US 12,067,105 B2
Managing permissions for different wireless devices to control a common host device
Bob Bradley, San Jose, CA (US); William M. Bumgarner, San Jose, CA (US); Vijay Sundaram, San Ramon, CA (US); and Marc J. Krochmal, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on May 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/320,171.
Application 17/103,883 is a division of application No. 15/805,034, filed on Nov. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,853,471, issued on Dec. 1, 2020.
Application 18/320,171 is a continuation of application No. 17/103,883, filed on Nov. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,693,946.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/514,871, filed on Jun. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/449,582, filed on Jan. 23, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/446,521, filed on Jan. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0289430 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 65/61 (2022.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/065 (2021.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/55 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC G06F 21/44 (2013.01) [G06F 21/604 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 65/61 (2022.05); H04W 4/00 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/065 (2021.01); H04W 12/068 (2021.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/55 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for enabling a first computing device to authorize a purchase of content on a second computing device, the method comprising, at the second computing device:
receiving an input to purchase the content on the second computing device;
displaying, by way of at least one user interface on a display device with which the second computing device is communicatively coupled, an indication that the second computing device is awaiting an authorization to purchase the content;
identifying at least one computing device known to the second computing device, wherein the at least one computing device includes the first computing device;
providing, to the at least one computing device, a request to purchase the content, wherein the request causes the at least one computing device to display a prompt for authorizing the purchase of the content; and
in response to receiving, from the at least one computing device, the authorization to purchase the content:
accessing the content at the second computing device.