US 11,736,361 B1
Techniques for sharing device capabilities over a network of user devices
Scott M. Marshall, Los Altos, CA (US); Jeremy A. Wyld, San Diego, CA (US); Jiten L. Mehta, Milpitas, CA (US); Darren Litzinger, Los Gatos, CA (US); and John J. Iarocci, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/80,613.
Application 18/080,613 is a continuation of application No. 17/698,532, filed on Mar. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,582,110.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 41/14 (2022.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 41/085 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/12 (2013.01) [H04L 41/085 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a first user device of a first cluster, a first set of device capabilities that correspond to the first user device;
receiving, from other user devices of the first cluster, a plurality of respective other sets of device capabilities that each correspond to one of the other user devices of the first cluster;
generating, by the first user device, a first cluster capability comprising the first set of device capabilities that correspond to the first user device and each of the plurality of respective other sets of device capabilities that each correspond to one of the other user devices;
receiving, from a second user device in a second cluster, a second cluster capability for the second cluster; and
in response to a request from a service user device, notifying, by the first user device, the service user device of either the first cluster capability of the first cluster or the second cluster capability of the second cluster.