US 12,271,648 B2
Controlling a device with an inoperable user interface
Anwesha Nayak, Jajpur (IN); Greeshmalatha Vallury, Hyderabad (IN); Kiran Anil Chikodi, Belagavi (IN); Sreenivasa Reddy Yarram, Hyderabad (IN); Shashi Vardhan Konatham, Hyderabad (IN); Aminul Islam, Kharupetia (IN); Pankaj Mulchandani, Raipur (IN); Manjil Kumar Choudhury, Jharsuguda (IN); and Vasavi Kancharla, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/170,011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0281185 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/14 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling a first computing device with an inoperable user interface, comprising:
broadcasting, by the first computing device, a request for another device to operate as a second user interface for the first computing device in response to determining that a first user interface of the first computing device is inoperable to control an operation of the first computing device;
receiving from a second computing device a message indicating that the second computing device can operate as the second user interface for the first computing device; and
enabling the first computing device to respond to user instructions received from the second computing device, wherein enabling the first computing device to respond to user instructions received from the second computing device comprises enabling instructions received from the second computing device to assert administrative-level control of the first computing device.