Systems, Devices, and Methods for Dynamically Providing User Interface Controls at a Touch-Sensitive Secondary Display

Abstract

An example method occurs at a computing system comprising one or more processors, memory, a first housing that includes a primary display, and a second housing at least partially containing: (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a respective key that is adjacent to at least one key of the physical keyboard and the respective key including a fingerprint sensor. The method includes receiving an input at the respective key, and in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a first type, initiating a process for logging out, restarting, and/or powering-off portable computing system. The method also includes that receiving an input at the respective key, and in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a second type, performing an operation associated with a fingerprint detected by the fingerprint sensor associated with the respective key.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 at a computing system comprising one or more processors, memory, a first housing that includes a primary display, and a second housing at least partially containing: (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a respective key that is adjacent to at least one key of the physical keyboard and the respective key including a fingerprint sensor:   receiving an input at the respective key;
 in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a first type, initiating a process for logging out, restarting, and/or powering-off portable computing system; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a second type, performing an operation associated with a fingerprint detected by the fingerprint sensor associated with the respective key. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the respective key is adjacent to a function row of the physical keyboard. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the respective key is above the function row. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the respective key is part of a function row of the physical keyboard. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the respective key is in a row of keys. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second housing is peripheral keyboard that is detached from the first housing. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second housing is a body portion of a laptop that is coupled to a display portion. 
     
     
         8 . A computing system, comprising:
 one or more processors;   memory;   a first housing that includes a primary display;   a second housing at least partially containing: (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a respective key that is adjacent to at least one key of the physical keyboard and the respective key including a fingerprint sensor;   memory; and   one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
 receiving an input at the respective key;
 in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a first type, initiating a process for logging out, restarting, and/or powering-off portable computing system; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a second type, performing an operation associated with a fingerprint detected by the fingerprint sensor associated with the respective key. 
 
   
     
     
         9 . The computing system of  claim 8 , wherein the respective key is adjacent to a function row of the physical keyboard. 
     
     
         10 . The computing system of  claim 9 , wherein the respective key is above the function row. 
     
     
         11 . The computing system of  claim 8 , wherein the respective key is part of a function row of the physical keyboard. 
     
     
         12 . The computing system of  claim 8 , wherein the respective key is in a row of keys. 
     
     
         13 . The computing system of  claim 8 , wherein the second housing is peripheral keyboard that is detached from the first housing. 
     
     
         14 . The computing system of  claim 8 , wherein the second housing is a body portion of a laptop that is coupled to a display portion. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions that, when executed by a computing system with a first housing that includes a primary display, and a second housing at least partially containing: (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a respective key that is adjacent to at least one key of the physical keyboard and the respective key including a fingerprint sensor, cause the computing system to:
 receive an input at the respective key;
 in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a first type, initiating a process for logging out, restarting, and/or powering-off portable computing system; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the input at the respective key is an input of a second type, performing an operation associated with a fingerprint detected by the fingerprint sensor associated with the respective key. 
   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the respective key is adjacent to a function row of the physical keyboard. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the respective key is above the function row. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the respective key is part of a function row of the physical keyboard. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the respective key is in a row of keys. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the second housing is peripheral keyboard that is detached from the first housing. 
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the second housing is a body portion of a laptop that is coupled to a display portion.