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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Priyank J. Gajiwala, Austin, TX (US);
Nidhi Palan, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Keith M. Alfano, Manor, TX (US);
Nicholas G. Diloreto, Georgetown, TX (US);
Dewey Yu, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Brandon J. Brocklesby, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A portable information handling system palm rest adjacent a mechanical keyboard includes a touch detection surface to accept end user touches as inputs to the information handling system and a force detection sensor to detect pressure associated with the touches. A touch row function defined in an upper strip of the touch detection surface interacts with function key value icons presented at a main display to accept function key row inputs in the place of mechanical function keys of the keyboard. Logic executing on a processing resource compares touch areas with associated pressures to differentiate intentional inputs from unintentional inputs, such as a palm resting on the palm rest.