System and method of polling with an information handling system
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1. A method comprising:
- determining an initial polling rate based on a usage characteristic of an information handling system and based on the information handling system being located at a first predefined location while connected to a network;
polling, via the network, a remote data store at the initial polling rate to determine whether the remote data store includes information not stored at a local data store of the information handling system;
adjusting the initial polling rate to a second polling rate based on a change in the usage characteristic of the information handling system and based on the information handling system being located at a second predefined location while connected to the network; and
polling the remote data store at the second polling rate in response to the change in the usage characteristic.
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Abstract
An information handling system is configured to poll a remote data store at an adaptable polling rate. The polling rate can be based on one or more usage characteristics of the information handling system, such as a time of day, geographical location, user profile, management profile, system usage pattern, or other usage characteristic. Between polling requests, the information handling system can be placed in a low-power mode, thereby conserving power.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining an initial polling rate based on a usage characteristic of an information handling system and based on the information handling system being located at a first predefined location while connected to a network; polling, via the network, a remote data store at the initial polling rate to determine whether the remote data store includes information not stored at a local data store of the information handling system; adjusting the initial polling rate to a second polling rate based on a change in the usage characteristic of the information handling system and based on the information handling system being located at a second predefined location while connected to the network; and polling the remote data store at the second polling rate in response to the change in the usage characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions to manipulate a processor, the program of instructions comprising instructions to:
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determine an initial polling rate based on a usage characteristic of an information handling system and based on the information handling system being located at a first predefined location while connected to a network; poll, via the network, a remote data store at the initial polling rate to determine whether the remote data store includes information not stored at a local data store of the information handling system; adjust the initial polling rate to a second polling rate based on a change in the usage characteristic of the information handling system and based on the information handling system being located at a second predefined location while connected to the network; and poll the remote data store at the second polling rate in response to the change in the usage characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information handling system, comprising:
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a memory configured to store information associated with usage characteristics of the information handling system; a polling module to determine an initial polling rate based on first information associated with first usage characteristics and based on the information handling system being located at a first predefined location while connected to a network, and to determine a second polling rate based on second information associated with the first usage characteristics and based on the information handling system being located at a second predefined location while connected to the network, wherein the second information indicates a change in the first usage characteristics; and a network interface to communicate polling requests to a network based on the initial polling rate, and to communicate the polling requests to the network based on the second polling rate after a change from the initial polling rate to the second polling rate, wherein the polling requests determine whether a remote data store includes information not stored at a local data store of the information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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