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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Tommy Arngren, Södra Sunderbyn, SE;
Daniel Bergström, Luleå, SE;
Andreas Kristensson, Södra Sandby, SE;
Peter Ökvist, Luleå, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method for providing information exchange between a primary communication device and a secondary communication device, where the method, when executed in the primary communication device, comprises: determining that functionality of the primary communication device is malfunctioning; recognizing at least one indication, each being received from a secondary communication device, indicating that the respective secondary communication device is capable of providing substitute functionality for the malfunctioning functionality; setting up a connection between the primary and the secondary communication device, and executing a command, received from the substitute functionality of the secondary communication device.