Method for managing wireless devices using lifecycle analysis
First Claim
1. A computerized method, implemented on at least one computing device, of managing a plurality of portable personal wireless devices of an entity, the method comprising:
- obtaining, using the at least one computing device, data regarding at least one new wireless device in the plurality of portable personal wireless devices, wherein the new wireless device is to be deployed to a user;
automatically evaluating, in response to the obtaining, a feasibility of redeploying at least one of a plurality of pre-existing wireless devices of the plurality of portable personal wireless devices within the entity assigned to at least one of an employee, a position, or a unit to at least one of a different employee, a different position, or a different unit within the entity, based on the data regarding at least one new wireless device, wherein the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing devices is to be replaced by the at least one new wireless device;
identifying, in response to the evaluating, a distribution for the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing wireless devices, based on the automatic evaluating; and
providing the identified distribution for use by a user.
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Abstract
An improved solution for managing wireless devices that uses lifecycle analysis is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, the method for managing wireless devices includes obtaining data regarding at least one new wireless device; automatically evaluating a feasibility of redeploying at least one of a plurality of pre-existing wireless devices, based on the data regarding the at least one new wireless device; and identifying a distribution for the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing wireless devices, based on the automatically evaluating. In another embodiment, the distribution may include cascading and/or retiring the pre-existing wireless device(s).
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22 Claims
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1. A computerized method, implemented on at least one computing device, of managing a plurality of portable personal wireless devices of an entity, the method comprising:
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obtaining, using the at least one computing device, data regarding at least one new wireless device in the plurality of portable personal wireless devices, wherein the new wireless device is to be deployed to a user; automatically evaluating, in response to the obtaining, a feasibility of redeploying at least one of a plurality of pre-existing wireless devices of the plurality of portable personal wireless devices within the entity assigned to at least one of an employee, a position, or a unit to at least one of a different employee, a different position, or a different unit within the entity, based on the data regarding at least one new wireless device, wherein the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing devices is to be replaced by the at least one new wireless device; identifying, in response to the evaluating, a distribution for the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing wireless devices, based on the automatic evaluating; and providing the identified distribution for use by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computerized system for managing a plurality of portable personal wireless devices of an entity, the system comprising:
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at least one computing device including; a system for obtaining data regarding at least one new wireless device in the plurality of portable personal wireless devices, wherein the new wireless device is to be deployed to a user; a system for automatically evaluating, in response to the obtaining, a feasibility of redeploying at least one of a plurality of pre-existing wireless devices of the plurality of portable personal wireless devices within the entity assigned to at least one of an employee, a position, or a unit to at least one of a different employee, a different position, or a different unit within the entity, based on the data regarding at least one new wireless device, wherein the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing devices is to be replaced by the at least one new wireless device; a system for identifying, in response to the evaluating, a distribution for the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing wireless devices, based on the automatic evaluating; and a system for providing the identified distribution for use by a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program comprising program code, which when executed, causes a computer system to implement a method of managing a plurality of portable personal wireless devices of an entity, the method comprising:
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obtaining data regarding at least one new wireless device in the plurality of portable personal wireless devices, wherein the new wireless device is to be deployed to a user; automatically evaluating, in response to the obtaining, a feasibility of redeploying at least one of a plurality of pre-existing wireless devices of the plurality of portable personal wireless devices within the entity assigned to at least one of an employee, a position, or a unit to at least one of a different employee, a different position, or a different unit within the entity, based on the data regarding at least one new wireless device, wherein the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing devices is to be replaced by the at least one new wireless device; identifying, in response to the evaluating, a distribution for the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing wireless devices, based on the automatic evaluating; and providing the identified distribution for use by a user.
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21. A method of generating a system for managing a plurality of portable personal wireless devices of an entity, the method comprising:
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providing a computer system including at least one computing device, wherein the computer system performs the following; obtain data regarding at least one new wireless device in the plurality of portable personal wireless devices, wherein the new wireless device is to be deployed to a user; automatically evaluate, in response to the obtaining, a feasibility of redeploying at least one of a plurality of pre-existing wireless devices of the plurality of portable personal wireless devices within the entity assigned to at least one of an employee, a position, or a unit to at least one of a different employee, a different position, or a different unit within the entity, based on the data regarding at least one new wireless device, wherein the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing devices is to be replaced by the at least one new wireless device; identify, in response to the evaluating, a distribution for the at least one of the plurality of pre-existing wireless devices, based on the automatic evaluating; and provide the identified distribution for use by a user. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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