Granted Patent B2

US 12,306,618 · App. 17/549,677 · Granted May 20, 2025

Inventors: John Trevor Morrison (Round Rock, TX); Jace W. Files (Round Rock, TX); Andrew P. Tosh (Austin, TX)

Assignee: Dell Products L.P.

G05B19/41885G06F1/183G05B2219/31341

Abstract

Claims (80)

1. A method for information handling system manufacture, the method comprising:

deploying a first set of plural information handling systems from a manufacturing location to plural operational end users;

tracking usage information of plural components included in each of the first set of plural information handling systems with instructions executing on each of the first set of plural information handling systems;

communicating the usage information to a manufacture component inventory tracker;

returning at least some of the first set of plural information handling systems to the manufacture location;

disassembling the at least some of the first set of plural information handling systems into separated components;

assembling a second set of plural information handling systems from both new components and the separated components, the separated components selected by reference to the usage information to build the second set of plural information handling systems to have selected of plural performance characteristics;

tracking usage profiles of end users associated with each of the first set of plural information handling systems;

associating the plural performance characteristics with the usage profiles; and

deploying the second set of plural information handling systems to the end users based upon the associating;

wherein:

the plural components comprise a keyboard and a housing, the keyboard coupled to the housing and separated from the housing by the disassembling;

the usage information comprises key presses made to the keyboard; and

the performance characteristics comprise end user keyboard interactions at the integrated keyboard compared with keyboard interactions at a peripheral keyboard.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the plural components comprise a battery and a housing, the battery coupled to the housing and separated from the housing by the disassembling;

the usage information comprises battery charge capacity; and

the performance characteristics comprise end user interactions with a charger providing power to the information handling system compared with the battery providing power to the information handling system.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

tracking the plural components as new inventory unused in an information handling system, deployed inventory in use in a deployed information handling system and separated inventory disassembled into separate components from an information handling system; and

recalling the deployed inventory to assemble the second set of plural information handling systems.

4. A method for information handling system manufacture, the method comprising:

deploying a first set of plural information handling systems from a manufacturing location to plural operational end users;

tracking usage information of plural components included in each of the first set of plural information handling systems with instructions executing on each of the first set of plural information handling systems;

communicating the usage information to a manufacture component inventory tracker;

returning at least some of the first set of plural information handling systems to the manufacture location;

disassembling the at least some of the first set of plural information handling systems into separated components; and

assembling a second set of plural information handling systems from both new components and the separated components, the separated components selected by reference to the usage information to build the second set of plural information handling systems to have selected of plural performance characteristics;

tracking usage profiles of end users associated with each of the first set of plural information handling systems;

associating the plural performance characteristics with the usage profiles; and

deploying the second set of plural information handling systems to the end users based upon the associating;

wherein:

the plural components comprise a main board having a central processing unit and memory and a housing, the main board coupled in the housing and separated from the housing by the disassembling;

the usage information comprises instructions performed per time period and rendering framerate for presenting visual images; and

the performance characteristics comprise end user computational and graphics loads.

5. A method for information handling system manufacture, the method comprising:

deploying a first set of plural information handling systems from a manufacturing location to plural operational end users;

tracking usage information of plural components included in each of the first set of plural information handling systems with instructions executing on each of the first set of plural information handling systems;

communicating the usage information to a manufacture component inventory tracker;

returning at least some of the first set of plural information handling systems to the manufacture location;

disassembling the at least some of the first set of plural information handling systems into separated components; and

assembling a second set of plural information handling systems from both new components and the separated components, the separated components selected by reference to the usage information to build the second set of plural information handling systems to have selected of plural performance characteristics;

tracking usage profiles of end users associated with each of the first set of plural information handling systems;

associating the plural performance characteristics with the usage profiles; and

deploying the second set of plural information handling systems to the end users based upon the associating;

accepting subscriptions from the end users to provide the first set of information handling systems to the operational end users at selected of plural performance characteristics;

predicting based upon the usage information when the first set of information handling systems will fall below the selected of plural performance characteristics; and

replacing the first set of plural information handling systems with the second set of plural information handling systems before the first set of plural information handling systems fall below the selected of plural performance characteristics;

wherein:

the selected of plural performance characteristics comprises a main board processor and memory configuration and a minimal information processing capability; and

the predicting further comprises processing capability associated with main board processor and memory configurations when executing applications updated over time.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the plural performance characteristics comprise a composite score of processor instructions per time period, memory storage and graphics framerate.

7. A system for deploying information handling systems to subscribers comprising:

plural information handling systems deployed to the subscribers, each of the plural information handling systems built with plural components interchangeable in the plural information handling systems to provide plural performance characteristics;

an inventory tracker server having a processor and non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed on the processor are configured to track an inventory of new components, deployed components that are built into the plural information handling systems and deployed to end users and separated components that are removed from the plural information handling systems;

a usage tracker non-transitory memory included in each of the plural information handling systems and storing instructions that execute on a processing resource of each of the plural information handling systems to track usage of the plural components built into the information handling system;

a configurator server having a processor and non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed on the processor are interfaced with the inventory tracker server and the usage tracker instructions, the configurator server applying the inventory of new components, deployed components and separated components to configure plural replacement information handling systems to replace the plural information handling systems deployed to the subscribers to maintain one or more performance characteristics associated with each of the subscribers; and

a subscriber tracker server having a processor and non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed on the processor are configured to associate usage tracked at the plural information handlings and subscriber usage patterns of subscribers that use the plural information handling systems;

wherein:

the configurator applies the subscriber usage patterns to select the separated components to use in replacement information handling systems;

the subscriber usage patterns comprise time powering the information handling system with external power versus battery power; and

the separated component comprises a battery having a charge life depletion related to deployed use.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein:

the plural components include at least a main board having a central processing unit and a memory; and

the performance characteristics include at least a processing capability associated with execution of predetermined applications.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein:

the subscriber usage patterns comprise presenting visual information at a peripheral display with an integrated display powered off; and

the separated component comprises an integrated display having a predetermined degradation.

10. A system for deploying information handling systems to subscribers comprising:

plural information handling systems deployed to the subscribers, each of the plural information handling systems built with plural components interchangeable in the plural information handling systems to provide plural performance characteristics;

an inventory tracker server having a processor and non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed on the processor are configured to track an inventory of new components, deployed components that are built into the plural information handling systems and deployed to end users and separated components that are removed from the plural information handling systems;

a usage tracker non-transitory memory included in each of the plural information handling systems and storing instructions that execute on a processing resource of each of the plural information handling systems to track usage of the plural components built into the information handling system;

a configurator server having a processor and non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed on the processor are interfaced with the inventory tracker server and the usage tracker instructions, the configurator server applying the inventory of new components, deployed components and separated components to configure plural replacement information handling systems to replace the plural information handling systems deployed to the subscribers to maintain one or more performance characteristics associated with each of the subscribers; and

a subscriber tracker server having a processor and non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed on the processor are configured to associate usage tracked at the plural information handlings and subscriber usage patterns of subscribers that use the plural information handling systems;

wherein:

the configurator applies the subscriber usage patterns to select the separated components to use in replacement information handling systems;

the subscriber usage patterns comprise interfacing the information handling system with a dock in a closed position;

the separated component comprises a hinge having a predetermined number of rotation cycles;

the subscriber usage patterns comprise interacting with the information handling system through a peripheral keyboard versus an integrated keyboard; and

the separated component comprises a housing cover having an integrated keyboard with a predetermined number of key input cycles.

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