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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Eun-Seok Hong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and an operation method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a connecting unit configured to connect to an external power supply device that provides power to the electronic device; a first power managing unit configured to drive the electronic device using power provided from a first external power supply device connected to the connecting unit; a second power managing unit configured to charge a battery contained in the electronic device using power provided from a second external power supply device connected to the connecting unit; and a switching module configured to connect the connecting unit to one of the first power managing unit and the second power managing unit. Also, connection pins are not configured redundantly and respectively for external power supply devices, but a connecting unit is unified through a single common wiring and is commonly used, and thus, a wiring and components for supplying power may be reduced.