Systems and methods for human-memory imprinting of visual indicator with blink pattern

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12205459-B2
Application number	US-202217978584-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2022
Priority date	Nov 1, 2022
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

A method may include, in response to a condition related to a particular device of a plurality of devices in an information handling system, causing a particular visual indicator associated with the particular device to illuminate in accordance with a blink pattern. The blink pattern may include one or more first durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is illuminated, one or more second durations of time significantly shorter than the first durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is illuminated, and a plurality of third durations of time significantly shorter than the first durations of time and the second durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is darkened, wherein each first duration of time occurs immediately before and after a third duration of time and each second duration of time occurs immediately before and after a third duration of time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information handling system comprising:
a processor;
a plurality of devices communicatively coupled to the processor;
a plurality of visual indicators, each visual indicator associated with a respective device of the plurality of devices; and
a management controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of visual indicators and configured to, in response to a condition related to a particular device of the plurality of devices, cause a particular visual indicator associated with the particular device to illuminate in accordance with a blink pattern, the blink pattern comprising:
one or more first durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is illuminated;
one or more second durations of time significantly shorter than the first durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is illuminated; and
a plurality of third durations of time, wherein each third durations of time is significantly shorter than the first durations of time and the second durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is darkened, wherein each first duration of time occurs immediately before and after a third duration of time and each second duration of time occurs immediately before and after a third duration of time, and wherein successive multiple second durations of time occur between successive occurrences of first durations of time.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein:
each first duration of time is substantially equal in length;
each second duration of time is substantially equal in length; and
each third duration of time is substantially equal in length.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein multiple first durations of time occur between successive occurrences of second durations of time.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of visual indicators comprises a light-emitting diode.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of devices comprises a storage resource.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the condition comprises an occurrence of an operation that could lead to data loss if the particular device is removed from the information handling system.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising a system-level visual indicator and wherein the management controller is further configured to cause the system-level visual indicator to illuminate in response to the condition.

8. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein each third duration of time is less than approximately 100 milliseconds.

9. A method comprising, in response to a condition related to a particular device of a plurality of devices in an information handling system, causing a particular visual indicator associated with the particular device to illuminate in accordance with a blink pattern, the blink pattern comprising:
one or more first durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is illuminated;
one or more second durations of time significantly shorter than the first durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is illuminated; and
a plurality of third durations of time, wherein each third durations of time is significantly shorter than the first durations of time and the second durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is darkened, wherein each first duration of time occurs immediately before and after a third duration of time and each second duration of time occurs immediately before and after a third duration of time, and wherein successive multiple second durations of time occur between successive occurrences of first durations of time.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein:
each first duration of time is substantially equal in length;
each second duration of time is substantially equal in length; and
each third duration of time is substantially equal in length.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein multiple first durations of time occur between successive occurrences of second durations of time.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of visual indicators comprises a light-emitting diode.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of devices comprises a storage resource.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the condition comprises an occurrence of an operation that could lead to data loss if the particular device is removed from the information handling system.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising causing a system-level visual indicator to illuminate in response to the condition.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein each third duration of time is less than approximately 100 milliseconds.

17. An article of manufacture comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
computer-executable instructions carried on the computer-readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to, in response to a condition related to a particular device of a plurality of devices in an information handling system, cause a particular visual indicator associated with the particular device to illuminate in accordance with a blink pattern, the blink pattern comprising:
one or more first durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is illuminated;
one or more second durations of time significantly shorter than the first durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is illuminated; and
a plurality of third durations of time, wherein each third durations of time is significantly shorter than the first durations of time and the second durations of time in which the particular visual indicator is darkened, wherein each first duration of time occurs immediately before and after a third duration of time and each second duration of time occurs immediately before and after a third duration of time, and wherein successive multiple second durations of time occur between successive occurrences of first durations of time.

18. The article of claim 17 , wherein:
each first duration of time is substantially equal in length;
each second duration of time is substantially equal in length; and
each third duration of time is substantially equal in length.

19. The article of claim 17 , wherein multiple first durations of time occur between successive occurrences of second durations of time.

20. The article of claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of visual indicators comprises a light-emitting diode.

21. The article of claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of devices comprises a storage resource.

22. The article of claim 17 , wherein the condition comprises an occurrence of an operation that could lead to data loss if the particular device is removed from the information handling system.

23. The article of claim 17 , the instructions for further causing the processor to cause the system-level visual indicator to illuminate in response to the condition.

24. The article of claim 17 , wherein each third duration of time is less than approximately 100 milliseconds.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Maguire Amrita Sidhu
• Gilbert Matthew B
• Mundt Kevin W

Classifications

• G08B21/18

  Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G08B5/38 Primary

  using flashing light · CPC title