Dell Products L.P. patent applications on February 1st, 2024

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Patent Applications by Dell Products L.P. on February 1st, 2024

Dell Products L.P.: 59 patent applications

Dell Products L.P. has applied for patents in the areas of H04L41/12 (8), G06F8/65 (8), G06F9/4401 (7), G06F21/57 (7), G06F11/14 (6)

With keywords such as: data, information, management, center, connectivity, asset, client, module, handling, and memory in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by Dell Products L.P.

20240036618.Portable Information Handling System Hinge_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Mark Andrew Schwager of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Kai-Yuan Cheng of Taipei (TW) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F1/16



Abstract: a hinge for a portable information handling system. the hinge includes a cylindrical shaft, the cylindrical shaft including an axially extending substantially flat section and a coil portion, the coil portion having a largely cylindrical interior edge, the largely cylindrical interior edge including a substantially flat section, the substantially flat section of the coil portion and the substantially flat section of the cylindrical shaft being aligned when a relative rotation of the hinge is between zero and five degrees.


20240036621.Portable Information Handling System Antenna System_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Changsoo Kim of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Mark Andrew Schwager of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Nicholas Gregory DiLoreto of Georgetown TX (US) for dell products l.p., Kai-Yuan Cheng of Taipei (TW) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F1/16, G06F1/20, H05K7/20, H01Q1/22, H01Q1/02, H01Q1/36, H01Q1/42, H01Q13/10



Abstract: an antenna system for a portable information handling system. the antenna system includes an antenna radiating element and an antenna carrier assembly, the antenna radiating element being mounted to the antenna carrier assembly, the antenna carrier assembly comprising a first radiating slot and a second radiating slot, the first radiating slot providing a radiation path through a c-cover of a base chassis of the portable information handling system in a lid open state of operation, the second radiating slot providing a radiation path through a d-cover of a base chassis of the portable information handling system in a lid closed state of operation.


20240036622.INFORMATION INDICATION ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED TO BE UTILIZED WITH A COMPONENT OF AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Chris Everett Peterson of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Brandon Joel Brocklesby of Pflugerville TX (US) for dell products l.p., Sean Padrig Odonnell of Poughkeepsie NY (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F1/20, G05B19/4155



Abstract: in one or more embodiments, an information handling system may include an information indication assembly. for example, the information indication assembly may include at least one light emitter; multiple conductors coupled to the at least one light emitter; a pin that includes a rigid material and that permits the first plurality of conductors to pass through; and a grommet that includes an elastic material and configured to house the pin. in one instance, the pin and the grommet may be aligned along a longitudinal axis of the information indication assembly. in a second instance the pin and the grommet form a fastener of a fan associated with the information handling system. in another instance, the elastic material may mitigate vibrations from the fan. in one or more embodiments, a printed circuit board may include the multiple conductors. for example, the printed circuit board may be a flexible printed circuit board.


20240036623.THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING POROUS LAYER FOR LOW FORM FACTOR DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Travis C. North of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Enoch Chen of Taipei (TW) for dell products l.p., Deeder M. Aurongzeb of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F1/20



Abstract: a thermal management technique reduces heat transferred to a user while maintaining mechanical strength of an outer housing of an information handling system. in at least one embodiment, an information handling system includes an outer housing and a thermal management structure adjacent to an inner lateral surface of the outer housing. the thermal management structure includes a porous layer configured to increase thermal resistance in a first direction orthogonal to the inner lateral surface of the outer housing. the porous layer may include a honeycomb structure formed from a metal or a metal alloy. the porous layer may include a metal foam.


20240036654.INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM KEYBOARD MICROPHONE ARRAY FOR AUDIO CAPTURE AND QUALITY PRESENTATION_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Peng Lip Goh of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Suet Chan Law of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Deeder M. Aurongzeb of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/02, G06F3/16, H04R5/04, H04R5/027



Abstract: an information handling system keyboard includes an array of microphones having a defined layout that supports location of human voice sounds captured by the array of microphones to isolate voices originating from a defined distance and orientation while filtering other voices and non-voice sounds. a display included in the keyboard depicts a visual indication of voice quality that can include instructions to a speaker regarding adjustments to help obtain a desired voice capture quality to support a video or audio conference of an information handling system interfaced with the keyboard. the keyboard display also supports an interface to control a keyboard, video, mouse (kvm) switch interfaced with the keyboard.


20240036661.INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MOUSE RECYCLABLE CHASSIS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Peng Lip Goh of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Deeder M. Aurongzeb of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, G10K11/16, G06F3/0362, G06F3/02



Abstract: an information handling system mouse has a plastic chassis that assembles without the use of metal screws to that the mouse more readily breaks down to recycle at end of life. the mouse chassis has a complete perimeter at a bottom side to accept a bottom surface within the interior and having the assembly gap hidden from view under the mouse when in normal use. an inner frame heat stakes to the chassis to provide structural support without metal coupling devices like metal screws.


20240036662.INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MOUSE WITH VARIABLE SPEED SCROLL WHEEL HAVING MAGNETIC TACTILE RESPONSE_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Peng Lip Goh of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Deeder M. Aurongzeb of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, G06F3/038, G06F3/0362, G06F3/01



Abstract: an information handling system mouse has a variable speed scroll wheel with magnetic tactile response. a ferromagnetic wheel coupled to the scroll wheel and having spikes and valleys interacts with a magnetic field of magnet as the scroll wheel rotates to resist rotation in variable amounts. the magnetic field is selectively removed to reduce the tactile response, such as by disengaging a magnet from a magnetic focus lens that directs the magnetic field, moving an opposing magnet into contact with the magnetic focus lens that cancels the magnetic field and moving the magnet away from the ferromagnetic wheel.


20240036663.INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MOUSE WITH SELECTABLE INPUT BUTTON RESPONSE_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Peng Lip Goh of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Deeder M. Aurongzeb of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, G06F3/038



Abstract: an information handling system mouse has input buttons at an upper surface with selectable response to an end user press. an arrangement of magnets cooperate to establish a distance for the input button to move to complete an input at a switch to provide the end user with a selected of a spring or cantilever type of input response. for example, electropermanent magnets are configured to attract or repel a permanent magnet so that the amount of input button press motion adjusts along with the resistance against an input button press.


20240036664.INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MOUSE WITH MOTION DETECTION WAKE_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Peng Lip Goh of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Deeder M. Aurongzeb of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354



Abstract: an information handling system mouse includes a motion power switch that applies power to the mouse when the mouse is moved in a powered down state to restart the mouse processing resource and position sensor. when a mouse is inactive for predetermined conditions, such as an idle time, the processing resource enables the motion power switch and cuts off power to the mouse. the motion power switch consumes no power until motion of the mouse closes a circuit that reactivates the processing resource to manage the mouse power state. the result is a mouse idle state with no power use and a rapid wake to an operational state.


20240036665.INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MOUSE WITH AN ACOUSTIC ISOLATION ENCLOSURE_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Peng Lip Goh of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Deeder M. Aurongzeb of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, H03K17/97



Abstract: an information handling system mouse includes an acoustic isolation enclosure coupled proximate a switch and having a first position that suppress actuation sound of the switch and a second position that directs actuation sound of the switch out from the mouse. in one embodiment, the acoustic isolation enclosure has a first portion in a fixed position around the switch and a second portion in sliding engagement with the first portion and having an opening that is blocked in the first position and exposed in the second position.


20240036666.INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MOUSE WITH A SLIDING BUTTON THAT INCLUDES ORTHOGONAL ACTIVATION_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Peng Lip Goh of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Deeder M. Aurongzeb of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, G06F3/038, G06F1/26



Abstract: an information handling system mouse includes a sliding power button on a bottom surface that slides to actuate a power switch on and off. when slid to an on position, the sliding power button is freed to move inward to actuate a tactile button under the sliding power button, such as with an end user inward push. in the off position the sliding power button catches under lip that prevents an inward push at the tactile button. dual motion of the sliding power button offers intuitive varied end user interactions with a single button structure to save space at the mouse bottom surface.


20240036744.INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR AUTHENTICATION OF MEMORY EXPANSION CAPABILITIES_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Milton Taveira of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Isaac Q. Wang of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Jordan Chin of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/06



Abstract: an information handling system includes a processor and a memory module. the memory module operates with a base set of functions and is configurable to operate with an expanded set of functions. the memory module includes a data storage location to store expansion capability certificates that specify subsets of the expanded set of functions to enable. the processor creates an expansion capability certificate that includes a first unique identifier of the information handling system, a second unique identifier of the memory module, and a subset of the expanded set of functions, and provides the expansion capability certificate to the memory module. the memory module receives the first expansion capability certificate, stores the expansion capability certificate to the data storage location, and enables the subset of the expanded set of functions in response to storing the expansion capability certificate.


20240036848.CONFIGURING COMPUTE EXPRESS LINK (CXL) ATTRIBUTES FOR BEST KNOWN CONFIGURATION_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Shekar Babu SURYANARAYANA of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Sumanth VIDYADHARA of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, G06F9/4401



Abstract: disclosed methods may push a capsule update including a best known configuration—compute express link (bkc-cxl) firmware update to a boot time memory area. following a platform reboot, bkc-cxl firmware update operations are performed. the update operations include mapping a bkc-cxl runtime memory area to a non-volatile bkc store, identifying current cxl attributes from the runtime memory area, extracting the firmware update, creating one or more bkc-cxl objects from the firmware update to enable dynamic configuration of cxl parameters, comparing current cxl attributes with stored cxl attributes to identify cxl attribute changes, and saving information indicative of the cxl attribute changes back to the non-volatile bkc store. following a subsequent reboot, regular boot path operations are performed, including identifying existing cxl attributes indicated in the non-volatile bkc store and responsive to detecting a flag set to apply vendor pushed dynamic cxl attributes, obtaining bkc-cxl recommendations from an ml inference engine.


20240036849.Connectivity Management System Client Module Update and Failure Recovery_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Kirk Frey of Fleminton NJ (US) for dell products l.p., Tommi Salli of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Dominique Prunier of Montreal (CA) for dell products l.p., Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p., Elie A. Jreij of Pflugerville TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, G06F8/71, H04L9/00



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; updating the data center asset client module to a new version of the data center asset client module, the new version of the data center asset client module including new data center asset module state information and new data center asset connectivity information; and, providing the connectivity management system aggregator with the new data center asset module connectivity information.


20240036850.CONFIGURATION AWARE FIRMWARE UPDATE_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Balakrishna PADHY of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Chandrasekhar REVURI of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Penchal Reddy T Y of Mydukuru (IN) for dell products l.p., Raveendra Babu MADALA of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Rama Rao BISA of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Shankar MARIMUTHU of Hosur (IN) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F8/65



Abstract: an information handling system may include at least one processor and a memory. the information handling system may be configured to: receive an update package for applying an update to at least one information handling resource of the information handling system, wherein the update package includes metadata regarding at least one dependency of the update package; subsequent to receiving the update package, retrieve a revised version of the metadata, wherein the revised version of the metadata indicates a revised at least one dependency; based on the revised at least one dependency, carry out a configuration change; and apply the update.


20240036853.CONTEXT AWARE ADAPTIVE PROTOCOL FOR MANAGING BEST KNOWN CONFIGURATION FIRMWARE_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Shekar Babu SURYANARAYANA of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Vivek Viswanathan IYER of St. Johns FL (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F8/65



Abstract: in one aspect, a disclosed method includes learning one or more chip agnostic parameters across a plurality of best known configuration (bkc) firmware versions, performing bkc attributes tuning based on said learning, implementing platform specific bkc table offsets and a handoff block to pass the table offsets to update routines by creating a trusted session for platform firmware table updates, and dynamically publishing changes in bkc policy. a bkc firmware serialization protocol may be implemented to ensure gaps in firmware versions at an end user platform are resolved by synchronizing each bkc version attribute. the serialization protocol may employ node-based cloud ecosystem learning. the method may further include reloading memory map parameters for uninterrupted services. the uninterrupted services may include, as examples, user presence detection after power resume and central processing unit (cpu) power cap functions.


20240036873.DYNAMIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FASTER ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Chandrasekhar REVURI of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., A Anis AHMED of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Pallavi SATPATHY of Bhubaneswar (IN) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F9/38, G06F9/455, G06F40/205



Abstract: an information handling system may include at least one processor and a memory. the information handling system may be configured to: receive an instruction from a user; cause the instruction to be executed, wherein executing the instruction generates a response; parse the response to determine whether any failures are associated therewith; and provide a recommended instruction to the user, wherein the recommended instruction is executable to locate and/or remediate an issue associated with the information handling system.


20240036881.HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTE DOMAINS WITH AN EMBEDDED OPERATING SYSTEM IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Shekar Babu Suryanarayana of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Sumanth Vidyadhara of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Vivek Viswanathan Iyer of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F9/4401, G06F9/54



Abstract: an information handling system includes a memory device, a memory, a chipset, and a basic input/output system (bios). the chipset includes a main processor and a hybrid processor. during a first pre-boot phase, the bios memory maps the hybrid processor to a first portion of the memory device, and stores an embedded operating system in the memory. during a second pre-boot phase, the bios memory maps the main processor to a second portion of the memory device, stores a host operating system in the memory, and loads the embedded operating system on the hybrid processor. the second portion is a larger portion of the memory device than the first portion.


20240036925.LCS SDXI DATA PLANE CONFIGURATION SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Shyamkumar T. Iyer of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Srinivas Giri Raju Gowda of Fremont CA (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F9/50



Abstract: a logically composed system (lcs) smart data accelerator interface (sdxi) data plane configuration system includes a resource management system coupled to an orchestrator device that is coupled to a plurality of resource devices. the resource management system discovers a first sdxi node in the plurality of resource devices, with the first sdxi node configured to process sdxi information and including a first memory subsystem that is configured to provide an sdxi memory space. the resource management system also identifies first memory system capabilit(ies) of the first memory subsystem included in the first sdxi node and, when the resource management system subsequently receives an lcs request, it composes an lcs that includes an sdxi data plane provided by the first sdxi node based on capabilities requirement(s) identified in the lcs request being satisfied by the first memory subsystem capabilit(ies) of the first memory subsystem included in the first sdxi node.


20240036935.LCS SDXI RESOURCE OWNERSHIP SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Srinivas Giri Raju Gowda of Fremont CA (US) for dell products l.p., Shyamkumar T. Iyer of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F9/50



Abstract: an lcs sdxi resource ownership system includes a resource system having an orchestrator device coupled to resource devices and a resource management system. an sdxi controller subsystem is provided by the resource management system and/or the orchestrator device, and operates to use the first resource system to provide an lcs with an sdxi data plane provided by an sdxi node included in the resource devices, and create an sdxi configuration space for the lcs. the sdxi controller subsystem then receives a unique lcs identifier from the lcs via the sdxi configuration space, and links the sdxi node to the lcs in an sdxi resource database using the unique lcs identifier. the sdxi controller subsystem then migrates the lcs to a second resource system, and the lcs performs operations using the sdxi node following migration to the second resource system based on the linking of the lcs to the sdxi node.


20240036948.POLICY-DRIVEN ALERT MANAGEMENT_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Ravishankar N of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Muniswamy Setty K S of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Praveen Kumar H P of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Praveen Naik of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Lakshmikanth Dhanaraju of Bengaluru (IN) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F9/54



Abstract: an information handling system receives a notification regarding a state of the information handling system, and determines an alert management policy associated with the notification regarding the state of the information handling system. the system also applies an alert management action to enforce the alert management policy.


20240036979.TARGETED DEDUPLICATION USING SERVER GENERATED GROUP FINGERPRINTS FOR VIRTUAL SYNTHESIS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Donna Barry Lewis of Holly Springs NC (US) for dell products l.p., Salil Dangi of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Gokul Prasanna Mani of Apex NC (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F11/14



Abstract: embodiments of a targeted deduplication process that splits protected data into variable size segments, generates a fingerprint for each segment, and then combines fingerprints into groups to form group fingerprints. an embodiment auto-generates and persists the group fingerprints for the backups which are already on the storage server, thus enabling the backup client to fetch these fingerprints using an identifier and enforce synthesis for the new backup or replication copy against any previously written backup. for this embodiment, group fingerprints are generated on the storage server itself, rather than being generated on and pushed from the backup client for mere storage on the storage server, so that, as files are ingested, the storage server also auto-generates group fingerprints on its own.


20240036980.TARGETED DEDUPLICATION USING GROUP FINGERPRINTS AND AUTO-GENERATED BACKUP RECIPES FOR VIRTUAL SYNTHETIC REPLICATION_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Salil Dangi of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Gokul Prasanna Mani of Apex NC (US) for dell products l.p., Donna Barry Lewis of Holly Springs NC (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F11/14, G06F21/60



Abstract: a backup system stores recipes during backup file creation when virtual synthetic backups are used, where a recipe comprises a specific sequence of steps used to generate the backup file. replication logic of the backup system replays the recipe to generate the same backup file on the backup target so that an old backup combined with new backup data comprises the recipe. embodiments of a server-side group fingerprint system include a process to auto-generate recipes for server resident files by formulating a file as a series of l1 fingerprints which are in turn a set of l0s and gfps where some of the l1s are shared with other files. the recipe can be used to convert the representation of the file from a native fingerprint based representation into a virtual synthetic format.


20240036981.SELF-HEALING DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM MATCHING SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES IN ALERT MESSAGES TO RELEVANT SCRIPTS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Mark Malamut of Aliso Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Adam Brenner of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Arun Murti of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F11/14



Abstract: embodiments automate the timely remediation of issues by matching failed operations to a script that is configured to fix the problem or problems without causing additional side effects, thus minimizing unavailability of services/data and loss of data. a method detects a backup operation alert message sent from a data manager or storage system that encodes one or more attributes affected by the backup operation. a script library is scanned to identify scripts that match the alert message. a component generates a score for each script, where the score factors the relevance of the script to the backup operation, and executes the script with the highest score, as the script most likely to remediate the issue causing the alert message.


20240036982.SELF-HEALING DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM MATCHING SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES TO RELEVANT SCRIPTS USING MULTIPLE SCRIPTS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Mark Malamut of Aliso Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Adam Brenner of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Arun Murti of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F11/14



Abstract: embodiments automate the timely remediation of issues by matching failed operations to a script or set of scripts that is configured to fix the problem. a method detects a backup operation alert message sent from a data manager or storage system that encodes one or more attributes affected by the backup operation, wherein the attributes are weighted to reflect a percentage importance of the a corresponding script to fix the problem. a script library is scanned to identify scripts that match the alert message. a component generates a score for each script, where the score factors the relevance of the script to the backup operation based on the weighted attributes. scores for each single script each possible combination of multiple scripts are computed and compared, and the script or script combination with the highest score is executed by the self-healing process.


20240036983.SERVER-SIDE INLINE GENERATION OF VIRTUAL SYNTHETIC BACKUPS USING GROUP FINGERPRINTS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Salil Dangi of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Gokul Prasanna Mani of Apex NC (US) for dell products l.p., Donna Barry Lewis of Holly Springs NC (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F11/14



Abstract: making inline deduplicated backups of protected data using group fingerprints resident in a storage server by generating group fingerprints on a storage server for a backup client that is not capable of using group fingerprints, from individual fingerprints generated for each segment of protected data divided into variable size segments and then grouped together. each fingerprint comprises a signature for a respective data segment. the method further maintains the group fingerprints for files resident on the storage server, compares, in the storage server, respective group fingerprints for these files with a new backup file to be backed up from the backup client to determine duplicated data between these files, and converts the new backup file to a virtual synthetic backup during a backup time of the new file.


20240036987.SELF-HEALING DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM MATCHING SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES TO RELEVANT SCRIPTS USING WEIGHTED ATTRIBUTES_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Mark Malamut of Aliso Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Adam Brenner of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p., Arun Murti of Mission Viejo CA (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F11/14, G06F16/182



Abstract: embodiments automate the timely remediation of issues by matching failed operations to a script that is configured to fix the problem or problems without causing additional side effects, thus minimizing unavailability of services and loss of data. a method detects a backup operation alert message sent from a data manager or storage system that encodes one or more attributes affected by the backup operation, wherein the attributes are weighted to reflect a percentage importance of the a corresponding script to fix the problem. a script library is scanned to identify scripts that match the alert message. a component generates a score for each script, where the score factors the relevance of the script to the backup operation based on the weighted attributes, and executes the script with the highest score, as the script most likely to fix the issue causing the alert message.


20240037030.RUNTIME DE-INTERLEAVE AND RE-INTERLEAVE OF SYSTEM MEMORY_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Stuart Allen Berke of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F12/06, G06F13/16



Abstract: an information handling system includes a first memory device that provides a first system physical address (spa) space for the information handling system having a first capacity. data is stored on the first memory device with a first interleave configuration. a second memory device provides a second spa space for the information handling system that has a second capacity that is greater than or equal to the first capacity. without rebooting the information handling system and without halting a process, the system de-interleaves the data stored on the first memory device, stores the data on the second memory device, and re-interleaves the data.


20240037032.LCS DATA PROVISIONING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Shyamkumar T. Iyer of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Xiangping Chen of Sherborn MA (US) for dell products l.p., Xunce Zhou of Shrewsbury MA (US) for dell products l.p., William Price Dawkins of Lakeway TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F12/0802



Abstract: a logically composed system (lcs) data provisioning system includes an orchestrator device that includes a cache subsystem and that is coupled to client devices and storage subsystem(s). when the orchestrator device identifies that a first client device has exclusive access to the storage subsystem(s), it activates read data caching for the storage subsystem(s). the orchestrator device then receives a first read request from the first client device that is directed to first data that is stored in the storage subsystem(s) and, in response, retrieves the first data from the cache subsystem and provides the first data to the first client device. when the orchestrator device identifies that the first client device no longer has exclusive access to the storage subsystem(s), it deactivates the read data caching for the storage subsystem(s).


20240037053.Data Center Asset Client Bridging via a Passthrough Device_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Christopher Atkinson of Woodstock GA (US) for dell products l.p., Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p., Michael E. Brown of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Jason Shaw of Leander TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F13/38, G06F9/4401



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with an embedded data center asset client module and a passthrough device; establishing a secure communication channel between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including an operating system image; and, provisioning an operating system to the data center asset via the embedded data center asset client module and the passthrough device.


20240037069.MULTI-DOMAIN AND MULTI-TIER SCALE-OUT ARCHITECTURE FOR CLUSTERED FILE SYSTEMS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): George Mathew of Belmont CA (US) for dell products l.p., Chegu Vinod of San Jose CA (US) for dell products l.p., Abhinav Duggal of Fremont CA (US) for dell products l.p., Philip Shilane of Newtown PA (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F16/13, G06K9/62, H04L61/4511



Abstract: embodiments are described for a multi-domain and multi-tier architecture for clustered network file systems. this system allows a user to create sub-cluster of physical nodes, called domains, and file system resources for the data placed in a domain are allocated only from the nodes in the domain. it limits the impact of system failures to the files within a domain. a file system redirection service manages a global namespace spanning the domains and redirects file accesses to the appropriate domain where it is stored. in each domain, there are different classes of storage, tiers, with different cost and performance characteristics. files can be placed on a set of tiers depending on a storage level agreement (sla) specified for a file. tier examples include a higher performance tier consisting of ssds and a lower performance tier of hdds.


20240037079.AUTOMATED VALIDATION OF DATABASE DEPLOYMENTS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Jahangeer Pasha Mohammed of Milton (CA) for dell products l.p., Mohammadi Begum of Hyderabad (IN) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F16/21, G06F8/60, G06F16/242



Abstract: methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automated validation of database deployments are provided herein. an example computer-implemented method includes obtaining database scripts to be executed on at least one database, wherein each database script is associated with one or more database objects; parsing respective ones of the database scripts to identify object information corresponding to the one or more database objects associated with the corresponding database script; automatically generating a validation script comprising one or more validation queries for respective ones of the one or more database objects associated with a corresponding one of the database scripts, wherein each validation query is based at least in part on the identified object information of the corresponding database object; and initiating an execution of the validation script to validate one or more changes of the at least one database resulting from an execution of the database scripts.


20240037216.Systems And Methods For Creating Trustworthy Orchestration Instructions Within A Containerized Computing Environment For Validation Within An Alternate Computing Environment_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Nicholas D. Grobelny of Evergreen CO (US) for dell products l.p., Sumanth Vidyadhara of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Richard M. Tonry of Georgetown TX (US) for dell products l.p., Amy C. Nelson of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/53, H04L9/30, H04L9/32, G06F21/57



Abstract: systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to provide a basic input/output system (bios) with the ability to authenticate and then execute one-time unique instructions that are previously left behind (i.e., stored) in public memory of an information handling system by a containerized computing environment session that is no longer executing on the information handling system. the disclosed systems and methods may be so implemented to share with the system bios privileged instructions to identify which executables are authorized for execution on a targeted information handling system. the privileged instructions may be previously created and optionally stored together with an executable code in system public memory, and these instructions may provide instructions on how to execute the executable code.


20240037237.SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE STARTUP OF DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Sanjeev Singh of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Paul W. Vancil of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Mukund Khatri of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Prashanth Giri of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Wei G. Liu of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/57, G06F9/4401



Abstract: methods and systems for managing the operation of data processing systems are disclosed. a data processing system may include a computing device that may enter various operating states by performing various types of startups. the startups may include use of code bases for which the computing device may not inherently be able to validate. to reduce risk of using the code bases, the computing device may perform processes to validate the code bases prior to using the code bases. additionally, the computing devices may limit the types of interfaces that may be established during the startups while allowing other types of interfaces to be established to provide startup flexibility.


20240037238.ENABLING FLEXIBLE POLICIES FOR BIOS SETTINGS ACCESS WITH ROLE-BASED AUTHENTICATION_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Vivekanandh Narayanasamy RAJAGOPALAN of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Balasingh Ponraj SAMUEL of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/57, G06F21/33



Abstract: disclosed methods for enabling flexible policies for user access to bios attribute settings perform operations including creating a bios attribute map encompassing one or more configurable bios attributes, generating a role-based authorization table associating an authorization role to each of the configurable bios attributes, and deploying the role-based authorization table to an information handling system. responsive to a user launching a bios attribute configuration tool, a user role associated with the user is detected and the role-based authorization table is retrieved. based on the role-based authorization table and the user role, configurable bios attributes for the user are identified. the configurable bios attributes may then be presented to the bios configuration to enable the user to perform configuration operations for the configurable bios attributes.


20240037239.SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT SECURED STARTUP OF DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Wei G. Liu of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Sanjeev Singh of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Paul W. Vancil of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/57, G06F21/64



Abstract: methods and systems for managing the operation of data processing systems are disclosed. a data processing system may include a computing device that may enter various operating states by performing various types of startups. the startups may include use of code bases for which the computing device may not inherently be able to validate. to reduce risk of using the code bases, the computing device may perform processes to validate the code bases prior to using the code bases. the processes may include obtaining security information for a portion of the code base from a trusted source, and using the security information to validate portions of the code base ahead of use of the portions to complete startups.


20240037241.FORMING MODULAR CHASSIS TRUSTED GROUPS FOR PRE-BOOT AUTHENTICATION OF BLADE SERVERS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Suren KUMAR of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Akbar SHERIFF of Salem (IN) for dell products l.p., Thanuja CHAYAKUMAR of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/57, G06F21/33



Abstract: disclosed methods maintain security key information, including a unique security key, for one or more blade servers inserted in slots of one or more modular chassis. following an indication of a logical trusted group comprising a plurality of slots, a trusted group database, including the security key information for each blade server in a slot of the trusted group, is maintained. responsive to detecting movement of a blade server between two slots of the trusted group, a pre boot process of the server blade in the second slot is automatically authenticated via the security key information in the trusted group database. if a blade server not associated with the trusted group is inserted into a trusted group slot, automatic authentication is blocked and the user is prompted to manually authenticate the new blade server. if manual authentication is successful, security key information for the new blade is added to the database.


20240037242.INTELLIGENT PRE-BOOT INDICATORS OF VULNERABILITY_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Shekar Babu SURYANARAYANA of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Virupakshi Channagiri MANJUNATH of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/57, G06F21/56



Abstract: a disclosed method provides a device integrity and zero trust (diz) protocol to implement proactive as well as reactive firmware vulnerability management. the diz protocol identifies device-level firmware versions and vulnerabilities and dynamically compiles appropriate firmware updates. the protocol may further construct a telemetry of the security vulnerability statistics for dynamic identification of signs of compromise (soc) and collectively interpret various other platform telemetry stats for compiling vulnerability resolutions. an artificial intelligence (ai) based scalable and continuous adaptive and trust assessment (ata) method is employed for dynamic integration of partner solutions based on threat intelligence and remediation data. disclosed solutions may further implement a geo location independent security adaption method. the identification and assessment of socs beneficially reduces an attacker's ability to breach an organization's it systems. the diz protocol weeds out low-risk items from telemetry stats, and intelligently focuses on items most in need of remediation.


20240037244.METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURITY POSTURE, FUNCTIONAL UPDATES FOR ENTERPRISE ITDM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Prasanth Raghavendra K S of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Mohit ARORA of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Ratan Kumar NAIK of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/57



Abstract: a disclosed method for managing enterprise security posture includes maintaining a security system repository (ssr) including information mapping one or more software libraries to vulnerability information indicative of one or more identified vulnerabilities, providing one or more library scanning tools configured to scan the one or more software libraries and provide notifications indicative of one or more new vulnerabilities, generating an ssr catalog indicative of vulnerability information pertaining to the one or more software libraries, and an enhanced plugin module (epm) is provided wherein the epm is configured to consume installed application metadata enabling to produce an inventory indicative of updates to deploy.


20240037316.AUTOMATICALLY SUMMARIZING EVENT-RELATED DATA USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Bijan Kumar Mohanty of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Gregory Michael Ramsey of Seattle WA (US) for dell products l.p., Hung T. Dinh of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06F40/10, G06N3/08, G06F40/30, G06F40/58, G10L13/02, G06F40/279



Abstract: methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automatically summarizing event-related data using artificial intelligence techniques are provided herein. an example computer-implemented method includes obtaining text-based data and non-text-based data associated with at least one virtual event comprising one or more participants; generating a content-related summarization of one or more of at least a portion of the text-based data and at least a portion of the non-text-based data using at least a first set of one or more artificial intelligence techniques; generating a participant sentiment-related summarization associated with one or more of at least a portion of the text-based data and at least a portion of the non-text-based data using at least a second set of one or more artificial intelligence techniques; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on one or more of the content-related summarization and the participant sentiment-related summarization.


20240037694.SEAMLESS VIDEO IN HETEROGENEOUS CORE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Shekar Babu SURYANARAYANA of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Anand Prakash JOSHI of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06T1/60, G06T1/20, G06T11/00



Abstract: a disclosed method includes employing a hybrid context sensing protocol to learn power and video capabilities of a platform to perform seamless graphics remediations, providing a video management module to handle video policies and thermal attributes for seamless recovery of video capabilities across firmware updates/rollbacks, and implementing a hybrid video firmware (hvf) to create a virtual video domain to partially or fully utilize video capabilities based on platform power budgeting policies.


20240037694.SEAMLESS VIDEO IN HETEROGENEOUS CORE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Shekar Babu SURYANARAYANA of Bangalore (IN) for dell products l.p., Anand Prakash JOSHI of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06T1/60, G06T1/20, G06T11/00



Abstract: the method may further include maintaining a silicon agnostic protected sync of a map between the video random access memory (vram)and gpu memory to ensure seamless high bandwidth digital content protect (hdcp) capability rendering on targeted video devices. the method further comprises using a system on chip (soc)-agnostic runtime vram for uninterrupted graphics rendering across integrated graphics processing unit (igpu) to discrete gpu (dgpu) transitions or switches.


20240037752.OBJECT-DRIVEN EVENT DETECTION FROM FIXED CAMERAS IN EDGE ENVIRONMENTS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Vinicius Michel Gottin of Rio de Janeiro (BR) for dell products l.p., Pablo Nascimento da Silva of Niteroi (BR) for dell products l.p., Paulo Abelha Ferreira of Rio de Janeiro (BR) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): G06T7/12, G06T7/13



Abstract: object driven event detection is disclosed for nodes in an environment. video frames of interest are identified from the video streams of cameras in the environment. the video frames of interest are input, along with node positions for nodes in the area of coverage of the cameras, into a detection module. the output of the detection model, combined with the output of an event model, are used by a decision pipeline to make decisions and perform actions in the environment.


20240039193.CONFIGURABLE CARD CONNECTOR_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Edward Davis Geist of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Tung Yi Chen of New Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., HSU-MIN JEN of New Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., SHU-YU JIANG of New Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., Rong Yu Wang of New Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H01R12/72, H01R13/502, H01R12/73, H05K1/18



Abstract: a card connector corresponding to a first card type associated with a plurality of electrical contacts for receiving cards corresponding to various card types, each card type associated with a set of electrical contacts fewer than, more than or the same number of electrical contacts as the first card type. an elongated body may be formed with a closed end and an open end. a cap may be positioned on the open end to configure the card connector in a closed configuration to support cards of a card type associated with fewer or the same number of electrical contacts. the cap may be removed to configure the card connector in an open configuration to support cards associated with more electrical contacts. the cap may have pcb connectors for positioning the cap a distance from the elongated body to configure the card connector in an augmented open configuration.


20240039706.SECURE REMOTE SUPPORT FOR EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Anurag SHARMA of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Daniel E. CUMMINS of Hudson NH (US) for dell products l.p., Michael Emery BROWN of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L9/08, H04L9/32



Abstract: a disclosed method for providing a non-credentialed user (ncu) with secure access to a remote endpoint of an edge computing platform, generates a support voucher for the ncu wherein the support voucher comprises a temporary ownership voucher including one or more digital signatures establishing a chain of trust from a root of trust to the ncu. the method provides a private key associated with the support voucher to the ncu. responsive to detecting the ncu, using the private key to log into an edge platform resource and determining that the support voucher is recognized by the edge platform resource, the ncu is authenticated and the support voucher is validated to establish the ncu as a designated owner of the remote endpoint. responsive to establishing the ncu as a designated owner, the ncu may access the edge platform resource and from there access the platform endpoint.


20240039793.Connectivity Management System Client Inventory and Configuration Operation for Interconnected Connectivity Management Clients_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Sudhir V. Shetty of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Christopher Atkinson of Woodstock GA (US) for dell products l.p., Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p., Damon G. Earley of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Dominique Prunier of Montreal (CA) for dell products l.p., Susan E. Young of North Scituate RI (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L41/12, H04L43/045



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a plurality of data center assets with a respective plurality of data center asset client modules; establishing a connection between the respective plurality of data center asset client modules and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; discovering interrelationships of the plurality of data center assets; and, generating a topological map of the plurality of data center assets based upon the interrelationships of the plurality of data center assets.


20240039794.Data Center Asset Client Module Authentication via a Connectivity Management Authentication Operation_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Dominique Prunier of Montreal (CA) for dell products l.p., Christopher Atkinson of Woodstock GA (US) for dell products l.p., Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p., Damon G. Earley of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Elie A. Jreij of Pflugerville TX (US) for dell products l.p., Susan E. Young of North Scituate RI (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L41/12, H04L41/0803, H04L9/40



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module and an embedded data center asset client module; establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a data center asset client module authentication request; authenticating the data center asset client module in response to the data center asset module authentication request; and, configuring software in the data center asset in response to authentication of the data center asset client module.


20240039795.Connectivity Management System Which Optimizes Embedded Connectivity Management System Operations_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Elie A. Jreij of Pflugerville TX (US) for dell products l.p., Dominique Prunier of Montreal (CA) for dell products l.p., Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p., Sudhir V. Shetty of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Christopher Atkinson of Woodstock GA (US) for dell products l.p., Tommi Salli of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Michael E. Brown of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L41/12, H04L49/20, H04L41/082



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with and an embedded data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; and, communicating between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system.


20240039796.Connectivity Management Environment Endpoint Discovery via Connectivity Management System Client_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Michael E. Brown of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p., Dominique Prunier of Montreal (CA) for dell products l.p., Damon G. Earley of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Susan E. Young of North Scituate RI (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L41/12, H04L45/12, H04L41/14, H04L67/56



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; determining whether an endpoint is coupled to the data center asset client module; identifying interconnectivity information associated with the data center asset client module and the endpoint; and, providing the connectivity management system aggregator with the interconnectivity information.


20240039816.Data Center Asset Remote Workload Execution via a Connectivity Management Workload Orchestration Operation_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Anurag Sharma of Cedar Park TX (US) for dell products l.p., Michael E. Brown of Ausstin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Dominique Prunier of Montreal (CA) for dell products l.p., Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L43/0811, H04L67/56



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module and a host operating system agent; establishing a secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a service mesh proxy; exchanging information between the data center asset and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset and the connectivity management system; and, remotely executing a workload on the data center asset via a workload orchestration operation, the service mesh proxy communicating with the host operating system agent when performing the workload orchestration operation.


20240039980.Connectivity Management System Client Software Distribution Operation_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p., Dominique Prunier of Montreal (CA) for dell products l.p., Christoper Atkinson of Woodstock GA (US) for dell products l.p., Damon G. Earley of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Michael E. Brown of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L67/06, H04L67/5683, H04L67/566



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module, the data center asset client module comprising a file download module, the data center asset client module storing a file block; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator, the connectivity management system aggregator communicating with a file distribution service, the file distribution service communicating with a file tracker service, the location of the software component being maintained by the file tracker service; and, distributing the file block from the data center asset client module to the data center asset client module via the file download module.


20240039986.INTELLIGENT RESOURCE BALANCING FOR VIRTUALIZED, DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Linwood W. ZOLLER, IV of Lexington KY (US) for dell products l.p., Daniel E. CUMMINS of Hudson NH (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L67/1008, H04L67/1014, H04L67/1097



Abstract: a disclosed method provides a structured definition for a distributed application comprising two or more component applications. the definition may identify each component and a component type, e.g. vm or container, collocation information indicative of collocation requirements for one or more of the components, and external dependency information indicating constraints the alternative environment must comply with. the distributed application may be deployed to one or more endpoints. responsive to detecting a triggering event for evaluation of component relocation alternatives, disclosed methods may invoke a resource balancing engine to identify a viable alternative endpoint for one or more component applications. responsive to identifying a viable alternative endpoint for a particular component application, disclosed methods may relocate the particular component application to the alternative endpoint. the distributed application may be an hv application including one or more vm components and one or more container components.


20240040001.Connectivity Management System Client and Host Aware Extensions for Non-Embedded Use Cases_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Christopher Atkinson of Woodstock GA (US) for dell products l.p., Eric Williams of Champaign IL (US) for dell products l.p., Damon G. Earley of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Dominique Prunier of Montreal (CA) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04L67/141



Abstract: a system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. the connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module, the data center asset client module including an endpoint extension; providing an endpoint with a data center asset client extension; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; and, communicating between the endpoint and the connectivity management system via the data center asset client extension.


20240040244.SMALL FORM FACTOR ACTIVE ILLUMINATION PRIVACY SHUTTER_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Chien-Chih Liao of Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., Chih-Hao Kao of New Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., Ghee Beng Ooi of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Yi-Hsien Lin of Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04N5/232, H04N5/225, G03B15/03



Abstract: an information handling system camera captures visual images of light directed by a lens towards an image sensor. the camera has an active illumination privacy shutter that disables the image sensor from capturing visual images by introducing illumination between the lens and image sensor, such as with a red light emitting diode that is seen as a red dot at the lens when viewed from in front of the camera. in one embodiment, the illumination is directed towards a light diffuser, such as a sheet of acrylic, that extends between the lens and image sensor when the camera is commanded to a privacy mode.


20240040258.CAMERA WITH PLURAL SELECTIVE FIELDS OF VIEW_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Chih-Hao Kao of New Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., Ghee Beng Ooi of Singapore (SG) for dell products l.p., Yi-Hsien Lin of Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H04N5/232, H04N5/247, H04N5/262



Abstract: an information handling system camera leverages telephoto optics by a moveable mirror interfaced with a first camera having a lens with a narrow field of view to capture portions of a wide field of view of a second camera lens so that the camera has improved visual images captured of participants at various distances from the camera. in one embodiment, visual images captured along first and second axes are interleaved to present a videoconference presentation streamed with visual images of both axes, such as a split screen of different videoconference participants.


20240040715.SYSTEM OF REDUCING ACOUSTIC ENERGY IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): CHIH-CHIA HUANG of Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., WAN-NIEN CHEN of New Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., HUNG-CHIH CHUANG of Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., CHUNG-CHIEN WU of New Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H05K5/02, H05K5/03



Abstract: in one or more embodiments, an information handling system may include multiple fans, a chassis configured to house components of the information handling system, and at least one mat fastened to the chassis, among others. for example, the chassis may include multiple holes through the chassis. for instance, the at least one mat may cover the multiple holes. in one or more embodiments, the at least one mat and the multiple holes may be configured to reduce acoustic energy within the chassis produced by the multiple fans.


20240040735.BACKPLANE-ATTACHED ACOUSTICALLY REACTIVE ELEMENTS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Chris Everett Peterson of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Paul Allen Waters of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Daniel J. Carey of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Evangelos Koutsavdis of Leander TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H05K7/14, G10K11/16



Abstract: embodiments may be generally directed to a system for generating reactive acoustic energy for reducing acoustic noise in a chassis of an information handling system. a set of acoustically reactive elements may be positioned relative to a backplane comprising a plurality of backplane openings. each acoustically reactive element comprises a plurality of walls and an acoustical energy reducing opening. the plurality of walls define an internal volume, wherein at least one wall is aligned parallel with a direction of airflow. the acoustical energy reducing opening may be oriented substantially parallel with the direction of the airflow and configured for the airflow passing the acoustically reactive element to pass the acoustical energy reducing opening to generate acoustic energy at a frequency based on the set of parameters of the acoustically reactive element


20240040736.ACOUSTICAL REDUCTION AIRFLOW DUCTS_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Eduardo Escamilla of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Evangelos Koutsavdis of Leander TX (US) for dell products l.p., Richard Mark Eiland of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Juan Torres-Gonzalez of Round Rock TX (US) for dell products l.p., Chris Everett Peterson of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H05K7/14, H05K7/20, G10K11/16



Abstract: in one or more embodiments, one or more systems may comprise a system for reducing acoustic energy in a chassis, the system comprising an acoustically absorbent material configured to fill a volume in the chassis between a set of fans and a set of components. a plurality of ducts formed in the acoustically absorbent material prevents turbulent shedding around obstacles and areas of recirculation to streamline the airflows and the acoustically absorbent material absorbs acoustic energy traveling through the ducts.


20240040738.CODESIGNED AIR SHROUD_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Chris Everett Peterson of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Jyh-Yinn Lin of Taipei City (TW) for dell products l.p., Paul Allen Waters of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Evangelos Koutsavdis of Leander TX (US) for dell products l.p., Richard Mark Eiland of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H05K7/20, G10K11/178



Abstract: embodiments may be directed to a codesigned shroud for a chassis comprising a plurality of components and a plurality of fans generating a plurality of airflows to cool the plurality of components. the codesigned shroud may have a plurality of walls defining a plurality of channels, wherein at least two walls of the plurality of walls define each channel of the plurality of channels. each channel may be aligned with a direction of an airflow of the plurality of airflows. at least one channel includes a set of baffles oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction of an airflow in the channel. each baffle may be formed with acoustically absorbent material to absorb acoustic energy that could affect performance of a component, wherein a first baffle of the set of baffles is offset from a second baffle of the set of baffles.


20240040745.SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILLING AND DRAINING LIQUID OF A LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(dell products l.p.)

Inventor(s): Eric M. TUNKS of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Ben J. SY of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Camden SCHREEDER of Austin TX (US) for dell products l.p., Ian GREENER of Morton IL (US) for dell products l.p., Nathaniel HONL of College Station TX (US) for dell products l.p., Andre BRANCO of Redondo Beach CA (US) for dell products l.p., Laura SMITH of Metairie LA (US) for dell products l.p., Pavel LAZURENKO of Hermosa Beach CA (US) for dell products l.p., Jackson COLVIN of Magnolia TX (US) for dell products l.p.

IPC Code(s): H05K7/20, G05D7/06



Abstract: a method for filling and draining a liquid cooling system, may include, in a fill mode of the system, causing a pump to drive liquid from a reservoir configured to hold the liquid, through a first fluidic conduit configured to couple to a first pair of fluid disconnects of a manifold of the liquid cooling system, through the first pair of fluid disconnects, to fluidic channels of the liquid cooling system fluidically coupled to the first pair of fluid disconnects, and in a drain mode of the system, causing the pump to drive liquid present in the fluidic channels to flow from the fluidic channels, through the first pair of fluid disconnects, through the first fluidic conduit, and to the reservoir.


Dell Products L.P. patent applications on February 1st, 2024