US 11,997,496 B2
Temporary pairing for wireless devices
Natalia A Fornshell, Campbell, CA (US); Aarti Kumar, Los Altos, CA (US); Robert D. Watson, Menlo Park, CA (US); Ariane Cotte, San Francisco, CA (US); Bob Bradley, San Jose, CA (US); Marc J. Krochmal, Santa Clara, CA (US); Kang Sun, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Chen Ganir, San Jose, CA (US); Sarang S. Ranade, San Jose, CA (US); and Akshay Mangalam Srivatsa, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on May 31, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/428,652.
Prior Publication US 2020/0382950 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 12/61 (2021.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/50 (2021.01) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); H04W 12/61 (2021.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor, wherein the device is associated with a first user account and wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
receive a request to temporarily pair with a wireless device that is associated with a second user account different from the first user account;
pair with the wireless device responsive to the request, wherein the pairing comprises generating a link key for connecting to the wireless device;
perform one or more operations to connect the device to the wireless device using the link key;
initiate a timer upon disconnecting from the wireless device; and
automatically and without user input, delete the link key when the timer reaches a timeout value without having reconnected to the wireless device using the link key.