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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2013
Dell Products, Lp, Round Rock, TX (US);
Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Musgrave, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A contamination control system of an electronic device includes a touch-based surface, an ultraviolet (UV) light source operable to shine on the touch-based surface, a detection module, and a control module. The detection module detects a first event indicating that a user has interacted with the touch-based surface, sends a first indication based upon the first event, detects a second event indicating that a user is done interacting with the touch-based surface, and sends a second indication based upon the second event. The control module receives the first indication and the second indication from the detection module and turns on the UV light source to decontaminate the touch-based surface in response to the first indication and the second indication.