Information handling system folio stylus garage power management
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsLi Min Wu, Yaotsung Chang, Chen Hsin Chang
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Abstract
A portable information handling system stores a stylus in a stylus garage having a stylus presence detection so that on removal of the stylus from the garage the information handling system transitions from a low power state to an on state. In one example embodiment, a low power OR gate monitors a pair of contacts of the stylus to initiate power to an embedded controller when one or both contacts separate from the stylus. The embedded controller detects the stylus position, the housing lid position and other factors to determine when to command power up of the system CPU for transition from the low power state to an on state.
Claims11
An information handling system comprising:
- a housing;
- a processor disposed in the housing and operable to execute instructions that process information;
- a memory disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the memory operable to store the instructions and information;
- a touchscreen display coupled to the housing;
- a stylus garage associated with the housing and configured to hold a stylus;
- a stylus configured to couple to the stylus garage;
- a lid position sensor disposed in the housing and configured to determine when the housing is in an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a circuit interfaced with the stylus garage and operable to transition the processor from an off state having no power to an on state having power when the stylus decouples from the stylus garage, the circuit confirming the open position when the stylus decouples before transitioning the processer to the on state;
- wherein:
- the stylus garage comprises first and second contacts interfaced with the stylus when the stylus couples in the stylus garage;
- the circuit comprises a first OR gate interfaced with the first and second contacts to generate a power on command when either of the first and second contacts separate from the stylus;
- and
- the circuit further comprises a second OR gate interfaced with the first OR gate and with an embedded controller, the second OR gate enabling power when either the first OR gate or the embedded controller communicates a power on command.
A method for managing an information handling system power state, the method comprising:
- placing a processor in an off state having no power;
- placing a stylus in a stylus garage of a housing of the information handling system;
- touching the stylus against first and second contacts of the stylus garage;
- interfacing the first and second contacts with a first OR gate;
- generating a power on command signal out with the OR gate when either the first or second contact is removed from touching the stylus;
- interfacing the power on command signal with a second OR gate;
- interfacing an embedded controller with the second OR gate;
- and
- sending a power enable signal from the second OR gate to a power system when the first OR gate sends the power on command or when the embedded controller sends the power on command;
- and
- detecting removal of the stylus from the housing;
- and
- in response to the detecting, transitioning the processor to a power on state having power generating a power on command when either of the first and second contacts is removed from touching the stylus.
A system for power management of an information handling system comprising:
- a stylus garage associated with the housing and configured to hold a stylus;
- a stylus configured to couple to the stylus garage;
- first and second contacts interfaced with the stylus when the stylus couples in the stylus garage;
- a lid position sensor disposed in the information handling system and configured to determine when the information handling system is in an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a circuit interfaced with the stylus garage and operable to transition the information handling system from an off state to an on state when the stylus separates from the stylus garage the circuit having a first OR gate interfaced with the first and second contacts to generate a power on command when either of the first and second contacts separate from the stylus, the circuit having a second OR gate interfaced with the first OR gate and with an embedded controller, the second OR gate enabling power when either the first OR gate or the embedded controller communicates a power on command, the circuit confirming the open position when the stylus separates before transitioning the processer to the on state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.