Selectively disabling sensors and associated functions
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a sub-system of an information handling device, input of a sensor, wherein the sub-system is active independently from at least an operating system of the information handling device;
mapping, using a processor, the sensor input to a damage risk condition, wherein the damage risk condition identifies potential damage to at least one component of the information handling device based upon an identified device usage environment;
selecting, using a processor, a sensor based on the damage risk condition; and
disabling, using a processor, the sensor according to the damage risk condition.
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Abstract
An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, input of a sensor; mapping, using a processor, the sensor input to a sensor disabling condition; selecting, using a processor, a sensor based on the mapping; and disabling, using a processor, the sensor according to the sensor disabling condition. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a sub-system of an information handling device, input of a sensor, wherein the sub-system is active independently from at least an operating system of the information handling device; mapping, using a processor, the sensor input to a damage risk condition, wherein the damage risk condition identifies potential damage to at least one component of the information handling device based upon an identified device usage environment; selecting, using a processor, a sensor based on the damage risk condition; and disabling, using a processor, the sensor according to the damage risk condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20)
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9. An information handling device, comprising:
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a sensor; a processor; and a memory that stores instructions that are executed by the processor to; receive input of a sensor at a sub-system of the information handling device, wherein the sub-system is active independently from at least an operating system of the information handling device; map the sensor input to a damage risk condition, wherein the damage risk condition identifies potential damage to at least one component of the information handling device based upon an identified device usage environment; select a sensor based on the damage risk condition; and disable the sensor according to the damage risk condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A product, comprising:
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a storage device having device readable code stored therewith, the device readable code being executable by a processor and comprising; code that receives, at a sub-system of an information handling device, input of a sensor, wherein the sub-system is active independently from at least an operating system of the information handling device; code that maps, using a processor, the sensor input to a damage risk condition, wherein the damage risk condition identifies potential damage to at least one component of the information handling device based upon an identified device usage environment; code that selects, using a processor, a sensor based on the damage risk condition; and code that disables, using a processor, the sensor according to the damage risk condition.
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