US 12,086,581 B2
Increased resource usage efficiency in providing updates to distributed computing devices
Vivek S, Bangalore (IN); Amit Singh, Karnataka (IN); Rishi Kumar, Bihar (IN); and Sasikumar Subramani, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/566,322.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214203 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 8/65 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/087 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, respective parameter information of computer components;
determining a leader computer component from the computer components as corresponding to at least one of the computer components that has similar parameter information as the leader computer component according to a similarity criterion; and
transmitting update information representative of an inventory update to the leader computer component of the computer components for distribution by the leader computer component to the at least one of the computer components that have the similar parameter information as the leader computer component,
wherein the determining of the leader computer component comprises determining the leader computer component based on the leader computer component being a closest component to a top of rack network switch or based on the leader computer component being a lowest resource loading computer component, among the at least one of the computer components that have the similar parameter information, with a lowest resource loading.