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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 24, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Il-Hyung Chung, Osan-si, KR;
Cheol-Ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong-Ho Yu, Yongin-si, KR;
Dae-Woong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and a method for changing modes according to external devices connected through a universal serial bus (USB) and controlling the strength of signals communicated according to changed modes are provided. The method includes detecting a connection with an external device corresponding to booting of the electronic device, determining a mode of the electronic device according to the detected connection with the external device, varying a characteristic setting of an input output (IO) buffer to a certain strength corresponding to the determined mode, and communicating a signal at a strength corresponding to the varied setting.