Context based peripheral management for interacting with an information handling system
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1. An information handling system comprising:
- a processor operable to process information for presentation to a user as visual images;
memory interfaced with the processor and operable to store the information;
plural applications stored in memory and executable by the processor to perform one or more functions with each application;
a graphics system interfaced with the processor and memory, the graphics system operable to generate the visual images at one or more display devices;
a display device interfaced with the graphics system and operable to present the visual images;
one or more sensors interfaced with the processor and operable to sense one or more conditions proximate the display device; and
a device manager interfaced with the one or more sensors, the device manager operable to detect an end user interaction with one or more of the plural applications and to present to the end user a peripheral device suggestion from plural peripheral devices to modify the end user interaction with the one or more of the plural applications.
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Abstract
A device manager at an information handling system analyzes end user interactions with peripheral devices to prioritize the peripheral devices based upon applications and display devices. The device manager monitors end user interactions with the information handling system to suggest a peripheral device for an end user to use based upon applications executing at the information handling system and the display device through which the end user interacts. For example, capacitive stylus and totem devices are suggested to aid interactions with capacitive mat display devices.
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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a processor operable to process information for presentation to a user as visual images; memory interfaced with the processor and operable to store the information; plural applications stored in memory and executable by the processor to perform one or more functions with each application; a graphics system interfaced with the processor and memory, the graphics system operable to generate the visual images at one or more display devices; a display device interfaced with the graphics system and operable to present the visual images; one or more sensors interfaced with the processor and operable to sense one or more conditions proximate the display device; and a device manager interfaced with the one or more sensors, the device manager operable to detect an end user interaction with one or more of the plural applications and to present to the end user a peripheral device suggestion from plural peripheral devices to modify the end user interaction with the one or more of the plural applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing information handling system peripheral devices, the method comprising:
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monitoring plural applications executed by the information handling system; monitoring plural peripheral devices that interact with the plural applications; monitoring plural conditions associated with the plural applications and plural peripheral devices; analyzing the plural applications, plural peripheral devices and plural conditions to associate priorities with the plural peripheral devices; detecting execution of one of the plural applications; detecting one of the plural peripheral devices used in association with the detected application; detecting another of the plural peripheral devices; and in response to detecting another of the plural peripheral devices, suggesting the another of the plural peripheral devices at the information handling system if the another of the plural peripheral devices has a higher priority associated with the detected application than the one of the plural peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for managing information handling system peripheral devices, the system comprising:
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plural display devices operable to present visual images generated by plural applications executing on an information handling system; plural peripheral devices operable to interface an end user with the information handling system; plural sensors interfaced with the information handling system and operable to sense one or more conditions proximate the plural display devices; and a device manager interfaced with the plural sensors, the device manager operable to detect an end user interaction with one or more of the plural applications and to present to the end user a peripheral device suggestion from plural peripheral devices detected by the plural sensors to modify the end user interaction with the one or more of the plural applications. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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