Patent ID: 11914537
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. The user device of claim 17, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further executed to at least:
receive a second connection request from a second accessory of a plurality of accessory devices comprising at least a first accessory and the second accessory;
receive, from the second accessory, second accessory attribute information;
compare the second accessory attribute information against the first information about the first hub device and the second information about the second hub device;
determine, based at least in part on the comparison, whether the second accessory is to connect to the first hub device or the second hub device; and
in accordance with a determination that the second accessory is to connect to the second hub device, provide additional instructions to the second hub device to connect to the second accessory; and
in accordance with a determination that the second accessory is to connect to the first hub device, providing instructions to the first hub device to connect to the second accessory.