User interfaces for managing a local network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11824898-B2
Application number	US-202217746789-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2022
Priority date	May 31, 2019
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing a local network using an electronic device, where the electronic device is connected to a router and a plurality of external devices, including a first set of one or more external devices and a second set of one or more external devices, on the local network. The user interfaces enable a user to apply the same network access policy to the first set of one or more external devices and the second set of one or more external devices or to apply different network access policies to the first set of one or more external devices and the second set of one or more external devices, respectively.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
applying, with a first router, a network access policy to one or more devices of a local network, wherein the first router is associated with an automation application;
displaying, via the display, a user interface including an affordance for associating a second router with the automation application;
receiving a user input on the affordance for associating the second router with the automation application; and
in response to receiving the user input:
associating the automation application with the second router; and
applying, with the second router, the network access policy to the one or more devices.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the user input,
removing the first router from the automation application.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes an indication that the second router is online.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the automation application is a smart home management application.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the network access policy includes a plurality of security settings for the one or more devices of the local network.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein applying, with the second router, the network access policy to the one or more devices includes continuing to apply the network access policy with the second router, as applied with the first router.

7. A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a display:
applying, with a first router, a network access policy to one or more devices of a local network, wherein the first router is associated with an automation application;
displaying, via the display, a user interface including an affordance for associating a second router with the automation application;
receiving a user input on the affordance for associating the second router with the automation application; and
in response to receiving the user input:
associating the automation application with the second router; and
applying, with the second router, the network access policy to the one or more devices.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
applying, with a first router, a network access policy to one or more devices of a local network, wherein the first router is associated with an automation application;
displaying, via the display, a user interface including an affordance for associating a second router with the automation application;
receiving a user input on the affordance for associating the second router with the automation application; and
in response to receiving the user input:
associating the automation application with the second router; and
applying, with the second router, the network access policy to the one or more devices.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
in response to receiving the user input,
removing the first router from the automation application.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the user interface includes an indication that the second router is online.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the automation application is a smart home management application.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the network access policy includes a plurality of security settings for the one or more devices of the local network.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein applying, with the second router, the network access policy to the one or more devices includes continuing to apply the network access policy with the second router, as applied with the first router.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the user input,
removing the first router from the automation application.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the user interface includes an indication that the second router is online.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the automation application is a smart home management application.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the network access policy includes a plurality of security settings for the one or more devices of the local network.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein applying, with the second router, the network access policy to the one or more devices includes continuing to apply the network access policy with the second router, as applied with the first router.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Kramar Vitalii
• Coffman Patrick L

Classifications

• H04L41/0894

  Policy-based network configuration management · CPC title

• H04L63/20 Primary

  for managing network security; network security policies in general (filtering policies H04L63/0227) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04L12/08

  Allotting numbers to messages; Counting characters, words or messages · CPC title

• H04L41/0893

  Assignment of logical groups to network elements · CPC title