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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Jong-Hun Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/00 (2006.01); H01H 83/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G05F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); Y10T 307/766 (2015.04); Y10T 307/826 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method for controlling a power output by an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining whether power is supplied by the electronic device to an external electronic device, by checking a connection unit of the electronic device, determining whether data communication with the external electronic device is possible, based on the determination, and controlling the output of power through the connection unit, based on a result of the determination of whether the data communication is possible.