Dell products l.p. (20240134765). PRESERVING HARDWARE STATUS POINTS IN OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT FOR USE IN PREBOOT DIAGNOSTICS simplified abstract

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PRESERVING HARDWARE STATUS POINTS IN OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT FOR USE IN PREBOOT DIAGNOSTICS

Organization Name

dell products l.p.

Inventor(s)

Jacob Mink of Austin TX (US)

Balasingh P. Samuel of Round Rock TX (US)

Travis C. North of Cedar Park TX (US)

PRESERVING HARDWARE STATUS POINTS IN OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT FOR USE IN PREBOOT DIAGNOSTICS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240134765 titled 'PRESERVING HARDWARE STATUS POINTS IN OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT FOR USE IN PREBOOT DIAGNOSTICS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes methods and systems for monitoring telemetry data within an operating system environment of an information handling system to detect anomalous conditions and generate alerts.

  • Monitoring telemetry data of hardware status parameters within an operating system environment
  • Generating anomaly alerts in response to identifying anomalous conditions
  • Determining an OS-context configuration based on monitored hardware status parameters during an anomaly alert
  • Performing preboot operations, including configuring the system based on the OS-context configuration and running hardware diagnostic routines after a system reset

Potential Applications

The technology can be applied in various industries where continuous monitoring and detection of hardware anomalies are crucial, such as:

  • Data centers
  • Manufacturing plants
  • Healthcare facilities

Problems Solved

The technology addresses the following issues:

  • Early detection of hardware failures
  • Improved system reliability and uptime
  • Streamlined diagnostic processes

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include:

  • Proactive maintenance of hardware components
  • Reduced downtime and associated costs
  • Enhanced system performance and longevity

Potential Commercial Applications

The technology can be commercially applied in:

  • IT infrastructure management solutions
  • Remote monitoring and maintenance services
  • Embedded systems for industrial automation

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the use of system monitoring tools and diagnostic software in information handling systems to detect hardware anomalies and generate alerts.

Unanswered Questions

How does the technology handle false positive anomaly alerts?

The patent application does not specifically address how the system distinguishes between true hardware anomalies and false positives to prevent unnecessary alerts and actions.

What is the impact of the preboot operations on system startup time?

The patent application does not provide information on how the preboot operations, including configuring the system based on the OS-context configuration and running diagnostic routines, affect the overall system startup time.


Original Abstract Submitted

disclosed methods and system feature or perform operations including monitoring, within an operating system (os) environment of an information handling system, telemetry data indicative of values for one or more hardware status parameters and generating any of one or more anomaly alerts responsive to identifying any of one or more anomalous conditions. responsive to detecting an anomaly alert, an os-context configuration may be determined based on the hardware status parameters monitored during a timebox associated with the anomaly alert. responsive to detecting a reset of the information handling system, preboot operations may be performed wherein the pre-boot operations may include configuring the information handling system in accordance with the os-context configuration and performing one or more hardware diagnostic routines while the information handling system is configured in accordance with the os-context configuration.