CLOUD-BASED DEVICE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a memory; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processing being configured to execute one or more instructions that cause the system to perform operations comprising;
establish a connection with a first device of a set of heterogeneous devices;
receive device-related data from the first device of the set of heterogeneous devices, at least some of the heterogeneous devices having differing configuration settings;
send the device-related data to a cloud system;
receive, from the cloud system, device configuration data for the first device of the set of heterogeneous devices, the configuration data being applicable to at least a subset of the set heterogeneous devices; and
cause the device configuration data to be applied to the first device of the set of heterogeneous devices.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for information handling systems and methods to configure and manage any number of heterogeneous devices. In various embodiments, a shared device configuration is simultaneously applied to a selected group of otherwise incompatible heterogeneous devices that may use different communication protocols and operating systems. Certain embodiments create and maintain a database of configuration and operational information that is accessible across platforms. A group device configuration may be automatically applied to all devices in the selected group via a batch command. Some embodiments allow independent heterogeneous devices that have similar functionality to have different device configuration settings.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processing being configured to execute one or more instructions that cause the system to perform operations comprising; establish a connection with a first device of a set of heterogeneous devices; receive device-related data from the first device of the set of heterogeneous devices, at least some of the heterogeneous devices having differing configuration settings; send the device-related data to a cloud system; receive, from the cloud system, device configuration data for the first device of the set of heterogeneous devices, the configuration data being applicable to at least a subset of the set heterogeneous devices; and cause the device configuration data to be applied to the first device of the set of heterogeneous devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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identifying a group of devices from heterogeneous devices, the heterogeneous devices being analyzed by a schema that analyzes device-related data to determine a commonality at least between two heterogeneous devices that have different functionality and generates device configuration data for at least the two heterogeneous devices; communicating the configuration data to a communication interface that is coupled to a user interface and a cloud system; and causing at least one of a number of configuration values and some of the device configuration data to be applied to the group of devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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one or more communication interfaces that facilitate data communication with a user device and with at least some of a set of heterogeneous devices; one or more processors; non-transitory computer-readable medium or media comprising one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the system to perform operations comprising; receive, via the one or more communication interfaces, device-related data from at least one of the user device and at least some of the set of heterogeneous devices; analyze analyzing the device-related data to determine a commonality for a subset of the set of heterogeneous devices to generate device configuration data for the subset of the set of heterogeneous devices; and cause, based on the commonality, at least one of a number of configuration values and some of the device configuration data to be applied to at least some of the subset of the set of heterogeneous devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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