Accessory Setting Service

• US 20160085566A1
• Filed: 09/23/2014
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Benzaia, Thomas P., Ku, Bernard S., Naidu, Lakshminarashimhan
• Granted Patent: US 10,802,938 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3024 where the computing system component is a central processing unit [CPU]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using an accessory setting service. Accessory data can be received from a computing device in communication with an accessory. The accessory data can include a unique identifier associated with the accessory. Based upon the unique identifier, a determination can be made as to whether or not the accessory data relates to a new accessory. If the accessory data does not relate to a new accessory, settings data associated with the accessory can be generated and transmitted to a recipient. If the accessory data relates to the new accessory, accessory settings associated with the accessory can be identified and stored with the unique identifier as accessory settings data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, at a processor executing an accessory setting application, a communication with an accessory;

identifying, by the processor, a unique identifier associated with the accessory;

determining, at the processor, if settings associated with the accessory are stored;

if a determination is made that the settings are stored,

obtaining, by the processor, the settings, and

applying, by the processor, the settings to the accessory; and

if a determination is made that the settings are not stored,

determining, by the processor, accessory settings associated with the accessory, and

storing, by the processor, the accessory settings with the unique identifier associated with the accessory.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the settings are stored comprises:

generating accessory data comprising the unique identifier;

transmitting the accessory data to an accessory setting service; and

receiving, from the accessory setting service, settings data comprising the settings.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the accessory setting service receives the accessory data, identifies the unique identifier, determines if the accessory data corresponds to a new accessory, and if a determination is made that the accessory data does not correspond to the new accessory, generates the settings data and transmits the settings data to the processor.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the accessory setting service receives the accessory data, identifies the unique identifier, determines if the accessory data corresponds to a new accessory, and if a determination is made that the accessory data corresponds to the new accessory, identifies accessory settings represented by the accessory data and stores accessory settings data that represents the accessory settings.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the accessory setting service analyzes the accessory settings data, identifies a trend based upon the accessory settings data, generates trend data that represents the trend, and updates the accessory settings data based upon the trend data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the accessory settings comprises presenting a user interface comprising a user interface control via which the accessory settings are input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier comprises a media access control address associated with the accessory.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the accessory settings comprises:

generating accessory data comprising the unique identifier; and

transmitting the accessory data to an accessory setting service.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the communication comprises detecting wireless communication with the accessory, and wherein the accessory communicates using a wireless peer-to-peer protocol.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining if updated settings associated with the accessory have been detected; and

in response to detecting the updating settings associated with the accessory,

generating updated accessory data comprising the unique identifier, and

transmitting the updated accessory data to an accessory setting service.

11. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

receiving accessory data from a computing device in communication with an accessory, the accessory data comprising a unique identifier associated with the accessory,

determining, based upon the unique identifier, if the accessory data relates to a new accessory,

if a determination is made that the accessory data does not relate to a new accessory, generating settings data associated with the accessory and transmitting the settings data to a recipient, and

if a determination is made that the accessory data does relate to the new accessory, identifying accessory settings associated with the accessory and storing accessory settings data comprising the accessory settings and the unique identifier.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

analyzing the accessory settings data;

identifying a trend based upon the accessory settings data;

generating trend data that represents the trend; and

updating the accessory settings data based upon the trend data.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

outputting the accessory settings data and the trend data to a manufacturer of the accessory.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the trend is selected from a group of trends consisting of a user trend, a device trend, and an accessory trend.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the accessory communicates with the computing device using a wireless protocol, and wherein the unique identifier comprises a media access control address.

16. A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving accessory data from a computing device in communication with an accessory, the accessory data comprising a unique identifier associated with the accessory;

determining, based upon the unique identifier, if the accessory data relates to a new accessory;

if a determination is made that the accessory data does not relate to a new accessory, generating settings data associated with the accessory and transmitting the settings data to a recipient; and

if a determination is made that the accessory data does relate to the new accessory, identifying accessory settings associated with the accessory and storing accessory settings data comprising the accessory settings and the unique identifier.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

analyzing the accessory settings data;

identifying a trend based upon the accessory settings data;

generating trend data that represents the trend; and

updating the accessory settings data based upon the trend data.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 17, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

outputting the accessory settings data and the trend data to a manufacturer of the accessory.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 17, wherein the trend is selected from a group of trends consisting of a user trend, a device trend, and an accessory trend.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 17, wherein the accessory communicates with the computing device using a wireless protocol, and wherein the unique identifier comprises a media access control address.