Remote Computing Machine Configuration via Preliminary Action
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuring computing machines in remote locations with poor network connectivity can be difficult due to limited network access, making existing software configuration methods inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A deployment server system that remotely configures computing machines by receiving hardware and software configuration requests from end-users, identifying suitable machines, and installing software over a network, while tracking available and deployed machines for inventory management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If software configuration is performed manually at the user's location, then the machine can be configured according to user requirements, but the process becomes difficult and time-consuming when the machine is in a remote location with poor network connectivity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing software configuration on the computing machine before it is deployed to the user's location. The deployment server automatically installs and configures software, updates, and settings in advance, so that when the machine arrives at a remote location, it is already fully configured and ready for use, eliminating the need for on-site configuration efforts.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the machine is deployed to a remote location, then the user can access the machine at their preferred location, but network connectivity becomes poor making configuration difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs all necessary software configuration, installation, and updates before the computing machine is shipped to remote locations. This preliminary configuration ensures that machines deployed to areas with poor or no network connectivity are already fully set up and can operate independently without requiring subsequent network access for configuration purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the configuration process from the deployment phase by separating these operations temporally and spatially. The deployment server handles all configuration tasks centrally before the machine leaves the vendor's facility, removing the dependency between physical deployment location and configuration capability.
3Extent of automation
If configuration is performed remotely over the network, then the process can be automated and simplified, but network connectivity is required which may not be available at remote locations
Solution Approach 1:
The deployment server performs automated software configuration, installation, and system setup before the computing machine is deployed to remote locations. By completing all automated configuration tasks in advance when network connectivity is available at the vendor's facility, the system eliminates the need for subsequent network access at the deployment location, thus removing network dependency for configuration purposes.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to remote configuration of a computing machine. A deployment server receives a request specifying a software configuration and a hardware configuration for a computing machine. The deployment server identifies, out of a plurality of computing machines available for deployment, a specific computing machine meeting the hardware configuration. The deployment server configures the specific computing machine based on the software configuration. The deployment server provides an output indicating that the specific computing machine is configured according to the request.