IP Library Granted Patent US 11,397,613
Granted Patent B2
US 11,397,613 · App. 16/774,700 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Process prioritization for information handling systems

Inventors: Tyler Ryan Cox (Austin, TX); Marc Randall Hammons (Round Rock, TX); Nikhil Manohar Vichare (Austin, TX)
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
G06F9/4881G06F11/3017G06F11/3495
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Patent No.
US 11,397,613
App. No.
16/774,700
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system may determine that a first process of a list of processes is a top-ranked process and may adjust one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process. The information handling system may monitor performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the settings. Based on monitoring the performance parameters, the information handling system may determine that a performance score of the information handling system is below a threshold performance score and may reduce a ranking of the first process based on the determination. The ranking of the first process may be reduced such that a second process becomes a new top-ranked process. The information handling system may then adjust one or more settings associated with the second process.

Claims (51)

1. A method, comprising:

determining that a first process of a list of processes executed by an information handling system, ranked by priority, is a top-ranked process;

adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process;

monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process;

determining, based on the monitoring, that a performance score of the information handling system is below a threshold performance score;

reducing a ranking of the first process, based on the determination that the performance score of the information handling system is below the threshold performance score, such that a second process becomes a new top-ranked process; and

adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first process is a foreground process, and wherein the second process is a background process.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring one or more performance parameters comprises monitoring user actions taken following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining, based on the monitoring, that a performance score of the information handling system is below a threshold performance score comprises reducing the performance score based on the one or more user actions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring one or more performance parameters comprises monitoring performance of an application executed by the information handling system.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process;

determining, based on monitoring the one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process, that the performance score of the information handling system is greater than or equal to the threshold performance score; and

logging one or more system statistics associated with the second process based on the determination that the performance score is greater than or equal to the threshold performance score.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein determining that the performance score of the information handling system is greater than or equal to the threshold performance score comprises determining that the performance score remains greater than or equal to the threshold performance score for at least a threshold time period following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process.

8. An information handling system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory;

wherein the processor is configured to perform steps comprising:

determining that a first process of a list of processes executed by the information handling system, ranked by priority, is a top-ranked process;

adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process;

monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process;

determining, based on the monitoring, that a performance score of the information handling system is below a threshold performance score;

reducing a ranking of the first process, based on the determination that the performance score of the information handling system is below the threshold performance score, such that a second process becomes a new top-ranked process; and

adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the first process is a foreground process, and wherein the second process is a background process.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein monitoring one or more performance parameters comprises monitoring user actions taken following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process.

11. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein determining, based on the monitoring, that a performance score of the information handling system is below a threshold performance score comprises reducing the performance score based on the one or more user actions.

12. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein monitoring one or more performance parameters comprises monitoring performance of an application executed by the information handling system.

13. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform steps comprising:

monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process;

determining, based on monitoring the one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process, that the performance score of the information handling system is greater than or equal to the threshold performance score; and

logging one or more system statistics associated with the second process based on the determination that the performance score is greater than or equal to the threshold performance score.

14. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein determining that the performance score of the information handling system is greater than or equal to the threshold performance score comprises determining that the performance score remains greater than or equal to the threshold performance score for at least a threshold time period following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process.

15. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing an information handling system to perform steps comprising:

determining that a first process of a list of processes executed by the information handling system, ranked by priority, is a top-ranked process;

adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process;

monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process;

determining, based on the monitoring, that a performance score of the information handling system is below a threshold performance score;

reducing a ranking of the first process, based on the determination that the performance score of the information handling system is below the threshold performance score, such that a second process becomes a new top-ranked process; and

adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the first process is a foreground process, and wherein the second process is a background process.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein monitoring one or more performance parameters comprises monitoring user actions taken following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein determining, based on the monitoring, that a performance score of the information handling system is below a threshold performance score comprises reducing the performance score based on the one or more user actions.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein monitoring one or more performance parameters comprises monitoring performance of an application executed by the information handling system.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further comprises instructions for causing an information handling system to perform steps comprising:

monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process;

determining, based on monitoring the one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the second process, that the performance score of the information handling system is greater than or equal to the threshold performance score; and

logging one or more system statistics associated with the second process based on the determination that the performance score is greater than or equal to the threshold performance score.

Assignments (9)
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 (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 (052216/0758) 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 IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060438/0680 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AF REEL 052243 FRAME 0773 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058001/0152 →
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 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 052243/0773 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Mar 24, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052216/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2020
From: COX, TYLER RYAN; HAMMONS, MARC RANDALL; VICHARE, NIKHIL MANOHAR
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 051647/0770 →