Touch input settings management

Abstract

In one aspect a method includes: detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device; providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input; responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein touch input is enabled; and responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, disabling touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device;   providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input;   responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein touch input is enabled; and   responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, disabling touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch input device responsive to human touch is disabled. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising, responsive to receiving a reverse input enabling touch input, re-enabling touch input on the touch input device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a table computing device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone. 
     
     
         10 . An information handling device, comprising:
 one or more processors;   a memory in communication with the one or more processors; and   a touch screen;   the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors:   detect an initial input indicating a user selection disabling touch input for the touch screen;   provide a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input;   responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, revert back to a default mode wherein touch input is enabled; and   responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, disable touch input on the touch screen.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch screen responsive to human touch is disabled. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising, responsive to receiving a reverse input enabling touch input, re-enabling touch input on the touch screen. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the information handling device is a table computing device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone. 
     
     
         19 . A program product, comprising:
 a storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising:   program code configured to detect an initial input indicating a user selection disabling touch input for the touch screen;   program code configured to provide a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input;   program code configured to, responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, revert back to a default mode wherein touch input is enabled; and   program code configured to, responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, disable touch input on the touch screen.