US 12,254,324 B2
Operation-specific device configuration
Balajee Thachakkadu Mohan, Marietta, GA (US); Dheeraj Kysetti, Bengaluru (IN); Saravanan Rajendran, Chennai (IN); and Vighnesh S Kumar, Kerala (IN)
Assigned to Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed by Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/625,863.
Application 18/625,863 is a continuation of application No. 18/320,676, filed on May 19, 2023, granted, now 11,983,541.
Prior Publication US 2024/0385849 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 9/4411 (2013.01) [G06F 9/44505 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memory storing instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, configure the device to:
start a boot-up process;
during the boot-up process:
responsive to a triggering event on the device and changing a state of the device, send to a server, via a network, a request for an operational mode in which the device is to be operated, wherein the operational mode is one of a plurality of operational modes each corresponding to a respective set of software layers that controls a configuration of the device and allows operations of the device according to the configuration;
receive, from the server via the network, an indication of the operational mode;
determine a set of software layers corresponding to the operational mode;
assemble, by the device, the set of software layers to define a file system;
transfer control of the device to the file system; and
control, using the file system, a component of the device based on the operational mode such that the component morphs the device into the configuration.