Managing workspaces using productivity profiles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024403249-A1
Application number	US-202318325152-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 30, 2023
Priority date	May 30, 2023
Publication date	Dec 5, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing workspaces using productivity profiles are described. In an embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: send a user's productivity profile to a remote service, where the productivity profile is created based, at least in part, upon a utilization of a peripheral device when the IHS is deployed in a first workspace; and receive, from the remote service, a recommendation to deploy the IHS in a selected workspace, where the recommendation is produced based, at least in part, upon a comparison between the user's productivity profile and a set of capabilities of the selected workspace.

First claim

1 . An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to:
send a user's productivity profile to a remote service, wherein the productivity profile is created based, at least in part, upon a utilization of a peripheral device when the IHS is deployed in a first workspace; and
receive, from the remote service, a recommendation to deploy the IHS in a selected workspace, wherein the recommendation is produced based, at least in part, upon a comparison between the user's productivity profile and a set of capabilities of the selected workspace.

2 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral device comprises at least one of: a docking station, a display, a projector, a camera, a microphone, a loudspeaker, headphones, a keyboard, a mouse, a scanner, a printer, or a tablet.

3 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to monitor the utilization of the peripheral device via a port selected from the group consisting of: Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-A, USB Type-B, USB Type-C, Lightning, Firewire, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Digital Visual Interface (DVI), and Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA).

4 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the first workspace comprises the user's home, and wherein the selected workspace is selected among a plurality of a work desks, offices, rooms, or cubicles.

5 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to monitor the utilization of the peripheral device via a composite peripheral device comprising a plurality of ports.

6 . The IHS of claim 5 , wherein the composite peripheral device comprises at least one of: a docking station, a display, or a hub.

7 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to, in response to the peripheral device being utilized above a threshold, add an indication of the utilization to the user's productivity profile.

8 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein in response to an indication in the user's productivity profile that the utilization of the peripheral device is above a threshold amount, the selected workspace has an instance of the peripheral device.

9 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein in response to an indication in the user's productivity profile that the utilization of the peripheral device is not above a threshold amount, the selected workspace does not have an instance of the peripheral device.

10 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein in response to an indication in the user's productivity profile that the peripheral device is utilized with a given setting, the selected workspace has an alternate peripheral device with the given setting.

11 . The IHS of claim 10 , wherein the given setting comprises a display resolution.

12 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the IHS to, in response to an indication that: (i) the peripheral device is utilized with a setting, and (ii) the selected workspace does not have another instance of the peripheral device nor an alternate peripheral device with the setting, receive a recommendation to change a configuration of the selected workspace.

13 . A method, comprising:
receiving, at a remote service from an Information Handling System (IHS), a user's productivity profile created based, at least in part, upon a user's utilization of a peripheral device when the IHS is deployed in a first workspace; and providing, from the remote service to the user, a recommendation to deploy the IHS in a selected workspace, wherein the recommendation is produced based, at least in part, upon a comparison between the user's productivity profile and a set of capabilities of the selected workspace.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein in response to the peripheral device utilization meeting a high-utilization criteria, the peripheral device is indicated as belonging to a primary productivity profile.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein in response to the peripheral device utilization not meeting the high-utilization criteria but meeting a low-utilization criteria, the peripheral device is indicated as belonging to a secondary productivity profile.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the selected workspace is chosen based, at least in part, upon whether the selected workspace matches the primary productivity profile, and, if not, whether the selected workspace matches the secondary productivity profile.

17 . A memory storage device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to:
create a user's productivity profile based, at least in part, upon the user's utilization of a peripheral device when an Information Handling System (IHS) is deployed in a first workspace; and handle a recommendation that the IHS be deployed in a selected one of a plurality of workspaces, wherein the recommendation is produced based, at least in part, upon a comparison between the user's productivity profile and sets of capabilities of each of the plurality of workspaces.

18 . The memory storage device of claim 17 , wherein in response to the peripheral device utilization meeting a high-utilization criteria, the peripheral device is indicated as belonging to a primary productivity profile.

19 . The memory storage device of claim 18 , wherein in response to the peripheral device utilization not meeting the high-utilization criteria but meeting a low-utilization criteria, the peripheral device is indicated as belonging to a secondary productivity profile.

20 . The memory storage device of claim 19 , wherein the recommendation is produced based, at least in part, upon whether the selected workspace matches the primary productivity profile, and, if not, whether the selected workspace matches the secondary productivity profile.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Jain Shailesh
• Gatson Michael S
• Jasleen Fnu

Classifications

• G06F13/385 Primary

  for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices · CPC title