US 10,771,343 B2Granted

System, method, and computer-implemented method for standardizing electronic identifiers to improve identification of physical equipment

AssigneeMastercard International Incorporated

InventorChase A. Aleshire

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Abstract

A system, method, and computer-implemented method for automatically and robustly standardizing electronic equipment identifiers with service profile identifiers in a domain of a unified computing system to better facilitate identification of the physical equipment. A particular domain in a domain list may be accessed, and a service profile identifier list of service profile identifiers and an equipment identifier list of equipment identifiers for the particular domain may be accessed. If a particular equipment identifier assigned to a particular piece of equipment (e.g., a blade server) does not include the particular service profile identifier assigned to that equipment, then the particular equipment identifier is changed to include the particular service profile identifier to facilitate identification of the physical equipment. Each service profile identifier in the particular domain is checked, and the process is repeated for any additional domains. The entire process may be repeated at a regular interval (e.g., nightly).

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for improving the function of a unified computing system by standardizing equipment identifiers with service profile identifiers in a domain of the unified computing system, wherein the computer-implemented method is performed by a computer, the computer-implemented method comprising:

(1) accessing a domain list of one or more domains in the unified computing system;
(2) accessing a particular domain from the one or more domains in the domain list;
(3) accessing a service profile identifier list of one or more service profile identifiers for the particular domain;
(4) determining whether a particular service profile identifier in the service profile list is assigned to a particular piece of equipment;
(5) accessing an equipment identifier list of one or more equipment identifiers for the particular domain;
(6) finding a particular equipment identifier in the equipment identifier service list assigned to the particular piece of equipment;
(7) overwriting the particular equipment identifier assigned to the particular piece of equipment to include the particular service profile identifier assigned to the particular piece of equipment;
(8) repeating steps (3) through (7) of the computer-implemented method at least once per day for each service profile identifier and each equipment identifier for the particular domain,
wherein steps (1) through (8) of the computer-implemented method are performed by a script executed by a task scheduler on a computer server which is part of a management network for managing the unified computer system;
and
(9) assisting in physically finding and servicing the particular piece of equipment by receiving an electronic query message identifying the particular piece of equipment by the particular service profile identifier, looking up the particular equipment identifier based on the particular service profile identifier, and electronically transmitting an electronic response message containing the particular equipment identifier.

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A method to facilitate identifying pieces of equipment in a domain of a unified computing system by standardizing equipment identifiers for the pieces of equipment with service profile identifiers assigned to the pieces of equipment, the method comprising:

(1) accessing a domain list of one or more domains in the unified computing system;
(2) accessing a particular domain from the one or more domains in the domain list;
(3) accessing a service profile identifier list of one or more service profile identifiers for the particular domain;
(4) determining whether a particular service profile identifier in the service profile list is assigned to a particular piece of equipment;
(5) accessing an equipment identifier list of one or more equipment identifiers for the particular domain;
(6) finding a particular equipment identifier in the equipment identifier service list assigned to the particular piece of equipment;
(7) if the particular equipment identifier assigned to the particular piece of equipment does not include the particular service profile identifier assigned to the particular piece of equipment, then changing the particular equipment identifier to include the particular service profile identifier;
(8) repeating steps (3) through (7) of the computer-implemented method at least once per day for each service profile identifier and each equipment identifier for the particular domain,
wherein steps (1) through (8) are performed by a script executed by a task scheduler on a computer server which is part of a management network for managing the unified computer system;
(9) receiving a message identifying the particular piece of equipment by the particular service profile identifier;
(10) looking up the particular equipment identifier based on the particular service profile identifier;
(11) physically finding the particular piece of equipment based on the particular equipment identifier;
and
(12) physically servicing the particular piece of equipment.

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A system comprising:

a unified computing system including a domain list of one or more domains in the unified computing system, wherein each domain in the domain list is associated with a service profile identifier list of one or more service profile identifiers and an equipment identifier list of one or more equipment identifiers;
a management network configured to manage the unified computing system, and including a script configured to—
(1) access the domain list of the one or more domains in the unified computing system;
(2) access a particular domain from the one or more domains in the domain list;
(3) access the service profile identifier list of the one or more service profile identifiers for the particular domain;
(4) determine whether a particular service profile identifier in the service profile identifier list is assigned to a particular piece of equipment;
(5) access the equipment identifier list of the one or more equipment identifiers for the particular domain;
(6) find a particular equipment identifier in the equipment identifier list assigned to the particular piece of equipment;
(7) if the particular equipment identifier assigned to the particular equipment does not include the particular service profile identifier assigned to the particular piece of equipment, then change the particular equipment identifier assigned to the particular piece of equipment to include the particular service profile identifier assigned to the particular piece equipment;
(8) repeating steps (3) through (7) at least once per day for each service profile identifier and each equipment identifier for the particular domain;
and
(9) assisting in physically finding and servicing the particular piece of equipment by receiving an electronic query message identifying the particular piece of equipment by the particular service profile identifier, looking up the particular equipment identifier based on the particular service profile identifier, and electronically transmitting an electronic response message containing the particular equipment identifier.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/182,120Filed 6 Nov 2018
Published: US 2020/0145295 A17 May 2020
Granted: 8 Sep 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04L 41/052
Network management architectures or arrangements: using standardised network management architectures, e.g. telecommunication management network…
H04L 41/02
Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks: standardisation; Integration
H04L 61/3015
Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames: name registration, generation or assignment
H04L 61/5038
Address allocation: for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]

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