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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
William Holroyd, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Girishpurushottam Holabasappa Hoogar, Apex, NC (US);
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method, the method including: detecting, using a device repurposing system, at least one device, connected to a network comprising at least one other device, currently unused by a user; determining, using the device repurposing system, one or more attributes of the at least one device; identifying, using the device repurposing system and based upon the one or more attributes of the at least one device, at least one use for the at least one device within the network while the at least one device is unused, wherein the identifying is based upon requirements of the at least one use; and providing, using the device repurposing system, a recommendation to a user to employ the at least one device for the at least one use while the at least one device is unused by the user.