IP Library Granted Patent US 11,294,755
Granted Patent B2
US 11,294,755 · App. 16/503,819 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Automated method of identifying troubleshooting and system repair instructions using complementary machine learning models

Inventors: Jeffrey S. Vah (Austin, TX); Jimmy H. Wiggers (Cedar Park, TX); Ravi Shukla (Bangalore, IN); Brian T. Martin (Austin, TX); Nikhila Kambalapalli (Pflugerville, TX); M. Najam Mushtaq (Houston, TX); Carlos F. Rodman (Round Rock, TX); Brock A. Adams (Katy, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
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Patent No.
US 11,294,755
App. No.
16/503,819
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a system failure repair operation, comprising: receiving information regarding symptoms related to a faulty device; storing the information with other historical information regarding the symptoms; receiving additional information as the faulty device is diagnosed; indicating whether a repair recommendation is provided for the faulty device; and using the stored information, historical information, and additional information to provide a repair recommendation if indicating shows no repair recommendation.

Claims (43)

1. A computer-implementable method for performing a system failure repair operation, comprising:

receiving information regarding symptoms related to a faulty device;

storing the information with other historical information regarding the symptoms;

receiving additional information as the faulty device is diagnosed;

filtering all the information as to relevant and irrelevant information;

indicating whether a repair recommendation is provided for the faulty device; and

implementing machine learning that uses the stored information, historical information, and additional information to provide a repair recommendation if indicating shows no repair recommendation, wherein the additional information is from a big data source that includes data cleansing, text parsing and data mining.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the information regarding symptoms is a unique product identifier.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting one symptom from the symptoms to provide the repair recommendation.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting an appropriate symptom tier for the repair recommendation.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving additional information is through a dynamic interactive graphical user interface.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing information as to repair and validation regarding the faulty device.

7. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:

receiving information regarding symptoms related to a faulty device;

storing the information with other historical information regarding the symptoms;

receiving additional information as the faulty device is diagnosed;

filtering all the information as to relevant and irrelevant information;

indicating whether a repair recommendation is provided for the faulty device; and

implementing machine learning that uses the stored information, historical information, and additional information to provide a repair recommendation if indicating shows no repair recommendation, wherein the additional information is from a big data source that includes data cleansing, text parsing and data mining.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the information regarding symptoms is a unique product identifier.

9. The system of claim 7 , further comprising selecting one symptom from the symptoms to provide the repair recommendation.

10. The system of claim 7 , further comprising selecting an appropriate symptom tier for the repair recommendation.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein the receiving additional information is through a dynamic interactive graphical user interface.

12. The system of claim 7 , further comprising providing information as to repair and validation regarding the faulty device.

13. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

receiving information regarding symptoms related to a faulty device;

storing the information with other historical information regarding the symptoms;

receiving additional information as the faulty device is diagnosed;

filtering all the information as to relevant and irrelevant information;

indicating whether a repair recommendation is provided for the faulty device; and

implementing machine learning that uses the stored information, historical information, and additional information to provide a repair recommendation if indicating shows no repair recommendation, wherein the additional information is from a big data source that includes data cleansing, text parsing and data mining.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the information regarding symptoms is a unique product identifier.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , further comprising selecting one symptom from the symptoms to provide the repair recommendation.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , further comprising selecting an appropriate symptom tier for the repair recommendation.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the receiving additional information is through a dynamic interactive graphical user interface.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , further comprising providing information as to repair and validation regarding the faulty device.

19. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.

20. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.

Assignments (9)
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 (053311/0169) Recorded Jun 23, 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
Reel/Frame 060438/0742 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (050724/0571) Recorded Jun 23, 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
Reel/Frame 060436/0088 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 050406 FRAME 421 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: EMC CORPORATION; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058213/0825 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053311/0169 →
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 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050724/0571 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 17, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 050406/0421 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2019
From: VAH, JEFFREY S.; WIGGERS, JIMMY H.; SHUKLA, RAVI; MARTIN, BRIAN T.; KAMBALAPALLI, NIKHILA; MUSHTAQ, M. NAJAM; RODMAN, CARLOS F.; ADAMS, BROCK A.
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 049675/0718 →
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