US 12,079,048 B2
Dynamically illuminated element on information handling system bezel
Sean P. O'Donnell, Poughkeepsie, NY (US); Richard Crisp, Austin, TX (US); Matthew B. Gilbert, Austin, TX (US); Scott C. Lauffer, Austin, TX (US); Timothy M. Lambert, Austin, TX (US); Libertad Paloma Escobar Carrizales, Austin, TX (US); and Peter Kaltenbach, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/232,846.
Prior Publication US 2022/0334621 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 1/182 (2013.01) [G06F 1/181 (2013.01); G06F 11/3055 (2013.01); G06F 11/325 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bezel configured to mechanically couple to a housing for housing components of an information handling system, the bezel comprising:
one or more mechanical features for mechanically coupling the bezel to the housing;
an illumination module mechanically coupled to a mechanical structure of the bezel wherein the illumination module includes:
a segmented light guide located within a light guide housing; and
a printed circuit board, containing a plurality of visual indicators, covering a backside of the light guide housing; and
a bezel connector having a plurality of pins communicatively coupled to the illumination module, the bezel connector configured to communicatively couple the illumination module to an access controller of the information handling system housed within the housing, such that the illumination module receives instructions from the access controller for causing the plurality of visual indicators to display a brand behavior illumination indicative of a brand characteristic of the information handling system.