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Master device for using connection attribute of electronic accessories connections to facilitate locating an accessory

  • US 10,015,836 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2017
  • Issued: 07/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, via a master-device receiver of a master electronic device and from a first electronic accessory, a connection-indicative signal that includes a connection attribute that is indicative of a presence or a characteristic of an accessory-to-accessory connection between the first electronic accessory and a second electronic accessory, the first electronic accessory including;

    a first-accessory receiver configured to receive audio signals via a master-accessory connection from the master electronic device;

    a speaker configured to output at least part of the received audio signals; and

    a transmitter configured to transmit other audio signals via the accessory-to-accessory connection to the second electronic accessory, the other audio signals including or being based upon at least part of the audio signals; and

    performing a set of actions at one or more processors of the master electronic device, the set of actions including;

    in response to receiving the connection-indicative signal;

    identifying a location of the master electronic device; and

    updating a data structure to include the connection attribute in association with the location and a second-accessory identifier of the second electronic accessory;

    determining that a locate-accessory condition is satisfied in association with the second electronic accessory; and

    in response to the determination;

    retrieving the location from the data structure, wherein retrieving the location from the data structure includes determining that, from amongst multiple locations stored in the data structure in association with the second-accessory identifier, the location is a most recently stored location associated with a corresponding connection attribute that is above a predefined threshold; and

    facilitating a presentation that is indicative of the location.

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