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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Li-Min Wu, Taoyuan, TW;

Chen-Hsin Chang, Keelung, TW;

Yaotsung Chang, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3231 (2019.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4418 (2013.01); G06F 1/3231 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01);
Abstract

Managing power-on at an information handling system, including detecting a presence of a finger of a user of the information handling system within a threshold distance of a detection element of the information handling system; in response to detecting the presence of the finger of the user of the information handling system within the threshold distance of the detection element of the information handling system: enabling an embedded controller of the information handling system; after enabling the embedded controller, executing, by the embedded controller, a firmware load code at the information handling system; after executing the firmware load code at the information handling system, receiving user input indicating depression of a mechanical power button of the information handling system; and in response to the user input and based on execution of the firmware load code, powering-on the information handling system.


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