# US 10,503,215 B1 · Multi-form factor information handling system (IHS) with attachable keyboard > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,503,215 B1 - Document ID: US10503215B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/352,528 - Filed: 2019-03-13 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2018-07-31 - Assignees: Dell Products L.P. - Applicants: Dell Products, L.P. - Inventors: Liam B. Quinn; Christopher Alan Robinette; Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503215B1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1669: {Detachable keyboards} - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/1618: {the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - G06F 3/0231: {Cordless keyboards} - G06F 3/03547: {Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface} - G06F 3/038: Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry - G06F 3/0487: using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser - G06F 3/1423: {controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display} - G06F 3/017: {Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883)} - G06F 2200/1632: Pen holder integrated in the computer - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Embodiments of a multi-form factor Information Handling System (IHS) with an attachable keyboard are described. In some embodiments, an IHS may include a first display and a second display coupled to the first display, where the second display comprises one or more magnetic devices that provide a magnetic force configured to hold a bottom portion of a keyboard against a display surface of the second display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising: a first display; a second display coupled to the first display; a processor coupled to at least one of the first or second displays; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: determine that a keyboard is placed upon a display surface of the second display; and render at least one of: (i) a ribbon area on the display surface above a long side of the keyboard in response to detection of the first and second displays in a first posture, or (ii) a virtual trackpad on the display surface below the long side of the keyboard in response to detection of the first and second displays in a second posture. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The IHS of claim 1, wherein the second display comprises one or more magnetic devices that provide a magnetic force configured to hold the keyboard against the second display. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The IHS of claim 2, wherein the one or more magnetic devices comprise a first set of one or more magnets located on a first short side of the second display, and a second set of one or more magnets located on a second short side of the second display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The IHS of claim 3, wherein the keyboard comprises a third set of one or more magnets located on a first short side of the keyboard, and a fourth set of one or more magnets located on a second short side of the keyboard. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The IHS of claim 1, wherein the first and second postures are selected from the group consisting of: laptop, tablet, book, and display. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The IHS of claim 1, further comprising a hinge coupling the first display to the second display. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The IHS of claim 6, wherein the hinge comprises a stylus well configured to hold a stylus coupled to a long side of the keyboard when the keyboard is stored between the first and second displays. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The IHS of claim 6, wherein the hinge comprises two parallel axes that enable the first and second displays to swivel between: (i) the first posture where a back surface of the first display rests flush against a back surface of the second display, and (ii) the second posture where the keyboard is stored between the display surfaces of the first and second displays. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The IHS of claim 6, wherein the hinge comprises an internal coaxial cable coupling the first display to the second display. ### Claim 10 A hardware memory device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of an Information Handling System (IHS) having a first display coupled to a second display, cause the IHS to: determine that a keyboard is placed on a surface of the second display; and render at least one of: (i) a ribbon area above a long side of the keyboard in response to detection of the first and second displays in a first posture, or (ii) a virtual trackpad below the long side of the keyboard in response to detection of the first and second displays in a second posture. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The hardware memory of claim 10, wherein the second display comprises one or more magnetic devices that provide a magnetic force configured to hold the keyboard against the second display. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The hardware memory of claim 11, wherein the one or more magnetic devices comprise a first set of one or more magnets located on a first short side of the second display, and a second set of one or more magnets located on a second short side of the second display. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The hardware memory of claim 12, wherein the keyboard comprises a third set of one or more magnets located on a first short side of the keyboard, and a fourth set of one or more magnets located on a second short side of the keyboard. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The hardware memory of claim 10, wherein the first and second postures are selected from the group consisting of: laptop, tablet, book, and display. ### Claim 15 In an Information Handling System (IHS) having a first display coupled to a second display, a method comprising: determining that a keyboard is placed upon a display surface of the second display; and rendering at least one of: a ribbon area on the display surface above a long side of the keyboard in response to detection of the first and second displays in a first posture, or a virtual trackpad on the display surface below the long side of the keyboard in response to detection of the first and second displays in a second posture. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the given posture is selected from the group consisting of: laptop, tablet, book, and display.