Patent ID: 11966268
Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. An electronic device comprising:
means for cooling hardware in the electronic device;
means for detecting a presence of a user relative to the electronic device, the presence detecting means to detect the presence of the user within a defined distance of the electronic device;
means for monitoring a duration of time from the detection of the user;
means for analyzing presence to, in response to the detection of the presence of the user by the presence detecting means, determine if a user input was received at the electronic device within a first amount of time;
means for analyzing device configuration to, when the user input was received at the electronic device within the first amount of time, determine if the user input was received at (a) a user input device carried by the electronic device or (b) a user input device external from the electronic device; and
means for analyzing motion to, when the user input is not received at the electronic device within the first amount of time,
predict a likelihood of user interaction with the electronic device occurring within a second amount of time based on a gesture, the second amount of time later than the first amount of time measured by the monitoring means; and

means for controlling the cooling means, the controlling means to cause a parameter of the cooling means to be adjusted based on (a) whether the user input was received at the user input device carried by the electronic device or at the user input device separate from the electronic device when the user input is received at the electronic device within the first amount of time or (b) the likelihood of the user interaction.