System and method for zoned haptic keyboard

An information handling system having a zoned haptic keyboard, comprising:

• a hardware processor, a memory device, and a power management unit (PMU) to provide power to the hardware processor and memory device;
• the zoned haptic keyboard comprising:
• a keyboard controller to transmit key actuation data to the hardware processor indicating a key of a plurality of keys within the keyboard is detected as being actuated by a user as a keystroke;
• a force sensing integrated circuit (IC) to detect force data at one of a plurality of force sensors formed within a first haptic zone of a plurality of haptic zones partitioned across an area of the zoned haptic keyboard to detect actuation of the key;
• and
• a haptic device controller to receive instructions to activate, based on the force data received at the keyboard controller from the force sensing IC identifying the first haptic zone including the key actuated, a first zoned haptic actuator operatively coupled to a haptic zone section of a haptic zone plate corresponding to the first haptic zone to provide haptic feedback to a user within the first haptic zone where the force data was detected on the key, wherein the haptic zone section of the zoned haptic plate is haptically isolated from a plurality of other haptic zone sections by a planar haptic zone barrier between the haptic zone section and at least one other of a plurality other haptic zone sections of the zoned haptic keyboard.