provide an accessory definition record that defines the accessory as a collection of services, each service having one or more characteristics. within a secure communication session, the controller can interrogate the characteristics to determine accessory state and/or modify the characteristics to instruct the accessory to change its state.
Inventor(s): Joe Abuan, Bob Bradley, Craig Dooley, Gregg Golembeski, JR., Andrew Burks, Srinivas Rama, Arun Mathias, Anush Nadathur, Kevin P. McLaughlin
CPC Classification: H04L43/10 (Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route)
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- Apple Inc.
- CPC H04L43/10
- Joe Abuan of Cupertino CA US
- Bob Bradley of San Jose CA US
- Craig Dooley of Los Gatos CA US
- Gregg Golembeski, JR. of San Francisco CA US
- Andrew Burks of Sunnyvale CA US
- Srinivas Rama of Cupertino CA US
- Arun Mathias of Los Gatos CA US
- Anush Nadathur of Campbell CA US
- Kevin P. McLaughlin of Waikoloa HI US