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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Kearson M. Mcnulty, Austin, TX (US);
Trent A. Buys, Seattle, WA (US);
Cherian Samuel Mathews, San Jose, CA (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods support docking of an Information Handling System (IHS) to a docking station. A default docking connection of the IHS to the docking station is detected, the connection providing use peripheral devices coupled to the docking station. Respective identities of the docking station and of the peripheral devices are determined. The respective identities are used to query a remote docking support service for a complete set of capabilities of the docking station and of the peripheral devices. Unused capabilities of the docking station or of the peripheral devices are identified that are supported by the IHS. The default docking connection is modified by configuring the IHS to utilize at least a portion of the unused capabilities of docking station or of the peripheral devices coupled to the docking station.