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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
Dell Products L. P., Round Rock, TX (US);
James Damon Trim, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Jace W. Files, Round Rock, TX (US);
John Trevor Morrison, Round Rock, TX (US);
Michiel S. Knoppert, Amsterdam, NL;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
In some examples, a computing device may include a first housing mechanically coupled to a second housing. The coupling may enable the first housing to be placed at an angle of between at least 0 to 180 degrees relative to the second housing. A clasp may be used to temporarily hold the first housing against the second housing when the first housing is placed at an angle of about 0 degrees relative to the second housing. A clasp sensor may determine that a user touched the clasp. In response, the computing device may initiate a boot process of an operating system. The boot process may capture biometric data using a biometric sensor in the clasp and compare the biometric data with previously stored biometric data associated with the user. The boot process may authenticate the user when the biometric data matches the previously stored biometric data.