Information Handling System Physical Component Maintenance Through Near Field Communication Device Interaction
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Abstract
Information handling system maintenance is aided by sending maintenance codes with a management processer of the information handling system to a mobile telephone with a NFC communication. The maintenance code and an identifier of the information handling system are provided to an administrative station to confirm that the proper maintenance is taking place at the proper system before the maintenance is authorized.
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20 Claims
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10. A method for maintaining an information handling system, the method comprising:
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detecting a component maintenance event at the information handling system; in response to detecting, presenting a visual indication of the maintenance event at the information handling system and communicating the maintenance event to memory associated with a NFC device at the information handling system; and reading the maintenance event from the NFC device with a portable information handling system NFC device, the portable information handling system determining a component fault associated with the maintenance event and presenting a visual image that depicts the position of the component having the fault. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for maintaining components of an information handling system, the system comprising:
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a visual maintenance indicator disposed at the information handling system and operable to provide a visual indication of a maintenance event detected at the information handling system; a portable information handling system having a maintenance tool operable to request a maintenance code associated with the maintenance event from the information handling system with a first NFC communication to the information handling system; and a maintenance module running on the information handling system and operable to respond to the request with the maintenance code communicated to the portable information handling system with a second NFC communication; wherein the maintenance tool presents the maintenance event as an image of the components of the information handling system and having the position of the component associated with maintenance event highlighted in the image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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