Patent ID: 11886700
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for interpreting user input obtained using a human interface device, the method comprising:
identifying, by a reconfigurable data processing system, a presence of the human interface device within a sensing range of a sensing system of the reconfigurable data processing system, wherein the sensing system comprises a first set of sensing arrays positioned within an interior of a chassis of the reconfigurable data processing system and a second set of the sensing arrays positioned within a display enclosure of the reconfigurable data processing system;
obtaining, based on the identified presence, sensor data from the sensing system, the sensing system being adapted to track an intensity and a direction of a magnetic field emanating directly from a magnet embedded within the human interface device, wherein the sensor data comprises a first portion obtained from the first set of sensing arrays and a second portion obtained from the second set of the sensing arrays;
identifying a configuration of the reconfigurable data processing system when the sensor data is obtained, wherein the reconfigurable data processing system comprises at least two configurations, and wherein in one of the at least two configurations, one of the first portion or the second portion of the sensor data is ignored by the sensing system without either of the first set of sensing arrays or the second set of the sensing arrays being deactivated after the reconfigurable data processing system is configured to be in the one of the at least two configurations;
obtaining a type of the user input based on the sensor data and the identified configuration of the reconfigurable data processing system;
identifying an operation to be performed based on the type of the user input; and
performing the operation.