System and method of utilizing a stylus with an information handling system

1. A stylus communicatively coupled to an information handling system (IHS) having a display for presenting a graphical user interface (GUI), the stylus comprising:

a processor;

a rotary encoder coupled to the processor;

an electromechanical switch coupled to the processor, the electromechanical switch comprising a slider configurable in one position of a plurality of positions;

a set of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configurable to emit light having a color in a visible spectrum; and

a memory medium, coupled to the at least one processor, that stores instructions executable by the processor, which when executed by the processor, cause the stylus to:

receive, via the electromechanical switch, a first user input comprising an indication of the slider in a position of the plurality of positions;

receive, via the rotary encoder, a second user input associated with an element of the GUI;

in response to receiving the second user input, emit, via the set of LEDs, first light emissions of a first color in the visible spectrum;

receive, via the rotary encoder, a third user input associated with a selection associated with the element of the GUI;

in response to receiving, the third user input, emit, via the set of LEDs, second light emissions of a second color in the visible spectrum, different from the first color;

and

communicate, to the IHS, information that indicates the selection associated with the element of the GUI.

2. The stylus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first position is associated with an operating mode of the portable information handling system;

the second position is associated with an operating mode of an application; and

the third position is associated with an operating mode of the stylus.

3. The stylus of claim 2 , wherein:

the first user input comprises movement of the slider to the first position; and

the second user input is associated with one of a power setting, a volume setting and a performance setting of the information handling system.

4. The stylus of claim 2 , wherein:

the first user input comprises movement of the slider to the second position; and

the second user input is associated with selection of one application of a plurality of applications installed on the information handling system.

5. The stylus of claim 4 , wherein:

in response to receiving the second user input associated with a graphic application, the stylus is configured to perform one or more of: operate as one of a scroll wheel to switch between a plurality of windows, rotate a graphic, and select a timeline of a video.

6. The stylus of claim 2 , wherein:

the first user input comprises movement of the slider to the third position;

the third user input comprises a configuration setting;

the set of LEDs is configured to provide the first light emissions via a knob coupled to the rotary encoder; and

the instructions cause the stylus to provide the first light emissions of the first color via the plurality of LEDs.

7. The stylus of claim 6 , wherein:

the set of LEDs includes at least two of a red LED, a green LED, and a blue LED; and

the knob is translucent.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a stylus, a first user input comprising an indication of a slider in a position of a plurality of positions

receiving, via a rotary encoder of the stylus, a second user input associated with a selection associated with an element of a graphical user interface (GUI);

in response to receiving the second user input, providing first light emissions of a first color in a visible spectrum;

receiving, via the rotary encoder, a third user input associated with a selection associated with the element of the GUI;

in response to receiving the third user input, providing second light emissions of a second color in the visible spectrum, different from the first color;

and

in response to receiving the third user input, selecting the second selection associated with the element of the GUI.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

in response to the receiving the first user input indicating the slider is in a first position, displaying a set of GUI items associated with an operating mode of the information handling system;

in response to the receiving the first user input indicating the slider is in a second position, displaying a set of GUI items associated with an operating mode of an application; and

in response to the receiving the first user input indicating the slider is in a third position, displaying a set of GUI items associated with an operating mode of the stylus.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

in response to receiving the first user input indicating the slider is in the first position, displaying a set of selections associated with the operating mode of the information handling system, wherein the set of selections associated with the operating mode of the information handling system comprises a power setting, a volume setting and a performance setting of the information handling system;

in response to receiving, via the rotary encoder, the second user input indicating a selection of the set of selections the operating mode of the information handling system, displaying a selection slider for adjusting the operating mode of the information handling system.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the third user input comprises an indication of one of a movement of a tip of the stylus on a surface displaying the GUI and a movement of a cursor on the display.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

in response to receiving the first user input indicating the slider is in the second position, displaying a plurality of icons, each icon associated with an application;

the rotary encoder is configured to scroll between the plurality of icons; and

the second user input comprises and indication of a selection of an application in the plurality of applications.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein:

the third user input comprises one of a rotation of the rotary encoder and a movement of a cursor to indicate adjustment of a setting of the application.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

in response to receiving the first user input indicating the slider is in the third position, displaying a set of selections associated with the operating mode of the stylus;

the rotary encoder is configured to scroll between a plurality of icons associated with a plurality of operating modes of the stylus; and

the second user input comprises and indication of a selection of an operating mode of the stylus.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

the third user input comprises one of a rotation of the rotary encoder, a force sensed on a surface of the device, and a movement of a cursor to indicate adjustment of a setting of the stylus; and

the method comprises the stylus emitting the first light emissions of the first color.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of LEDs include at least two of a red light emitting diode (LED), a green LED, and a blue LED.

17. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the stylus is in contact with a display; and

activating a plurality of pixels associated with a location of contact with the display with the second color.