US Patent:
20220329682, Oct 13, 2022
Inventors:
- Cupertino CA, US
Julien A. POUMAILLOUX - San Francisco CA, US
Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS - Sunnyvale CA, US
Tyler D. HAWKINS - San Jose CA, US
Craig P. DOOLEY - Cupertino CA, US
Daniel B. POLLACK - San Jose CA, US
James C. GRANDY - Redwood City CA, US
Gregory B. NOVICK - San Francisco CA, US
Todd A. SHORTLIDGE - San Francisco CA, US
Aroon PAHWA - Palo Alto CA, US
David T. WILSON - Cupertino CA, US
Yan YANG - San Jose CA, US
Nicholas Joseph CIRCOSTA - Mountain View CA, US
International Classification:
H04M 1/72412
G06F 1/16
G06F 3/01
G06F 21/31
G06F 21/35
G06F 21/44
G06F 21/62
H04L 9/40
H04W 8/00
H04W 56/00
Abstract:
Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between wearable items that have been paired or associated with an electronic device, such as a smartphone, are described. In one embodiment, the wearable items automatically detect a removal of a first wearable item from a user's body and an attachment of a second wearable item to the user's body. Messages from the wearable items are transmitted to the electronic device to allow the electronic device to switch the active wearable item from the first wearable item to the second wearable item. The switch can occur while the electronic device is in a locked state, and the electronic device can synchronize the second wearable item with data received from the first wearable item. Other embodiments are also described.