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Apple patents remote controls to find and command your devices

Apple describes a system that lets users view a list of their connected devices and see which ones are currently online. The system allows a user to select a specific device and send it a command, such as a request to share its current location.

Why it mattersThis filing outlines a more structured way to manage and locate multiple devices from a central interface, which could improve how users track lost or misplaced electronics.

In the filing’s own words

Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method comprising: at a computing device that is in communication with one or more displays and one or more input interfaces: detecting, via the one or more input interfaces, an input corresponding to a request for a location of a device separate from the computing device; and in response to detecting the input corresponding to the request for the location of the device, displaying, via the one or more displays, a representation of the location of the device.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device
Publication number
US20260270652A1
Application number
19073746
Filed
Mar 7, 2025
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
18

Classified under

H04W 4/029 Electricity & electronicsH04W 64/003 Electricity & electronics
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