Patent ID: 11907442
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An information handling system comprising:
a processor operable to execute instructions to process information;
a memory interfaced with the processor and operable to store the information and instructions;
a display interfaced with the processor and operable to present the information as visual images; and
a mouse interfaced with the processor, the mouse having a position sensor operable to detect movement for cursor position control of a cursor presented at the display, the mouse including a processing resource and a motion power switch, the processing resource operable to cutoff power, the motion power switch operable to restore power to the processing resource, the motion power switch having an open switch that consumes no power until motion closes the switch, the mouse further including a first switch interfacing the processing resource and position sensor with power and a non-transitory memory interfaced with the processing resource and storing instructions that when executed on the processing resource cause detection of a predetermined condition associated with an idle state of the mouse and in response to open the first switch to cut off all power to the processing resource and position sensor.