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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2023
System and methods for waking and locking an information handling system in a multi-user environment
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Karun P. Reddy, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel L. Hamlin, Round Rock, TX (US);
Keith M. Alfano, Manor, TX (US);
Mandy C. Phelps, Georgetown, TX (US);
Banu Alpay Waldman, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
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.