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US 12,645,318 B1Granted
Enabling a touch function row to wake a system based on an accelerometer tap algorithm
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsYung-Sheng Lin, Shun-Tang Hsu, Daniel L. Hamlin
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Abstract
An information handling system includes a cover and a case bottom. The cover includes a first accelerometer and the case bottom includes a second accelerometer. The information handling system detects a tap event on one of the first accelerometer or the second accelerometer, determines whether the tap event is detected on the first accelerometer or the second accelerometer, and wakes the information handling system when the tap event is detected on the first accelerometer.
Claims20
An information handling system, comprising:
- a cover including a first accelerometer;
- a case bottom including a second accelerometer;
- a touch pad in the case bottom;
- and
- a touch function row in the case bottom, the touch function row being configured to activate predetermined functions of the information handling system based upon an input to the touch function row;
- wherein the information handling system is configured to detect a tap event on one of the first accelerometer or the second accelerometer, determine a location of the tap event within one of the cover and the case bottom, wake the information handling system when the tap event is located within the cover, and turn on the touch function row when the tap event is located proximate to the touch function row.
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A method, comprising:
- providing, on an information handling system, a cover including a first accelerometer;
- providing, on the information handling system, a case bottom including a second accelerometer;
- providing, in the case bottom, a touch pad device;
- providing, in the case bottom, a touch function row configured to activate predetermined functions of the information handling system based upon an input to the touch function row;
- detecting, by the information handling system, a tap event on one of the first accelerometer or the second accelerometer;
- determining a location of the tap event within one of the cover and the case bottom;
- waking the information handling system when the tap event is located within the cover;
- and
- turning on the touch function row when the tap event is located proximate to the touch function row.
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An information handling system, comprising:
- a cover including a first accelerometer;
- a case bottom including a second accelerometer;
- a touch pad device;
- and
- a touch function row configured to activate predetermined functions of the information handling system based upon an input to the touch function row
- wherein the information handling system is configured to detect a tap event on one of the first accelerometer or the second accelerometer, determine a location of the tap event is being detected on of the first accelerometer or the second accelerometer, wake the information handling system when the tap event is detected on the first accelerometer, and turn on the tap function row when the tap event is detected on the second accelerometer.
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