Patent ID: 7952562
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A portable information handling system comprising: a housing; a motherboard located within the housing; a palmrest assembly coupled to the housing and comprising a keyboard controller; a keyboard assembly coupled to the palmrest assembly such that the keyboard controller is operable to receive keystroke signals from the keyboard assembly, wherein the coupling between the keyboard assembly and the palmrest assembly comprises a keyboard assembly connector on the keyboard assembly and a palmrest assembly connector on the palmrest assembly for receiving the keyboard assembly connector, the palmrest assembly connector operative to receive the keyboard assembly connector while the palmrest assembly is assembled to the housing; and a first bus coupling the keyboard controller to the motherboard, wherein the keyboard controller is operable to receive the keystroke signals from the keyboard assembly, decode the keystroke signals, and transmit the decoded keystroke signals to the motherboard over the first bus.