Notifications with custom user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9967387-B2
Application number	US-201715619962-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2017
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

Notifications for an accessory device are received at a mobile companion device. The notifications are directed to a notification processing application of the companion device that processes notifications intended for accessory device applications. The notification processing application determines an identifier of the accessory application for which the notification is intended, and provides the identifier to a notification display application at the accessory device, which determines user interface and display properties for the notification. The accessory device requests external (dynamic) user interface and display properties from the companion device, as needed, and upon receipt generates a notification display at the accessory device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a memory;
at least one network interface; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and the at least one network interface, wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform:
generating a notification identifier for an accessory application at an accessory device;
identifying an application identifier for the accessory application at the accessory device;
generating a notification intended for the accessory application at the accessory device, wherein the notification includes notification information corresponding to the intended accessory device application; and
sending, to a companion device, the notification intended for the accessory application at the accessory device.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the notification identifier is configured to be used by the accessory application at the accessory device in order to obtain the notification from the companion device and provide the notification to the accessory device.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the notification information comprises the notification identifier and the application identifier that identify the accessory application for which the notification is intended.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a server device.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the notification is sent by the device to the companion device through a network connection.

6. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions for controlling a computer system of a device to perform operations comprising:
generating a notification identifier for an accessory application at an accessory device;
identifying an application identifier for the accessory application at the accessory device;
generating a notification intended for the accessory application at the accessory device, wherein the notification includes notification information corresponding to the intended accessory device application; and
sending, to a companion device, the notification intended for the accessory application at the accessory device.

7. The computer program product according to claim 6 , wherein the notification identifier is configured to be used by the accessory application at the accessory device in order to obtain the notification from the companion device and provide the notification to the accessory device.

8. The computer program product according to claim 6 , wherein the notification information comprises the notification identifier and the application identifier that identify the accessory application for which the notification is intended.

9. The computer program product according to claim 6 , wherein the device is a server device.

10. The computer program product according to claim 6 , wherein the notification is sent by the device to the companion device through a network connection.

11. A method performed by a device, the method comprising:
generating a notification identifier for an accessory application at an accessory device;
identifying an application identifier for the accessory application at the accessory device;
generating a notification intended for the accessory application at the accessory device, wherein the notification includes notification information corresponding to the intended accessory device application; and
sending, to a companion device, the notification intended for the accessory application at the accessory device.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the notification identifier is configured to be used by the accessory application at the accessory device in order to obtain the notification from the companion device and provide the notification to the accessory device.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the notification information comprises the notification identifier and the application identifier that identify the accessory application for which the notification is intended.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the device is a server device.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the notification is sent by the device to the companion device through a network connection.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Marcos Paul D
• Platzer Andrew E
• Hill Forest A

Classifications

• H04M1/72527 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W68/02

  Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel · CPC title

• H04M19/04 Primary

  the ringing-current being generated at the substations · CPC title

• H04W68/00 Primary

  User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like · CPC title

• H04M1/7253

  Electricity · mapped topic