IP Library Granted Patent US 9,424,732
Granted Patent B2
US 9,424,732 · App. 14/533,525 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Detached accessory notification

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Patent No.
US 9,424,732
App. No.
14/533,525
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method comprising: associating, using a processor, an accessory with an information handling device; detecting, using a processor, a trigger event associated with the information handling device; determining, using a processor, the accessory is no longer within a predetermined proximity to the information handling device; and providing, using a processor, a notification to a user. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (35)

1. A method, comprising:

associating, using a processor, a stylus with an information handling device;

detecting, using a processor, that the information handling device is moving;

determining, using a processor, the stylus is not within an onboard storage location within the information handling device; and

providing, using a processor, a notification to a user that the stylus is not within the onboard storage location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the stylus is not within the onboard storage location comprises using a sensor located in a location selected from the group consisting of: on the information handling device and on the stylus.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining location information associated with the stylus no longer being within the onboard storage location; and

communicating the location information to the user.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the obtaining comprises receiving data from the information handling device, wherein the data includes information regarding a last known attached location of the stylus.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the data is selected from the group consisting of sensor data and scheduling data.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the obtaining location information occurs at a time associated with an event selected from the group consisting of the detecting, the determining, and the providing.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting further comprises detecting an event selected from the group consisting of: detecting that the information handling device is changing power modes, detecting that the information handling device is using a particular power source, detecting that the information handling device is in a particular location, and detecting that a predetermined amount of time has passed.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the informing comprises a notification selected from the group consisting of: a haptic notification, an audible notification, and a visual notification.

9. An information handling device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

associate a stylus with an information handling device;

detect that the information handling device is moving;

determine the stylus is not within an onboard storage location within the information handling device; and

provide a notification to a user that the stylus is not within the onboard storage location.

10. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the determining the stylus is not within the onboard storage location comprises using a sensor located in a location selected from the group consisting of: on the information handling device and on the stylus.

11. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

obtain location information associated with the stylus no longer being within the onboard storage location; and

communicate the location information to the user.

12. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein to obtain comprises receiving data from the information handling device, wherein the data includes information regarding a last known attached location of the stylus.

13. The information handling device of claim 12 , wherein the data is selected from the group consisting of sensor data and scheduling data.

14. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein to obtain location information occurs at a time associated with an event selected from the group consisting of: to detect, to determine, and to provide.

15. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to detect comprise instructions that detect an event selected from the group consisting of: information handling device is changing power modes, the information handling device is using a particular power source, the information handling device is in a particular location, and a predetermined amount of time has passed.

16. A product, comprising:

a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by the processor and comprising:

code that associates, using a processor, a stylus with an information handling device;

code that detects, using a processor, that the information handling device is moving;

code that determines, using a processor, the stylus is not longer within an onboard storage location within the information handling device; and

code that provides, using a processor, a notification to a user that the stylus is not within the onboard storage location.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049689/0419 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2014
From: FENG, XIN; FRICKLAS, ETHAN JOSHUA; OSBORNE, CHRISTOPHER MILES; NAKADA, KAZUO; TAKAHASHI, SHINNOSUKE; HILL, DAVID WAYNE
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
Reel/Frame 034108/0564 →