Sustainable system and method of assembling a multifunctional upgradeable and expandable modular keyboard

A method of assembling a multifunctional upgradeable and expandable modular keyboard for an information handling system comprising:

• operatively coupling a keyboard layout structure module to a multifunctional modular peripheral input device by sliding together plural sides of a peripheral input device fastener track, where the keyboard layout structure module has a peripheral input device fastener track first side and a peripheral input device data and power connector first side;
• operatively coupling the peripheral input device data and power connector first side, including a first plurality of spring-loaded conductive contacts on the keyboard layout structure module to a peripheral input device data and power connector second side on a multifunctional modular peripheral input device, including a second plurality of spring-loaded conductive contacts for transfer of data and power between the keyboard layout structure module and the multifunctional modular peripheral input device;
• operatively coupling the keyboard layout structure module having a plurality of keys to a docking module to detect and communicate, via a keyboard controller housed within the docking module, keystroke input data from keys actuated by a user, where the operative coupling includes engaging a docking module data and power connector by sliding together plural sides of a releasable docking module fastener track;
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• operatively coupling a docking module data and power connector first side on the keyboard layout structure module to a docking module data and power connector second side on the docking module to engage the docking module data and power connector for transfer of data and power between the docking module and the keyboard layout structure module.

A multifunctional upgradeable and expandable modular keyboard for an information handling system comprising:

• a keyboard layout structure module having a plurality of keys, operatively coupled to a docking module to detect and communicate to the docking module keystroke input data from keys actuated by a user, where the operative coupling includes a docking module data and power connector within a releasable docking module fastener track and the releasable docking module fastener track includes a C-channel sliding track socket and an H-channel sliding track;
• the keyboard layout structure module operatively coupled to a multifunctional modular peripheral input device via a peripheral input device fastener track and a peripheral input device data and power connector in the peripheral input device fastener track, where the peripheral input device fastener track includes a C-channel sliding track socket and an H-channel sliding track;
• the docking module including a keyboard controller for communication of the keystroke input data to the information handling system and a rechargeable keyboard battery for powering the keyboard controller;
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• the docking module including an expansion module insertion opening sized for insertion of a first interchangeable functional expansion module selected from a plurality of available functional expansion modules compatible to the expansion module insertion opening and operatively coupled to the first interchangeable functional expansion module via an expansion module data and power connector.