Techniques for facilitating communication between an accessory and a mobile computing device using application specific protocols
US8341318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72412
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide various communication techniques for communication between a mobile computing device and an accessory. An accessory protocol that is generic to the mobile computing device can be used for some communication. An application executing at the mobile computing device can communicate with the accessory using an application communication protocol. In some embodiments, the application communication protocol can be different from the accessory communication protocol. In other embodiments the application protocol may only be recognized by the application and the accessory. In some embodiments, messages conforming to an application protocol can be communicated between the application and the accessory by packaging the messages inside a message conforming to the accessory communication protocol.
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