Alternate dynamic keyboard for convertible tablet computers

1. An apparatus comprising:

logic, implemented on a hardware that is at least partially fixed, to:

detect an event on a computing device having an embedded keyboard with a default mapping of keys to functions,

disable a first subset of keys on the embedded keyboard in response to the event, and

re-map a second subset of keys on the embedded keyboard to one or more different functions if an application running on the computing device supports keyboard re-mapping,

wherein the event is to be detected based on sensor data associated with the computing device and the event is to be a physical transition of the computing device into a tablet mode, the tablet mode comprising the embedded keyboard folded behind a touch enabled display in a single piece configuration,

wherein the logic is to use the sensor data to determine whether a user is grasping the embedded keyboard, and wherein the second subset of keys is re-mapped if the user is grasping the embedded keyboard.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic is to group two or more keys in the second subset into a common function.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the event is to be one of a transition of the computing device into an active state while the computing device is in a tablet mode or a launch of the application while the computing device is in the tablet mode.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic is to send a re-direct command to an embedded controller associated with the embedded keyboard.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic is to adjust the re-mapping of the second subset of keys in response to a physical transition of the computing device between a portrait mode and a landscape mode.

6. A computing device comprising:

a battery to supply power to the computing device; an embedded keyboard with a default mapping of keys to functions; and

a sensor hub including logic, implemented at least partially in fixed-functionality hardware, to:

detect an event on the computing device,

disable a first subset of keys on the embedded keyboard in response to the event, and re-map a second subset of keys on the embedded keyboard to one or more different functions if an application running on the computing device supports keyboard re-mapping,

wherein the event is to be detected based on sensor data associated with the computing device and the event is to be a physical transition of the computing device into a tablet mode, the tablet mode comprising the embedded keyboard folded behind a touch enabled display in a single piece configuration,

wherein the logic is to use the sensor data to determine whether a user is grasping the embedded keyboard, and wherein the second subset of keys is re-mapped if the user is grasping the embedded keyboard.

7. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the logic is to group two or more keys in the second subset into a common function.

8. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the event is to be one of a transition of the computing device into an active state while the computing device is in a tablet mode or a launch of the application while the computing device is in the tablet mode.

9. The computing device of claim 6 , further including an embedded controller associated with the embedded keyboard, wherein the logic is to send a re-direct command to the embedded keyboard.

10. A method comprising:

detecting an event on a computing device having an embedded keyboard with a default mapping of keys to functions;

disabling a first subset of keys on the embedded keyboard in response to the event; and

re-mapping a second subset of keys on the embedded keyboard to one or more different functions if an application running on the computing device supports keyboard re-mapping,

wherein the event is detected based on sensor data associated with the computing device and the event is a physical transition of the computing device into a tablet mode, the tablet mode comprising the embedded keyboard folded behind a touch enabled display in a single piece configuration,

wherein the logic is to use the sensor data to determine whether a user is grasping the embedded keyboard, and wherein the second subset of keys is re-mapped if the user is grasping the embedded keyboard.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein re-mapping the second subset of keys includes grouping two or more keys in the second subset into a common function.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein re-mapping the second subset of keys includes sending a re-direct command to an embedded controller associated with the embedded keyboard.

13. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed by a computing device having an embedded keyboard

with a default mapping of keys to functions, cause the computing device to: detect an event on the computing device; disable a first subset of keys on the embedded keyboard in response to the event;

and

re-map a second subset of keys on the embedded keyboard to one or more different functions if an application running on the computing device supports keyboard re-mapping,

wherein the event is to be detected based on sensor data associated with the computing device and the event is to be a physical transition of the computing device into a tablet mode, the tablet mode comprising the embedded keyboard folded behind a touch enabled display in a single piece configuration,

wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to use the sensor data to determine whether a user is grasping the embedded keyboard, and wherein the second subset of keys is re-mapped if the user is grasping the embedded keyboard.

14. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to group two or more keys in the second subset into a common function.

15. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the event is to be one of a transition of the computing device into an active state while the computing device is in a tablet mode or a launch of the application while the computing device is in the tablet mode.

16. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to send a re-direct command to an embedded controller associated with the embedded keyboard.

17. The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to adjust the re-mapping of the second subset of keys in response to a physical transition of the computing device between a portrait mode and a landscape mode.