US 12,294,927 B2
Cloud-based proximity pairing and switching for peer-to-peer devices
Akshay Mangalam Srivatsa, Santa Clara, CA (US); Craig P. Dooley, Los Gatos, CA (US); David John Shaw, Ramona, CA (US); Ganesha Adkasthala Ganapathi Batta, San Jose, CA (US); Michael Jason Giles, San Jose, CA (US); and Sriram Hariharan, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/500,739.
Application 18/500,739 is a continuation of application No. 17/888,289, filed on Aug. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,849,378.
Application 17/888,289 is a continuation of application No. 17/232,422, filed on Apr. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,432,129, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 17/232,422 is a continuation of application No. 16/570,308, filed on Sep. 13, 2019, granted, now 10,986,482, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Application 16/570,308 is a continuation of application No. 15/911,644, filed on Mar. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,419,912, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 15/911,644 is a continuation of application No. 14/871,487, filed on Sep. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,913,079, issued on Mar. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/171,844, filed on Jun. 5, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0155318 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/04 (2021.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/80 (2018.02) [H04L 67/104 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server, comprising:
a memory configured to store an item of first link information associated with a first device and an item of second link information associated with a second device; and
a processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to:
cause the server to send, to the first device, the item of second link information; and
cause the server to send, to the second device the item of first link information;
wherein the item of first link information and the item of second link information enable the first device and the second device to establish a direct wireless link with each other without engaging in a pairing procedure.