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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Goldpeak Innovations Inc, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Kil-Ho Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Cheul-Hong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
GOLDPEAK INNOVATIONS INC, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2015.01); H05K 11/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72563 (2013.01); H04M 1/0202 (2013.01); H04M 1/0254 (2013.01); H04M 1/6058 (2013.01); H04M 1/72527 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus to control an external device includes a connector to electrically connect with the external device, a connection detector to determine whether the external device is electrically connected to the connector, and a controller to obtain level information corresponding to the external device from the connector, to deter mine a type of the external device based on the level information, and to control execution of a function of the apparatus based on the determined type, wherein the level information is different according to the type of the external device.