Dell Products Inc.

Brandon Joel Brocklesby

Jason Scott Morrison

Laurent Andrew Regimbal

Priyank Gajiwala

Anthony J Sanchez

David J Hernandez

Robert Duane Hrehor

Deeder M Aurongzeb

Robert D Hrehor, Jr

Hsu-Feng Lee

Richard Christopher Thompson

Chiu-Jung Tsen

Bernard D Strmiska

Chris Everett Peterson

James Damon Trim

Nicholas G DiLoreto

George Thomas Holt

Gregory J Baluch

Joseph D Mcdonald

John Trevor Morrison

Jace William Files

Sandor Tibor Farkas

Gerald Rene Pelissier

Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert

Richard Andrew Crisp

Timothy Carlyle Shaw

Suresh K Ramasamy

Chun-Cheng Lin

Corey Dean Hartman

Scott C Lauffer

Mark Andrew Schwager

Paul D Kramer

Richard William Guzman

Timothy C Dearborn

Loo Shing Tan

Thomas Marcus Hinskens

Richard Mark Eiland

Russell Conley Smith

Paul Allen Waters

Yu-LIn Chen

Karl Isaac Hamand

Chun Yang Tseng

Richard Daniel Trotta

Iou Ren Su

Tsung-Ping Chen

Sean Padrig Odonnell

Chiu-Jung Tzen

Ying Hsien Tseng

Joseph Tarantolo

George Hoh

An information handling system including a zoned haptic keyboard comprising a keyboard controller transmitting key actuation data to the hardware processor indicating which key of a plurality of keys was detected as being actuated by a user via a force sensing integrated circuit (IC) to detect force data within a first haptic zone. The first haptic zone includes a group of keys and is one of a plurality of haptic zones partitioned across an area of the zoned haptic keyboard. A haptic device controller activates, based on the key actuated and its haptic zone, a first zoned haptic actuator operatively coupled to a haptic zone section of a haptic zone plate to provide haptic feedback within the first haptic zone, wherein the haptic zone section of the zoned haptic plate is haptically isolated from other haptic zone sections to haptically isolate the first haptic zone in the zoned haptic keyboard.

System and method for zoned haptic keyboard

A portable information handling system includes a touch function row between a keyboard and a display that accepts touches at plural locations to initiate an on-screen-display user interface for a selected of plural functions based upon a touch location. The touch locations may be identified with illumination points and unlabeled as to an associated function since the function associated with a touch location is presented at the display. Alternatively, a secondary display presents function key images at the touch function row. The on-screen-display user interface presents different control interfaces when touches include multiple fingers and drag versus non-drag inputs.

Information handling system touch function row with secondary display and coordinated presentation on main display

A portable information handling system includes a touch function row between a keyboard and a display that accepts touches at plural locations to initiate an on-screen-display user interface for a selected of plural functions based upon a touch location. The touch locations may be identified with illumination points and unlabeled as to an associated function since the function associated with a touch location is presented at the display. The on-screen-display user interface presents different control interfaces when touches include multiple fingers and drag versus non-drag inputs.

Information handling system capacitive touch function row with on-screen-display user interface

A camera integrates a magnet at one end of a housing to magnetically attract and attach the camera to a front side of a peripheral display, such as to support a video conference through an information handling system interfaced with the display. A camera dock couples to a top side of the display and includes a back privacy support having an area that blocks the camera module from accepting external light when the camera is placed in the dock with the camera module aligned towards the back privacy support. An end user places the camera with a field of view directed in front of the display to capture visual images and flips the camera module to face the back privacy support to secure the camera against capture of visual images.

Reversible chargeable camera and dock with rear wall privacy

In one or more embodiments, an information handling system may include an information indication assembly. For example, the information indication assembly may include at least one light emitter; multiple conductors coupled to the at least one light emitter; a pin that includes a rigid material and that permits the first plurality of conductors to pass through; and a grommet that includes an elastic material and configured to house the pin. In one instance, the pin and the grommet may be aligned along a longitudinal axis of the information indication assembly. In a second instance the pin and the grommet form a fastener of a fan associated with the information handling system. In another instance, the elastic material may mitigate vibrations from the fan. In one or more embodiments, a printed circuit board may include the multiple conductors. For example, the printed circuit board may be a flexible printed circuit board.

Information indication assembly configured to be utilized with a component of an information handling system

An information handling system housing is formed to provide a reduced overall material thickness by forming a planar housing piece of a first metal, such as aluminum, with an interior surface having channels of reduced thickness and laser sintering a pattern in the channel with a second material, such as a pattern of interconnected hexagons formed by lines of steel. Locally formed shapes of components disposed in the housing, such as battery shape, provide room for the components with improved stiffness of the housing to meet structural constraints.

Hybrid assembly of an ultra thin information handling system housing

A camera module includes a camera, a charging coil, and a magnetic assembly. The charging coil is located in a bottom portion of the camera module. The charging coil provides wireless charging of the camera. The magnetic assembly is located in a rear portion of the camera module. The magnetic polarities of the magnetic assembly produce a large magnetic flux outside the camera module and a low magnetic flux within the camera module.

Reduced camera size with magnet attachment and wireless charging

Methods and systems for providing computer implemented services using user input are disclosed. To obtain the user input, a human interface device may be used. Interpretation of actuation of the human interface device may be based on a location of the human interface device relative to a sensing system when the actuation is performed. Sensing elements integrated into the sensing system may be used to obtain user input from the human interface device at the location, the user input then being interpreted based on the location to provide the computer implemented services.

System and method for magnetic sensing multiconfiguration data processing systems

A fingerprint reader/power button system includes a base member defining base leg apertures extending into the base member. A spring member engages the base member to provide a spring force that is directed away from the base member. Spring legs on the spring member define respective spring leg apertures that are located adjacent respective base leg apertures. A support member engages the spring member and includes support legs that are configured to extend through the spring leg apertures and into the base leg apertures. A power actuator element connected to the support member is configured to engage a power actuator engagement element when an actuation force on the support member overcomes the spring force. A fingerprint reader connected to the support member is configured to read a fingerprint from a finger that engages a fingerprint reader surface on the fingerprint reader.

Combined fingerprint reader/power button system

A portable information handling system includes a keyboard having a first set of conventional keys with a first travel distance to impact a membrane, such as keys having rubber dome biasing devices, and a second set of keys having a second smaller travel distance to impact the membrane with an alternative biasing device and haptic feedback to reinforce an input feel for an end user. In one example embodiment, the second set of keys are biased upward with a compressible foam with the membrane raised by a platform structure under the second set of keys and a piezoelectric device under the membrane for each key to provide a vibration when the membrane detects an input.

Information handling system keyboard with haptic enhanced membrane trigger

A portable information handling system keyboard having infinity keys with a beveled bottom surface perimeter is provided enhanced rigidity with a hidden lattice have support lines of raised material, such as stainless steel, aligned below the beveled bottom surface perimeter of the keys. The lattice provides structural support while remaining substantially hidden from the upper key surface of an infinity keyboard.

Information handling system infinity keyboard with hidden lattice

An information handling system housing provides a reduced overall material thickness by forming a planar housing piece of a first metal, such as aluminum, with an interior surface having channels of reduced thickness and laser sintering a pattern in the channel with a second material, such as a pattern of interconnected hexagons formed by lines of steel. Locally formed shapes of components disposed in the housing, such as battery shape, provide room for the components with improved stiffness of the housing to meet structural constraints.

Ultra thin information handling system housing with hybrid assembly

An information handling system includes a solid state battery having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; a first pressure plate; a first elastomer layer between the first pressure plate and the first major surface of the solid state battery; a second pressure plate; and a second elastomer layer between the second pressure plate and the second major surface of the solid state battery, the first and second pressure plates configured to provide a compressive force to the solid state battery.

Information handling system having a pressure plate for a solid state battery

A portable information handling system moves a display pivot axis between a main housing front and rear side with a display cable communicating visual information between the display and main housing. A display cable manager regulates a length of the display cable by wrapping the display cable about a spool biased to retract the display cable.

Transformative information handling cable management

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Pflugerville, TX, United States of America

Brandon Joel Brocklesby