Information handling system adaptive user presence detection

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 graphics processor disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the graphics processor operable to process the information to defined visual images for presentation at a display;
• a display integrated in the housing and interfaced with the graphics processor, the display operable to present the visual image;
• an embedded controller disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the embedded controller operable to coordinate communications of input devices to the processor;
• an infrared time of flight sensor integrated in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the infrared time of flight sensor operable to detect end user presence detection information;
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• a presence detection module stored in non-transient memory and operable when executed on the processor to determine predetermined operating conditions external to the housing and to apply the predetermined operating conditions to select one of plural configuration policies to apply to the presence detection information for determining a user presence state and a user absence state.