US 12,041,514 B2
User interfaces for tracking and finding items
Arian Behzadi, San Francisco, 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 Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/309,492.
Application 18/309,492 is a continuation of application No. 17/455,821, filed on Nov. 19, 2021.
Application 17/455,821 is a continuation of application No. 17/448,491, filed on Sep. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,778,421.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/176,883, filed on Apr. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/110,715, filed on Nov. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/083,735, filed on Sep. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262420 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 3/04895 (2022.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/04895 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
at a first device with one or more motion detecting sensors and one or more wireless transmission elements, and one or more output devices:
detecting, via the one or more motion detecting sensors, motion of the first device; and
in response to detecting the motion of the first device:
in accordance with a determination that first alert criteria are met, wherein the first alert criteria include a requirement that the first device has not been in wireless communication with a second device that is capable of tracking a location of the first device within a predetermined period of time prior to detecting the motion, generating an alert via the one or more output devices; and
in accordance with a determination that the first device was in wireless communication with a second device that is capable of tracking the location of the first device within the predetermined period of time prior to detecting the motion, forgoing generating the alert via the one or more output devices.