Multi-device wireless disable and enable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016227600-A1
Application number	US-201314915632-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 29, 2013
Priority date	Aug 29, 2013
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wireless device configured to selectively enable and disable functionality when another wireless device that is paired to it is set to enable and disable functionality is provided. The wireless device can mirror the settings of a paired device such that when the paired device is set to airplane mode, the wireless device can automatically be set to airplane. Furthermore, when the airplane mode is disabled in the paired device, the wireless device can automatically disable its own airplane mode.

First claim

1 . A first wireless device, the first wireless device comprising:
circuitry configured for communicating with a second wireless device; and a processor capable of:
receiving input as to a desired mode of the first wireless device;
determining if the first wireless device is connected to the second wireless device;
transmitting information associated with the desired mode to the second wireless device if it is determined that the first wireless device is connected to the second wireless device; and
setting a mode of the first wireless device based on the desired mode.

2 . The first wireless device of claim 1 , wherein determining if the first wireless device is connected to the second wireless device includes determining whether the first wireless device and the second wireless device have previously been grouped together into a travel set.

3 . The first wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the desired mode of the first wireless device can include selectively enabling and disabling an airplane mode of the first wireless device.

4 . The first wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the desired mode of the first wireless device can include selectively enabling and disabling a silent mode of the first wireless device.

5 . A method of transmitting information associated with a desired mode of operation of a first wireless device, the method comprising:
receiving input as to a desired mode of the first wireless device; determining if the first wireless device is connected to a second wireless device; transmitting information associated with the desired mode to the second wireless device if it is determined that the first wireless device is connected to the second wireless device; and setting a mode of the first wireless device based on the desired mode.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein determining if the first wireless device is connected to the second wireless device includes determining whether the first wireless device and the second wireless device have been previously been grouped together into a travel set.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the desired mode of the device can include selectively enabling and disabling an airplane mode of the first wireless device.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the desired mode of the first wireless device can include selectively enabling and disabling a silent mode of the first wireless device.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions for transmitting information associated with a desired mode of operation of a first wireless device, that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
receive one or more inputs as to a desired mode of the first wireless device; determine if the first wireless device is connected to a second wireless device; transmit information associated with the desired mode to the second wireless device if it is determined that the first wireless device is connected to the second wireless device; and set a mode of the first wireless device based on the desired mode.

10 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein determining if the first wireless device is connected to the second wireless device includes determining whether the first wireless device and the second wireless device have been previously been grouped together into a travel set.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the desired mode of the first wireless device can include selectively enabling and disabling an airplane mode of the first wireless device.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the desired mode of the first wireless device can include selectively enabling and disabling a silent mode of the first wireless device.

13 . A first wireless device, the first wireless device comprising:
circuitry configured for communicating with a second wireless device; and a processor capable of:
receiving information from the second wireless device, the information being associated with the second wireless device's mode of operation; and
setting a mode of the first wireless device based on the information of the second wireless device's mode of operation.

14 . The first wireless device of claim 13 , wherein receiving the information can include communicating with the second wireless device over a wireless network connection.

15 . The first wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the second wireless device's mode of operation can include enabling and disabling an airplane mode of the second wireless device.

16 . The first wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the second wireless device's mode of operation can include enabling and disabling a silent mode of the second wireless device.

17 . A method of configuring a first wireless device's mode of operation, the method comprising:
receiving information from a second wireless device, the information being associated with the second wireless device's mode of operation; and setting a mode of the first wireless device based on the information of the second wireless device's mode of operation.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein receiving the information can include communicating with the second wireless device over a wireless network connection.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the second device's mode of operation can include enabling and disabling an airplane mode of the second wireless device.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the second device's mode of operation can include enabling and disabling a silent mode of the second wireless device.

21 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions for configuring a first wireless device's mode of operation, that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
receive information from a second wireless device, the information being associated with the second wireless device's mode of operation; and set a mode of the first wireless device based on the information of the second wireless device's mode of operation.

22 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein receiving the information can include communicating with the second wireless device over a wireless network connection.

23 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the second device's mode of operation can include enabling and disabling an airplane mode of the second wireless device.

24 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the second device's mode of operation can include enabling and disabling a silent mode of the second wireless device.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Shedletsky Anna-Katrina
• Rothkopf Fletcher R
• Aliyar Jaseem
• Weiss Samuel Bruce

Classifications

• H04M1/72463

  to restrict the functionality of the device · CPC title

• H04W76/27

  Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04W76/046 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/008

  Electricity · mapped topic