Abstract: An information handling system keyboard includes an array of microphones having a defined layout that supports location of human voice sounds captured by the array of microphones to isolate voices originating from a defined distance and orientation while filtering other voices and non-voice sounds. A display included in the keyboard depicts a visual indication of voice quality that can include instructions to a speaker regarding adjustments to help obtain a desired voice capture quality to support a video or audio conference of an information handling system interfaced with the keyboard. The keyboard display also supports an interface to control a keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) switch interfaced with the keyboard.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse has a variable speed scroll wheel with magnetic tactile response. A ferromagnetic wheel coupled to the scroll wheel and having spikes and valleys interacts with a magnetic field of magnet as the scroll wheel rotates to resist rotation in variable amounts. The magnetic field is selectively removed to reduce the tactile response, such as by disengaging a magnet from a magnetic focus lens that directs the magnetic field, moving an opposing magnet into contact with the magnetic focus lens that cancels the magnetic field and moving the magnet away from the ferromagnetic wheel.

Abstract: An earbud set includes a first earbud and second earbud that each include a speaker and a wireless radio wirelessly coupled to a companion information handling system. At least one of the first or second earbud includes a processor, a memory device, and a magnetometer. The earbud set may include a relative mapping system to determine an earbud fixed compass orientation a front-facing assigned alignment direction for the first earbud and the second earbud and determine an angular alignment difference between the earbud fixed compass orientation and a magnetic earth field compass direction of the companion information handling system. The relative mapping system to use wireless or ultrasonic signals to determine distance from the first and second earbud to the companion information handling system. The processor uses distance measurements and a difference between the distances to determine a distance and a direction to the companion information handling system.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse has input buttons at an upper surface with selectable response to an end user press. An arrangement of magnets cooperate to establish a distance for the input button to move to complete an input at a switch to provide the end user with a selected of a spring or cantilever type of input response. For example, electropermanent magnets are configured to attract or repel a permanent magnet so that the amount of input button press motion adjusts along with the resistance against an input button press.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse has a plastic chassis that assembles without the use of metal screws to that the mouse more readily breaks down to recycle at end of life. The mouse chassis has a complete perimeter at a bottom side to accept a bottom surface within the interior and having the assembly gap hidden from view under the mouse when in normal use. An inner frame heat stakes to the chassis to provide structural support without metal coupling devices like metal screws.

Abstract: A speakerphone includes a processor, a memory device, a power management unit, a first microphone to receive audio waves, a second microphone to receive audio waves, and a third microphone to receive audio waves. The speakerphone may also include a digital signal processor (DSP) to detect a single-user mode activated at the speakerphone, process the audio waves received by the first microphone, second microphone, and third microphone to determine the wave phases of the audio waves received by the first microphone, second microphone, and third microphone, calculate a direction of a voice of a single user relative to the speakerphone; and process the voice of the single user and filter other voices detected by the first microphone, second microphone, and third microphone from the user's voice.

Abstract: A companion device hub includes a hub processor, a hub memory device, and a hub power management unit (PMU). The companion device hub further includes a policy-based contextual system executed by the hub processor to prioritize the initialization of tasks on an information handling system operatively coupled to the companion device hub along with at least one peripheral device. The companion device hub also includes a task history generation system executed by the hub processor that captures contextual history data related to the tasks previously executed on the information handling system and, the policy based contextual system to select a load prioritization order based on the captured contextual history data to, during initialization of the information handling system, prioritize tasks based on the captured contextual history data.

Abstract: A headset device comprising a headband and an earcup housing having a speaker and an earcup cushion operatively coupled to a cushion cradle axially movable in the earcup housing, a pressure sensor in the earcup cushion to measure clamping force of the headset device on the user's head and a microcontroller executing code instructions of a clamping force control system to determine whether the measured clamping force of the headset device is within a clamping force threshold range. The headset device includes a magnetic headset force adjustment system having a fixed magnet operatively coupled to the axially movable cushion cradle and a current-controlled magnet to adjust clamping force by providing current to the current-controlled magnet to generate a repelling or attractive magnetic force to urge the cushion cradle toward or away from the user's head and adjust the clamping force of the headset device on the user's head.

Abstract: A system and method of executing code instructions of a gaze detection function system comprising a processor executing code instructions of a software application presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user on a display device, a camera for capturing an image of a user, and the gaze detection function system detecting a location of a user's gaze relative to a display device location based on tracking gaze from the image and generating a gaze detection feedback signal sent, and sending the gaze detection feedback signal to a wireless headset device via a wireless radio system to initiate an audio or haptic feedback at the wireless headset device to confirm that the display device location has been identified from the detection of the user's gaze.

Abstract: A fragmented sound box hub device comprising a rounded, fragmented sound box housing having a bottom housing cover and a side ring housing having a plurality of apertures for data ports and a microphone, a sound box processor, a sound box memory device, and a sound box power management unit (PMU) disposed on a base printed circuit board (PCB) within the rounded, fragmented sound box housing, a speaker centrally disposed in the rounded, fragmented soundbox housing, and a plurality of adjacent fragmented sound chambers operatively coupled to the speaker and disposed along the speaker in the rounded, fragmented sound box housing, where a portion of the fragmented sound chambers are of a plurality of different sizes to resonate sounds produced by the speaker at a corresponding plurality of sound frequency bands.

Abstract: A speakerphone may include a memory device, a PMU, a first microphone, a second microphone, and a third microphone, each, to receive audio waves. The speakerphone also includes a DSP to process the audio waves received by the first microphone, second microphone, and third microphone to determine the wave phases of the audio waves received by the first microphone, second microphone, and third microphone to calculate a direction of a voice of a user relative to the speakerphone, lock in the voice direction of the user relative to the speakerphone, and process the voice of the user to detect characteristics of the user's voice and filter out background noises and background voices from outside an angular field coverage for the voice direction of the user.

Abstract: An earpiece includes a housing including a sound output channel operatively coupled to a speaker formed within the housing. An ear canal feedback channel is formed extending alongside the sound output channel and operatively coupled to a microphone formed within the housing and a DSP operatively coupled to the microphone, the DSP including a voice activity detection module to detect a microphone audio data stream and discern between host audio data stream of audio played by the speaker and external ear canal noise captured in the microphone audio data stream at the microphone at the ear canal feedback channel. An audio processor receives the detected external ear canal noise and generate audio data descriptive of an opposite waveform to the detected external ear canal noise to playback and reduce the detected external ear canal noise.

Abstract: Disclosed is a covering for an information handling system. The covering contains a first layer and a second layer. The first layer comprises a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) and the second layer comprises an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The use of these low-loss materials in the information handling system cover allows for a low loss tangent covering that provides highly efficient wireless transmission.

Abstract: A wireless speaker and microphone device paired with a plurality of host information handling systems comprising a microphone and a speaker, a wireless speaker and microphone device radio system establishing a first wireless link with a first host information handling system and establishing a second wireless link with a second host information handling system where the wireless speaker and microphone device receives a first active audio data stream on the first wireless link. The microcontroller integrated circuit to receives a signal on the second wireless link indicating an incoming available second audio data stream and provides an indication of the incoming available second audio data stream to a user. An input/output device receives an acceptance from the user and the microcontroller integrated circuit switches the speaker and the microphone to the second wireless link and sends a signal to activate the second audio data stream on the second wireless link.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse couples upper and lower housing portions with a central lock that insert though an opening of the lower housing portion to rotationally engage opposing cam surfaces. The upper and lower housing portions capture a printed circuit board that provides mouse functions without any screws or adhesives used to couple the mouse together. The mouse other than the printed circuit board is made of recyclable plastic that readily disassembles.

Abstract: A wireless gaming keyboard and mouse adapter system may comprise a wireless gaming keyboard and mouse adapter housing, forming a dongle operably coupled to an input device, within which an electrical circuit and an antenna are embedded within a plurality crystal polymer layers for housing a network interface device, a USB-C adapter mounting, and a controller, which may be electrically coupled via the electrical circuit, and where the network interface device is electrically coupled to the antenna. The controller may receive input/output gaming instructions for the gaming software application, via the USB-C adapter, from an input device for a remote information handling system executing the gaming software application, and may execute wireless gaming keyboard and mouse adapter system code instructions to direct the network interface device to transceive the input/output gaming instructions to a cloud-based gaming application server via the wireless network Access Point (AP) at frequencies above 24 GHz.

Abstract: Disclosed is a keyboard for an information handling system. The keyboard includes a top cover comprising a polyester and a plurality of jute fibers, a keycap assembly comprising one or more keycaps, and a bottom cover comprising a first polylactic acid (PLA) and a post-consumer resin (PCR). The keycap assembly can be positioned between the top cover and the bottom cover, and the top cover can include one or more openings keycap assembly keycaps to protrude through.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse includes a position sensor that detects movement and a push button that detects button press inputs for communication to an information handling system. The position sensor detects positions with a high sensitivity having a higher power consumption or a low sensitivity having a lower sensitivity. The push button detects button press inputs with a high scan rate having a higher power consumption or a low scan rate having a lower power consumption. The mouse configures to plural high and low power consumption modes based upon a detected usage pattern and/or a command from an information handling system, such as to adapt the mouse to use by different applications executing on the information handling system.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse includes a position sensor that detects movement of the mouse and reports the movement to generate cursor movement at plural displays interfaced with the information handling system. The mouse automatically changes between a first position resolution and a second position resolution to generate cursor movement based upon a resolution of a display at which the cursor is presented. As the cursor moves between each of plural displays in response to mouse movement, the mouse automatically changes the position resolution so that cursor movement relative to the mouse movement remains consistent even where the cursor is presented at displays having different display resolutions.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide haptic feedback at locations of a keyboard palm rest during operation of a software program, such as a video game. During game play, a haptic event, such as an explosion, is detected within the game. A magnitude of the event and a direction of the event from a reference location in the game, such as an avatar's location, are determined. Haptic feedback locations on the palm rest are selected based on the magnitude of the event and the direction of the event from the reference location. Mechanical and thermal haptic feedback are generated at the selected locations of the palm rest, where the strength and timing of the feedback at each location are selected based on the magnitude and direction information for the event. Embodiments thus provide multi-dimensional haptic feedback that relates positional awareness to a user of events occurring within a video game.