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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2008
Orin Michael Ozias, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin Warren Mundt, Austin, TX (US);
Juan Rafael Vega, Round Rock, TX (US);
Orin Michael Ozias, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin Warren Mundt, Austin, TX (US);
Juan Rafael Vega, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An input device for use with an information handling system is disclosed. The input device may include a display device having a viewing area defined by a perimeter, a graphic user interface configured to display a virtual button within the viewing area adjacent the perimeter, a frame adjacent the perimeter of the viewing area, and a proximity sensing element associated with the frame and located outside the viewing area of the display device. The proximity sensing element may be configured to sense a user selecting the virtual button displayed by the graphic user interface.