Information handling system totem holder
An information handling system interacts with a totem through a touchscreen display, such as with movement of the totem or pressured applied on the totem. A totem holder manages totem position on the touchscreen display to maintain the totem in a desired location, such as to prevent sliding of the totem in the event of motion of the touchscreen display from a horizontal to a more vertical orientation.
1. A system for interacting with an information handling system, the system comprising:
a touchscreen display operable to present information as visual images and to accept touches as inputs, the touchscreen display adjustable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation;
a totem having a bottom surface configured to touch the touchscreen in an identifiable pattern so that rotational movement applied to the totem is discernible as touch inputs at the touchscreen display;
a touch controller interfaced with the touchscreen display and operable to detect rotational movement of the totem bottom surface against the touchscreen display about a central axis and apply the rotational movement as input values to the information handling system; and
a totem holder coupled to the touchscreen display and configured to engage the totem to maintain the totem central axis in a fixed position on the touchscreen display during rotational movement of the totem about the central axis, the totem holder comprising a support portion that engages with the totem and a strap portion coupled to the support portion at a first end and to the touchscreen display at a second end, the strap portion maintaining the support portion in a desired position at the touchscreen display;
wherein the touch controller is further operable to recognize touches of a predetermined shape as touches by the strap portion and ignore such touches.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the strap portion comprises a transparent material.
3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a strap receptacle operable to selectively adjust the strap length.
4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a stand coupled to the touchscreen display, the stand operable to rotate the touchscreen display between horizontal and vertical orientations.
5. A system for interacting with an information handling system, the system comprising:
a touchscreen display operable to present information as visual images and to accept touches as inputs, the touchscreen display adjustable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation;
a totem having a bottom surface configured to touch the touchscreen in an identifiable pattern so that rotational movement applied to the totem is discernible as touch inputs at the touchscreen display;
a touch controller interfaced with the touchscreen display and operable to detect rotational movement of the totem bottom surface against the touchscreen display about a central axis and apply the rotational movement as input values to the information handling system; and
a totem holder coupled to the touchscreen display and configured to engage the totem to maintain the totem central axis in a fixed position on the touchscreen display during rotational movement of the totem about the central axis;
wherein the totem holder comprises:
a support portion that engages with the totem; and
a strap portion extending across the touchscreen display, the support portion coupled to the strap to maintain the totem in a desired position on the touchscreen display; and
wherein the totem comprises capacitive feet disposed at the totem bottom surface and detectable by the touchscreen display through the strap portion.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein the strap portion and support portion comprise opposing tactile surfaces that engage with each other.
7. A method for interacting with an information handling system, the method comprising:
disposing a totem on a touchscreen display surface;
inputting information at the touchscreen with rotational movement at the totem about a central axis of the totem, the inputs detected as touches at the touchscreen display surface;
engaging the totem with a totem holder coupled to the touchscreen display, the totem holder maintaining the totem in a fixed position at the touchscreen display during the rotational movement;
rotating the touchscreen display from a horizontal orientation to a more vertical orientation; and
rotating the totem in the relative position to input information at the touchscreen display, the totem holder maintaining the totem during the rotating;
wherein rotating the totem in the relative position to input information at the touchscreen display further comprises:
rotating the totem to input a line thickness change for a pen;
drawing a line with a pen on the touchscreen display with the pen during the rotating, the display presenting a line of varied thickness in response to the rotating and drawing.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein engaging the totem further comprises:
coupling a flexible material to the touchscreen display; and
coupling a support to the flexible material, the support sized to engage with the totem.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein coupling a flexible material further comprises:
coupling one end of the flexible material to an edge of the display with a receptacle;
selectively adjusting a length of the flexible material with the receptacle to change a height of the support; and
sliding the receptacle along the edge of the display location of the support along the display length.
10. A method for interacting with an information handling system, the method comprising:
disposing a totem on a touchscreen display surface;
inputting information at the touchscreen with rotational movement at the totem about a central axis of the totem, the inputs detected as touches at the touchscreen display surface;
engaging the totem with a totem holder coupled to the touchscreen display, the totem holder maintaining the totem in a fixed position at the touchscreen display during the rotational movement, the totem engaged at least in part by a flexible material coupled to the touchscreen display;
wherein:
the flexible material comprises a substantially transparent material to provide viewing of visual images of the display through the material; and
the touchscreen display filters touches of the material from detection as inputs.
11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:
pressing on the totem to make an input at the touchscreen display; and
detecting the input as pressure applied to the totem.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein engaging the totem with a totem holder coupled to the touchscreen display further comprises:
engaging the totem holder to the flexible material with opposing tactile materials; and
rotating a portion of the totem relative to a base of the totem, the base maintained in position by the tactile material.