Patent ID: 11968808
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F | IPC F  H

Claim 18:
19. A method for heating at least a volume of air entering a computing device, comprising:
determining a heating condition of the computing device, wherein the computing device comprises at least a bezel, an environmental control component, and an enclosure, wherein the bezel comprises a heater apparatus,
wherein the bezel is affixed to a frontside of the enclosure and configured to heat at least the volume of air entering the computing device,
wherein the environmental control component alters a characteristic of the volume of air, wherein the characteristic of the volume of air comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of an airflow direction of the volume of air, a humidity level of the volume of air, and a temperature level of the volume of air; and

in response to determination, initiating heating of at least the volume of air entering the computing device using the heater apparatus, wherein the heater apparatus comprises a heater.