Pre-login System for Predictive Session Initialization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Long login times in information handling systems (IHS) significantly affect user productivity and system load, particularly during peak usage periods when multiple users log in simultaneously, consuming time with initialization, loading, and setup processes.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a pre-login system that calculates and schedules pre-login times for users, allowing for predictive, manual, self-service, or integrated pre-login modes, where users or administrators can set up sessions or resources to be pre-logged in ahead of the actual login time, utilizing a server with pre-login software, database, and password broker to reduce login delays.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If users log in during peak periods, then user productivity is maintained, but system load increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser productivityVSAvoidsystem load

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary login actions during off-peak periods by creating and storing login sessions in advance. When users need to access the system, they are redirected to pre-created sessions rather than initiating new login processes, thereby maintaining productivity while avoiding peak load periods.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Use of energy by moving object

If login initialization processes are performed in real-time, then system resources are used efficiently, but user login time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem resource usageVSAvoiduser login time

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Login sessions are initialized and resources are allocated in advance during periods of low system utilization. The pre-login process creates ready-to-use sessions that are stored and later assigned to users, eliminating the need for real-time initialization and reducing login time to near-instantaneous access.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of creating new login sessions in real-time, the system creates copies of pre-initialized sessions. These session copies are stored and can be rapidly assigned to multiple users without repeating the full initialization process, thereby reducing login time while maintaining efficient resource usage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If the system is designed to handle peak load, then system reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem reliabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary session creation and resource allocation during off-peak periods, storing these pre-configured sessions for later use. This approach ensures system reliability during peak periods by having ready-made sessions available, while avoiding the complexity of designing infrastructure to handle peak loads in real-time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10200478B1Systems and methods for predictive logins to session(s) or resource(s)

Publication Date: 2019.02.05 QUEST SOFTWARE INC

AI summary

Systems and methods for pre-login of user(s) to sessions or resources in an information handling system are disclosed. A method for pre-login may include the steps of determining if any users are to be pre-logged on to a session or resource within a select period of time from a current time, and counting the number of users to be pre-logged on. A pre-login time for the users may be calculated and scheduled, and the users may be pre-logged on to the session or resource at the pre-login time.