US 12,228,993 B2
Intelligent power saving for network device status indicators
Kannan Karuppiah, Fremont, CA (US); Senthil Kumar Ganesan, San Ramon, CA (US); and Udhaya Chandran Shanmugam, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/151,755.
Prior Publication US 2024/0231463 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/3231 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 1/3231 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
at least one memory that stores computer executable instructions; and
at least one processor that executes the computer executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a first sensor in a defined area of a device cabinet, an indication that a user is in the defined area of the device cabinet, wherein the device cabinet comprises groups of devices, and wherein the groups of devices comprise respective external indicators that are deactivated;
in response to receiving the indication, activating a second sensor in the defined area of the device cabinet, wherein the second sensor comprises an eye gaze tracking sensor;
receiving, from the eye gaze tracking sensor, first information indicative of an eye gaze of the user being directed in a direction corresponding to at least one device of a group of the groups of devices;
in response to receiving the first information, activating respective first external indicators of the group of devices of the respective external indicators of the groups of devices, while leaving deactivated respective second external indicators of other groups of the groups of devices other than the group of devices;
receiving, from the eye gaze tracking sensor, second information indicative of the eye gaze of the user not being directed in any direction corresponding to any device of the group of devices; and
in response to receiving the second information, deactivating the respective first external indicators of the group of devices.