Prioritization of processes based on user persona and reinforcement learning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021234938-A1
Application number	US-202016774836-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 28, 2020
Priority date	Jan 28, 2020
Publication date	Jul 29, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Settings on an information handling system may be adjusted to set priority levels for processes executing on the information handling system in view of desired operational characteristics of the information handling system for a user persona and in view of expected future events for the information handling system. A score may be generated based on a user persona (e.g., whether a user is a light gamer, heavy gamer, corridor warrior, or desk worker) and expected future computer contexts (e.g., an expectation that a user will play a game in one hour). That score may be used to determine policies (e.g., high performance, balanced, or battery saver) to implement through settings on the computer system. Consideration of user persona classifications, associated group behaviors, and dynamic system contexts (including resource extremas, location, temporal context, and predicted future events) improve use of system resources through prioritization and governing of diverse optimization methods.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
determining, by an information handling system, a user persona of a user of the information handling system, wherein the user persona is based, at least in part, on data regarding the user's usage of the information handling system; determining an expected future event for the information handling system; adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with executing one or more processes based, at least in part, on the expected future event and the user persona; and adjusting execution of the one or more processes based, at least in part, on the one or more settings.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of adjusting one or more settings comprises adjusting a priority level for the one or more processes, wherein the priority level for the one or more processes is based, at least in part, on the user persona and the expected future event.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the user persona comprises determining the user persona based, at least in part, on telemetry data comprising: the data regarding the user's usage of the information handling system; and other user's usage of other information handling systems.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system comprises:
setting one or more base optimization importance levels based, at least in part, on the user persona; and modifying the one or more base optimization importance levels based, at least in part, on a dynamic context of the one or more processes to generate a persona effect importance model, wherein the one or more settings for the one or more processes is based, at least in part, on the persona effect importance model.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system comprises:
determining a policy from a set of available policies corresponding to the user persona; and modifying the policy based, at least in part, on the persona effect importance model.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of modifying the policy comprises:
monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system; and adjusting the policy based, at least in part, on feedback from monitoring the one or more performance parameters.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process; and adjusting the one or more settings of the information handling system based on feedback from monitoring the one or more performance parameters.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein monitoring one or more performance parameters comprises monitoring user actions taken following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process.

9 . An information handling system comprising:
a processor; and a memory; wherein the processor is configured to perform steps comprising:
determining, by an information handling system, a user persona of a user of the information handling system, wherein the user persona is based, at least in part, on data regarding the user's usage of the information handling system;
determining an expected future event for the information handling system;
adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with executing one or more processes based, at least in part, on the expected future event and the user persona; and
adjusting execution of the one or more processes based, at least in part, on the one or more settings.

10 . The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the step of adjusting one or more settings comprises adjusting a priority level for the one or more processes, wherein the priority level for the one or more processes is based, at least in part, on the user persona and the expected future event.

11 . The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the step of determining the user persona comprises determining the user persona based, at least in part, on telemetry data comprising: the data regarding the user's usage of the information handling system; and other user's usage of other information handling systems.

12 . The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the step of adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system comprises:
setting one or more base optimization importance levels based, at least in part, on the user persona; and modifying the one or more base optimization importance levels based, at least in part, on a dynamic context of the one or more processes to generate a persona effect importance model, wherein the one or more settings for the one or more processes is based, at least in part, on the persona effect importance model.

13 . The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein the step of adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system comprises:
determining a policy from a set of available policies corresponding to the user persona; and modifying the policy based, at least in part, on the persona effect importance model.

14 . The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the step of modifying the policy comprises:
monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system; and adjusting the policy based, at least in part, on feedback from monitoring the one or more performance parameters.

15 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to perform steps comprising:
monitoring one or more performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process; and adjusting the one or more settings of the information handling system based on feedback from monitoring the one or more performance parameters.

16 . A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing an information handling system to perform steps comprising:
determining, by an information handling system, a user persona of a user of the information handling system, wherein the user persona is based, at least in part, on data regarding the user's usage of the information handling system;
determining an expected future event for the information handling system;
adjusting one or more settings of the information handling system associated with executing one or more processes based, at least in part, on the expected future event and the user persona; and
adjusting execution of the one or more processes based, at least in part, on the one or more settings.

17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the step of adjusting one or more settings comprises adjusting a priority level for the one or more processes, wherein the priority level for the one or more processes is based, at least in part, on the user persona and the expected future event.

18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the step of determining the user persona comprises determining the user persona based, at least in part, on telemetry data comprising: the data regarding the user's usage of the information handling system; and other user's usage of other information handling systems.

19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the ste

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Cox Tyler Ryan
• Vichare Nikhil Manohar
• Hammons Marc Randall

Classifications

• H04L67/535

  Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34) · CPC title

• Y02D30/70

  in wireless communication networks · CPC title

• H04L67/306 Primary

  User profiles · CPC title

• H04M1/72448 Primary

  with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions · CPC title

• H04M1/72472

  wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use · CPC title