Dell Products Inc.

Mandy Christina Phelps

Daniel Lawrence Hamlin

Karun Palicherla Reddy

Keith M Alfano

Banu Alpay Waldman

Liam B Quinn

Sean P O'Neal

Erin Kurusz Walline

Rex W Bryan

Susan Herbstritt

Deeder M Aurongzeb

Danilo Ong Tan

Theodore B Pasquale

Benedict Tiong Chee Tay

Khang Chian Yong

Vui Khen Thien

Malathi R

Embodiments of systems and methods are provided for managing and operating a user presence detection (UPD) capable information handling system (IHS) within a multi-user environment. The systems and methods disclosed herein improve system security and reduce power loss in a UPD-capable IHS operated within a multi-user environment by continuously: (a) monitoring user presence within a field of view (FOV) of the UPD-capable IHS, (b) determining the identity of the user(s) present within the FOV by comparing biometric data obtained from the user(s) present within the FOV with biometric data contained within a database of trusted users, and (c) performing various actions, such as waking the IHS from a low power state or locking an active system session of the IHS, based on the identity of the user(s) present with FOV.

System and methods for waking and locking an information handling system in a multi-user environment

Embodiments of systems and methods are provided for provisioning a database of trusted users stored locally within an information handling system (IHS) based on location. The systems and methods disclosed herein may be used to identify a location of the IHS, and provision a database of trusted users (e.g., a TMU database) stored locally with the IHS based on the identified location. The TMU database is initially provisioned with a set of trusted users (and associated TMU information) expected for the identified location. If the IHS moves to a different location, the systems and methods disclosed herein may automatically reprovision the TMU database with a set of trusted users (and associated TMU information) expected for the new location. This reduces re-enrollment and enables the systems and methods disclosed herein to intelligently manage the TMU database stored locally with the IHS.

Systems and methods for provisioning a database of trusted users based on location

Embodiments of systems and methods are provided to monitor user presence, and manage various actions in response to user presence, within a system comprising multiple UPD-capable devices. In some embodiments, the systems and methods disclosed herein may collect user presence data from a plurality of UPD-capable devices, monitor the user presence data collected from the plurality of UPD-capable devices to accurately identify a user's presence, attention and/or engagement with a particular UPD-capable device, and manage various actions performed within the particular UPD-capable device based on said monitoring. In doing so, the systems and methods disclosed herein may reduce or eliminate problems that may otherwise occur when multiple UPD-capable devices are used within a system to monitor user presence.

System and methods for monitoring user presence in a system having multiple user presence detection (UPD) capable devices

A method for managing a display of an information handling system includes: monitoring, by a display controller, a usage period of the display indicating a period of time in which the display is in an illuminated state; determining, by the display controller, that the usage period is greater than a threshold usage period; causing, by the display controller, a brightness level of the display to decrease; sending, by the display controller, a signal to a graphics processing unit; receiving, by the graphics processing unit, the signal; determining, by the graphics processing unit, a contrast level associated with one or more images presented to a user; determining, by the graphics processing unit, a gamma level associated with the one or more images; and processing, by the graphics processing unit, the one or more images based on the contrast level and the gamma level.

Managing a display of an information handling system

Embodiments of systems and methods are provided for managing system configuration settings during an active system session, and for managing session retainment, based on user presence detected within a field of view (FOV) of an information handling system (IHS) and policy. The systems and methods described herein improve system security in an IHS operated within a multi-user environment by managing system configuration and session retainment when a trusted user or an unknown user is present within a FOV of the authenticated user's system during an active system session.

System and methods for managing system configuration settings and session retainment based on user presence

An information handling system includes a device, a driver associated with the device, and a BIOS. The device provides first information associated with a first function and second information associated with a companion application. The BIOS receives the first and second information. The BIOS includes a procedure to implement the first function, but lacks a procedure to implement the second function. The BIOS sends the second input information to the driver. The driver determines that the companion application is instantiated on the information handling system and directs the second information to the companion application, and the driver determines that the companion application is not instantiated on the information handling system, accesses a network to install the companion application, and directs the second information to the companion application.

System and method for provide persistent companion software in an information handling system

Plural information handling system interfaces with a display through plural display ports result in selection at the display of a display source that presents display information and a display source selection user interface window. An end user seeking to charge a portable information handling system at a display port, such as a USB Type C port, can plug the portable information handling system into the display without disrupting presentation of display information by another information handling system that is interfaced with the display.

Information handling system display and charger management in multiple device scenarios

A method and device includes a scheduling controller receiving a request to reserve pairing with a device during a specific period of time, a memory storing a device identifier of a first information handling system in a scheduling table to associate the first information handling system with the device during the specific period of time, and providing connection details for the specific period of time to the first information handling system and the device, wherein the device and first information handling system can utilize the connection details to automatically pair any time after a start of the specific period of time.

System and method for policy based wireless docking access and prioritization

A device includes a controller, a memory, and a processor. The controller receives reservation details. The reservation details includes a device identifier for a first information handling system reserved to pair with the device in response to a start of a specific period of time. The memory stores the reservation details. The processor receives a request to pair with the device during the specific period of time from the first information handling system, determines whether the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the device during the specific period of time, and if the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the device during the specific period of time, pairs the device with the first information handling system, otherwise denies the request to pair.

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Mandy Christina Phelps