Information handling system adapting multiple display visual image presentations

1. A portable information handling system comprising:

plural housing portions;

a hinge rotationally coupling at least a first and second of the plural housing portions to rotate between at least closed and clamshell configurations;

a processor disposed in the first housing portion and operable to execute instructions that process information;

a memory disposed in the first housing portion and interfaced with the processor, the memory operable to store the instructions and information;

an embedded controller interfaced with the processor and operable to manage interactions with input devices;

a graphics processor interfaced with the processor and operable to process the information to define visual images;

first and second displays disposed over the first and second housing portions and interfaced with the graphics processor to present the visual images, at least one of the first and second displays having a segmented backlight of plural independently illuminated segments;

a controller interfaced with the segmented backlight and operable to independently illuminate and turn off the segments based upon one or more predetermined conditions, wherein the predetermined condition comprises placement of the keyboard on the at least one of the first and second displays and the controller turns off illumination from the segments disposed under the keyboard; and

a secondary light source disposed under the one of the first and second displays and defining a rectangle shape,

wherein the one of the first and second displays comprises a liquid crystal panel having plural pixels, the liquid crystal panel blanking the pixels to block illumination proximate the secondary light source and clearing the pixels to pass secondary light source illumination over the secondary light source.

2. The portable information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a function key user interface,

wherein the controller illuminates the function key user interface with a segment proximate the keyboard.

3. The portable information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary light source comprises a light guide disposed in the rectangle shape.

4. The portable information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary light source comprises a fiber optic cable light source.

5. A system for displaying visual images, the system comprising:

a first display configured to integrate in a first housing portion and having plural backlight segments;

a second display configured to integrate in a second housing portion rotationally coupled to the first housing portion, the second display having plural backlight segments;

a controller interfaced with the first and second displays, the controller operable to detect a keyboard placed on one of the first and second displays and, in response, to power down the plural backlight segments disposed under the keyboard; and

a secondary light source disposed under one or more of the plural backlight segments of the first display,

wherein the controller highlights illumination of the secondary light source by commanding pixels over the secondary light source to a transparent state and commanding pixels bordering the secondary light source to an opaque state.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein:

the secondary light source defines a touchpad having a rectangle shape;

the controller commands pixels within the rectangle shape to the opaque state; and

the controller disables touch detection outside of the rectangle shape.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the secondary light source comprises a fiber optic cable.

8. A method for presenting visual images at an information handling system, the method comprising:

presenting visual images at first and second displays integrated in first and second housing portions, each of the first and second displays having plural backlight segments;

detecting the first and second housing portions in a clamshell configuration having the first housing portion oriented as a base;

detecting a keyboard placed on the first display;

defining covered and uncovered portions of the first display based upon the keyboard position on the first display;

in response to the detecting a keyboard, powering down plural of the backlight segments at the first display covered portion and presenting the visual images with one or more of the backlight segments at the first display uncovered portion;

illuminating a secondary light source in the uncovered portion of the first display;

powering down one or more backlight segments disposed proximate the secondary light source;

clearing a first set of plural pixels of a liquid crystal panel, the first set of plural pixels disposed over the secondary light source in the uncovered portion to form a shape; and

blanking a second set of the pixels of the liquid crystal panel, the second set of plural pixels disposed proximate the first set of plural pixels.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

presenting a function user interface at the first display proximate the keyboard; and

illuminating the function user interface with at least one of the backlight segments disposed under the function user interface.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

blanking a liquid crystal panel of the first display covered portion; and

selecting content to present at the uncovered portion based upon the keyboard position on the first display.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the secondary light source comprises a line forming a rectangle having a perimeter; and

blanking the second set of the pixels further comprises blanking all of the pixels within the perimeter.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising disabling touch detection of the first display except within the perimeter.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the secondary light source comprises a fiber optic trace disposed under the first display backlight segments.