US 12,170,710 B2
External device management
Thomas Guzik, Edina, MN (US); and Muhammad Adeel, Edina, MN (US)
Assigned to Getac Technology Corporation, New Taipei (TW); and WHP Workflow Solutions, Inc., North Charleston, SC (US)
Filed by Getac Technology Corporation, New Taipei (TW); and WHP Workflow Solutions, Inc., North Charleston, SC (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/373,954.
Application 18/373,954 is a continuation of application No. 17/962,283, filed on Oct. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,818,215.
Prior Publication US 2024/0121305 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 67/12 (2013.01) [H04N 23/60 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
determining, by a first computing device, a type of data to collect;
determining, by the first computing device, that the first computing device is not capable of generating the type of data;
in response to determining that the first computing device is not capable of generating the type of data, identifying, by the first computing device, a second computing device that is configured to generate the type of data;
generating, for output by the first computing device and to the second computing device, an instruction to generate the type of data;
determining, by the first computing device, that the first computing device is going to cease providing instructions to the second computing device regarding generating and ceasing to generate the type of data;
determining, by the first computing device, that a third computing device will provide the instructions to the second computing device regarding generating and ceasing to generate the type of data; and
providing, for output by the first computing device and to the second computing device, data indicating that the third computing device will provide the instructions regarding generating and ceasing to generate the type of data.