Configuring input/output (I/O) ports in response to accidents
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsIbrahim Sayyed, Daniel L. Hamlin, Balasingh P. Samuel
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Abstract
Systems and methods for configuring Input/Output (I/O) ports in response to accidents are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include an Embedded Controller (EC) and a memory coupled to the EC, where the memory comprises program instructions that, upon execution by the EC, cause the IHS to change a Power Delivery (PD) parameter of an I/O port in response to a determination that the IHS suffered an accident.
Claims17
An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
- an Embedded Controller (EC);
- and
- a memory coupled to the EC, wherein the memory comprises program instructions that, upon execution by the EC, cause the IHS to:
- receive, from an Embedded Controller (EC) coupled to a processor, an indication that the IHS suffered an accident, wherein the EC is configured with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) model configured to detect, in firmware and autonomously with respect to an Operating System (OS) of the IHS, whether the accident has taken place;
- change a Power Delivery (PD) parameter of an Input/Output (I/O) port in response to the indication;
- and
- select the change based, at least in part, upon execution of the AI/ML model.
A memory device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of an Information Handling System (IHS), cause the IHS to instantiate an Operating System (OS) configured to:
- receive an indication that the IHS suffered an accident;
- change a margining parameter of an IHS interface in response to the indication;
- identify the margining parameter based, at least in part, upon execution of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) model;
- and
- notify a user of the IHS to couple an external device into another IHS interface different than the IHS interface.
A memory device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of an Information Handling System (IHS), cause the IHS to:
- receive, from an Embedded Controller (EC) coupled to the processor, an indication that the IHS suffered an accident, wherein the EC is configured with an AI/ML model configured to detect, in firmware and autonomously with respect to an Operating System (OS) of the IHS, whether the accident has taken place;
- change a margining parameter of an IHS interface in response to the indication;
- receive an indication that the IHS interface is operational;
- and
- at least in part in response to the indication that the IHS interface is operational, increase at least one of:
- a maximum amount of power delivery allowed by the IHS interface, or a maximum number of external devices allowed to be coupled to the IHS interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.