ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,511,021, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Device management user interface" was invented by Jennifer D. Patton (Cupertino, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure generally relates to managing external devices with an electronic device. User interfaces visually distinguish between external devices having a first relationship with the electronic device and external devices having a second relationship with the electronic device to facilitate a user's ability to determine a particular external device to manage."
The patent was filed on Aug. 24, 2021, under Application No. 17/410,169....