Thursday, June 30, 2011

2011-06-30 Newly Published Apple Patent Applications

PUB. APP. NO.	Title
1	20110162048	LOCAL DEVICE AWARENESS
2	20110162035	LOCATION-BASED DOCK FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE
3	20110161074	REMOTE CONFERENCING CENTER

Of Note

20110162048

LOCAL DEVICE AWARENESS

1. A method of operating an electronic device to find and determine an identity of other local devices comprising:

transmitting electromagnetic signals from a first electronic device to find devices within a prescribed distance of the first device;

receiving electromagnetic response signals from a second electronic device located less than the prescribed distance from the first electronic device;

identifying the second electronic device from the electromagnetic response signals;

determining if the second electronic device is aware of other electronic devices within the prescribed distance from the second electronic device; and

if the second electronic device is aware of other electronic devices, obtaining identifying information from the second electronic device of the other devices.

20110162035

LOCATION-BASED DOCK FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE

1. A method for configuring a computing device comprising:

receiving a location indicator of a docking station coupled to a computing device;

selecting a system configuration of the computing device based on the location indicator, the system configuration utilizing one or more hardware and software components of the computing device to provide a functionality of the computing device; and

altering the functionality of the computing device based on the determined system configuration.