Computer input device power savings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9229517-B2
Application number	US-201314145776-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	Dec 31, 2013
Publication date	Jan 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016

Abstract

In some embodiments a computing device includes a holder to hold an input device, a detector to detect whether the input device is held by the holder, and a controller to manage power of the device in response to the detection. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computing device comprising:
a holder to hold an input device;
a detector to detect whether the input device is held by the holder; and
a controller to manage power of the computing device in response to the detection, wherein in response to detecting that the input device is not held by the holder, the controller is to poll the detector to determine if the input device has been removed from the holder.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the input device is one or more of a pen, a digitizer pen, or a stylus.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is one or more of an All-In-One system, a portable All-In-One system, a portable computing system, a laptop computing system, a tablet, or a mobile phone.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising a display.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising an input device sensor, the controller to control power to the input device sensor in response to the detection.

6. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the input device sensor is an input device sensor panel.

7. The computing device of claim 6 , further comprising a display, wherein the input device sensor panel is a portion of the display.

8. The computing device of claim 5 , the controller to switch on the input device sensor if the input device is removed from the holder.

9. The computing device of claim 5 , the controller to switch off the input device sensor if the input device is in the holder.

10. The computing device of claim 5 , the controller to charge the input device when the input device is in the holder.

11. The computing device of claim 5 , the controller to turn off a charging circuit if the input device is not in the holder.

12. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the input device sensor is a sensor of a display panel.

13. The computing device of claim 1 , the holder further to charge the input device.

14. A method comprising:
detecting whether an input device is held in a holder of a computing device;
managing power of the computing device in response to the detecting; and
polling to determine if the input device has been removed from the holder.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the input device is one or more of a pen, a digitizer pen, or a stylus.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is one or more of an All-In-One system, a portable All-In-One system, a portable computing system, a laptop computing system, a tablet, or a mobile phone.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising controlling power to a display of the computing device in response to the detecting.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising controlling power to an input device sensor of the computing device in response to the detecting.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising controlling power to an input device sensor panel of the computing device in response to the detecting.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising controlling power to an input device sensor panel of a display of the computing device in response to the detecting.

21. The method of claim 14 , further comprising controlling power to an input device sensor of the computing device if the input device is removed from the holder.

22. The method of claim 14 , further comprising switching off an input device sensor of the computing device if the input device is held by the holder.

23. The method of claim 14 , further comprising charging the input device when the input device is in the holder.

24. The method of claim 14 , further comprising turning off a charging circuit if the input device is not in the holder.

25. The method of claim 14 , further comprising controlling power to an input device sensor of a display panel of the computing device in response to the detecting.

26. The method of claim 14 , further comprising charging the input device.

27. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed on a computing device cause the computing device to:
detect whether an input device is held in a holder of a computing device;
manage power of the computing device in response to the detecting; and
polling to determine if the input device has been removed from the holder.

28. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , wherein the input device is one or more of a pen, a digitizer pen, or a stylus.

29. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , wherein the computing device is one or more of an All-In-One system, a portable All-In-One system, a portable computing system, a laptop computing system, a tablet, or a mobile phone.

30. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to control power to a display of the computing device in response to the detecting.

31. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to control power to an input device sensor of the computing device in response to the detecting.

32. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to control power to an input device sensor panel of the computing device in response to the detecting.

33. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to control power to an input device sensor panel of a display of the computing device in response to the detecting.

34. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to control power to an input device sensor of the computing device if the input device is removed from the holder.

35. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to switch off an input device sensor of the computing device if the input device is held by the holder.

36. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to charge the input device when the input device is in the holder.

37. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to turn off a charging circuit if the input device is not in the holder.

38. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , the one or more instructions when executed on a computing device further cause the computing device to control power to an input device sensor of a display panel of the computing device in response to the detecting.

39. The at least one n

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Narayanan Anantha
• Malaviya Rohit
• Sharma Manish
• S Arvind

Classifications

• G06F1/3287 Primary

  by switching off individual functional units in the computer system · CPC title

• G06F1/32 Primary

  Means for saving power · CPC title

• G09G2330/021

  Power management, e.g. power saving · CPC title

• G06F1/1633

  Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626 · CPC title

• G06F2200/1632

  Pen holder integrated in the computer · CPC title