Remotely Controlling Access To A Computing Device

A method for remotely controlling access to a first computing device by a second computing device, comprising:

• receiving on the second computing device from the first computing device an access request including authentication information of a user of the first computing device;
• presenting the authentication information of the user of the first computing device by the second computing device;
• receiving an input from a user of the second computing device indicating approval or denial of the access request;
• and
• sending from the second computing device to the first computing device an authorization message enabling the first computing device to unlock one or more functions of the first computing device in response to receiving the input from the user of the second computing device indicating approval of the access request.

A computing device, comprising:

• a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving an access request input from a user;
• capturing authentication information from the user in response to the access request input;
• sending an access request message including the authentication information of the user to a second computing device based on the access request input;
• and
• unlocking one or more functions of the computing device in response to an authorization message received from the second computing device.