System and method for policy based wireless docking access and prioritization

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10009899-B2
Application number	US-201514675184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

A device includes a controller, a memory, and a processor. The controller receives reservation details. The reservation details includes a device identifier for a first information handling system reserved to pair with the device in response to a start of a specific period of time. The memory stores the reservation details. The processor receives a request to pair with the device during the specific period of time from the first information handling system, determines whether the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the device during the specific period of time, and if the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the device during the specific period of time, pairs the device with the first information handling system, otherwise denies the request to pair.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a processor of a base device, a reservation request to pair with the base device any time after a start of a scheduled period of time, wherein the request includes a device identifier for a first information handling system;
determining, by the processor, whether the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the base device via the reservation request during the scheduled period of time in a scheduler of pairing access to the base device; and
if the first information handling system has reserved pairing in the scheduler with the base device during the scheduled period of time, confirm pairing the base device with the first information handling system, otherwise denying the request to pair with the base device by the first information handling system when the request to pair occurs outside the scheduled period of time associated with device identification of the first information handling system provided with the reservation request.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scheduled period of time is a specific day and a specific time range.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
setting the first information handling system as a controlling information handling system of the base device, wherein the controlling information handling system is enabled to control outputs of the base device.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
determining, by the processor of the base device, whether automatic transfer of control between multiple information handling systems currently paired with the base device is enabled; and
transferring control of the base device from the first information handling system to a next information handling system in a queue in response to the automatic transfer of control being enabled.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, at the processor, authentication information associated with the scheduled period of time along with the request to pair with the base device, wherein the authentication information for one scheduled period of time is different than authentication information for another scheduled period of time.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a graphical user interface listing a plurality of information handling systems including the first information handling system paired with the base device during the scheduled period of time.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein pairing the base device with the first information handling system is automatically performed any time after the start of the scheduled period of time.

8. A device comprising:
a controller to receive reservation details via a reservation request to pair, wherein the reservation details includes a device identifier for a first information handling system reserved to pair with the device any time after a start of a scheduled period of time; and
a memory configured to communicate with the controller, the memory to store the reservation details for a scheduler,
a processor configured to communicate with the controller and the memory, the processor to receive the reservation request to pair with the device during the scheduled period of time from the first information handling system, to determine via the scheduler whether the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the device during the scheduled period of time, and if the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the device during the scheduled period of time, to authenticate pairing the device with the first information handling system, otherwise to deny the request to pair when received outside the scheduled period of time.

9. The device of claim 8 , the processor to set the first information handling system as a controlling information handling system of the device, wherein the controlling information handling system is enabled to control outputs of the device.

10. The device of claim 9 , the processor to determine whether automatic transfer of control between multiple information handling systems currently paired with the device is enabled, and to transfer control of the device from the first information handling system to a next information handling system in a queue in response to the automatic transfer of control being enabled.

11. The device of claim 8 , the processor further to receive authentication information associated with the scheduled period of time along with the request to pair with the device, wherein the authentication information for one specific period of time is different than authentication information for another specific period of time.

12. The device of claim 8 , the processor further to display a graphical user interface listing a plurality of information handling systems including the first information handling system paired with the device during the scheduled period of time.

13. The device of claim 8 , wherein pairing the device with the first information handling system is automatically performed any time after the start of the scheduled period of time.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Walline Erin K
• Bryan Rex W
• Phelps Mandy C
• Herbstritt Susan
• O'Neal Sean P
• Quinn Liam B

Classifications

• H04W72/51 Primary

  based on terminal or device properties · CPC title

• H04W12/06 Primary

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04W72/048 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W12/50

  Secure pairing of devices · CPC title