Method and system for network-based information handling system issue resolution
First Claim
1. A system for information handling system issue resolution, the system comprising:
- a self-support application deployed to plural information handling systems, each self-support application operable to diagnose one or more information handling system failure issues and to output a diagnostic code that identifies the failure issue and provides instructions for contacting a support center through a network;
a support center interface operable to accept the self-support diagnostics code from a user inquiry communicated through the network;
a self-support diagnostics code analyzer interfaced with the support center interface and operable to validate the self-support code and associate the self-support code with an issue; and
an issue service referral engine operable to refer the user inquiry to an issue resolution source associated with the self-support code and issue.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided which substantially reduce the disadvantages and problems associated with previous methods and systems for resolving issues related to information handling system failures. A self-support application on an information handling system diagnoses failure issues not correctable by self-support and communicates a diagnostic code through a network to a service center. The service center determines the failure issue from the diagnostics code and refers the failure issue to an issue resolution source associated with resolution of the failure issue, such as automated support resolution for failure issues having a known resolution, or phone or electronic message support for failure issues not having a known resolution.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for information handling system issue resolution, the system comprising:
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a self-support application deployed to plural information handling systems, each self-support application operable to diagnose one or more information handling system failure issues and to output a diagnostic code that identifies the failure issue and provides instructions for contacting a support center through a network;
a support center interface operable to accept the self-support diagnostics code from a user inquiry communicated through the network;
a self-support diagnostics code analyzer interfaced with the support center interface and operable to validate the self-support code and associate the self-support code with an issue; and
an issue service referral engine operable to refer the user inquiry to an issue resolution source associated with the self-support code and issue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for network based information handling system resolution, the method comprising:
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performing self-support diagnosis on an information handling system to diagnosis a failure issue associated with the information handling system;
determining that self-support at the information handling system is unable to resolve the issue;
generating a self-support diagnostics code at the information handling system, the self-support diagnostics code associated with the diagnosed failure issue;
communicating the self-support diagnostics code to a support center;
analyzing the self-support diagnostics code at the support center to determine the issue;
categorizing the issue by failure type; and
referring the issue to a resolution source associated with the categorized failure type. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information handling system comprising:
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hardware components operable to run software components that process information;
software components operable to run on the hardware components; and
a self-support diagnostics module interfaced with the hardware and software components, the self-support diagnostics module operable to diagnose failure issues associated with the information handling system, to categorize the failure issue by type and to coordinate communication through a network with a service center, the communication directed to within the support center based on the categorized failure type. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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