IP Library Granted Patent US 10,671,149
Granted Patent B2
US 10,671,149 · App. 15/852,661 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

System and methods for remotely applying battery management policies based on local user behavior

Inventors: Nicholas D. Grobelny (Austin, TX); Jacob Mink (Austin, TX); Rick C. Thompson (Cedar Park, TX); Nikhil Manohar Vichare (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
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Patent No.
US 10,671,149
App. No.
15/852,661
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for remotely applying battery management policies based on local user behavior. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive a battery management policy from a remote server; and apply the battery management policy to the IHS, wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon a local user's behavior.

Claims (36)

1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to:

receive a battery management policy from a remote server; and

apply the battery management policy to the IHS, wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon a local user's behavior, wherein the battery management policy establishes a maximum charging voltage or current for a battery coupled to the IHS, and wherein the maximum charging voltage or current is selected based upon a behavior of another user of another IHS having another battery.

2. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon telemetry obtained by the IHS during operation of the IHS by the local user.

3. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the battery management policy establishes a mode of operation for a battery coupled to the IHS, the mode of operation selected from the group consisting of: standard, express, and AC-present.

4. The IHS of claim 3 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to:

determine that the local user's behavior has changed;

receive an updated battery management policy from the remote server; and

apply the updated battery management policy to the IHS, wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon the changed behavior.

5. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the battery and the other battery have different electrical specifications.

6. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to:

determine that the other user's behavior has changed;

receive an updated battery management policy from the remote server; and

apply the updated battery management policy to the IHS, wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon the changed behavior of the other user.

7. The IHS of claim 6 , wherein the maximum charging voltage or current has a first value in response to the local user showing a more aggressive behavior than the other user, wherein the maximum charging voltage or current has a second value in response to the local user showing a less aggressive behavior than the other user, and wherein the first value is smaller than the second value.

8. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the battery management policy is autonomously applied by the IHS independently of any connection between the IHS and the remote server.

9. A hardware memory device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by an Information Handling System (IHS), cause the IHS to:

receive a battery management policy from a remote server; and

apply the battery management policy to the IHS, wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon a local user's behavior, wherein the battery management policy establishes a maximum charging voltage or current for a battery coupled to the IHS, and wherein the maximum charging voltage or current is selected based upon a behavior of another user of another IHS having another battery.

10. The hardware memory device of claim 9 , wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon telemetry obtained by the IHS during operation of the IHS by the local user.

11. The hardware memory device of claim 9 , wherein the battery management policy establishes a mode of operation for a battery coupled to the IHS, the mode of operation selected from the group consisting of: standard, express, primarily AC, adaptive, and custom.

12. The hardware memory device of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to:

determine that the local user's behavior has changed;

receive an updated battery management policy from the remote server; and

apply the updated battery management policy to the IHS, wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon the changed behavior.

13. The hardware memory device of claim 9 , wherein the battery management policy establishes a maximum charging voltage or current for a battery coupled to the IHS.

14. The hardware memory device of claim 9 , wherein the maximum charging voltage or current has a first value in response to the local user showing a more aggressive charging/discharging behavior than the other user, wherein the maximum charging voltage or current has a second value in response to the local user showing a less aggressive charging/discharging behavior than the other user, and wherein the first value is smaller than the second value.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving a battery management policy from a remote server; and

applying the battery management policy to the IHS, wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon a local user's behavior, wherein the battery management policy establishes a maximum charging voltage or current for a battery coupled to the IHS, and wherein the maximum charging voltage or current is selected based upon a behavior of another user of another IHS having another battery.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining that the local user's behavior has changed;

receiving an updated battery management policy from the remote server; and

applying the updated battery management policy to the IHS, wherein the battery management policy is selected based upon the changed behavior.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 071642/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (045482/0131) Recorded May 20, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.)
Reel/Frame 061749/0924 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 045482 FRAME 0395 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 058298/0314 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049452/0223 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Mar 1, 2018
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045482/0131 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (CREDIT) Recorded Mar 1, 2018
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045482/0395 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2017
From: GROBELNY, NICHOLAS D.; MINK, JACOB; THOMPSON, RICK C.; VICHARE, NIKHIL MANOHAR
To: DELL PRODUCTS, LP.
Reel/Frame 044471/0851 →
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