US 12,282,407 B2
Information handling system hinge disposition automated using performance metrics
John Trevor Morrison, Round Rock, TX (US); Jace W. Files, Round Rock, TX (US); and Anthony Sanchez, Pflugerville, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/568,225.
Application 17/568,225 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/549,677, filed on Dec. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0185690 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 11/34 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/3438 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 11/3428 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for information handling system manufacture, the method comprising:
deploying a first set of plural information handling systems from a manufacturing location to plural operational end users, each of the first set of plural information handling systems having a processor and memory disposed in a housing having first and second housing portions rotationally coupled by a hinge;
tracking hinge use at each of the first set of plural information handling systems with instructions executing on each of the first set of plural information handling systems;
returning at least some of the first set of plural information handling systems to the manufacture location;
disassembling the at least some of the first set of plural information handling systems to separate the hinge;
comparing hinge use of the tracking against a hinge benchmark to associate each separated hinge with a performance characteristic;
assembling a second set of plural information handling systems from both new hinges and the separated hinges, the separated hinges selected by reference to the comparing to build the second set of plural information handling systems to have selected of plural performance characteristics;
tracking usage profiles of end users associated with each of the first set of plural information handling systems, the usage profiles associated with hinge use;
associating the plural performance characteristics with the usage profiles; and
deploying the second set of plural information handling systems to the end users based upon the associating to align information handling systems of the second set of plural information handling systems having separated hinges and end users compatible with the hinge performance characteristic;
wherein the performance characteristic comprises a hinge life remaining of a number of hinge rotations and the usage profile comprises a number of expected hinge rotations.