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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Su-Jin Paik, Anyang-si, KR;
Joo-Hoan Do, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seong-Hoon Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Kum-Jong Sun, Suwon-si, KR;
Tae-Hyeon Yu, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-Oog Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yeong-Su Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and method for identifying a detached cover device and a cover device therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a wireless communication circuit disposed within the housing, a touch screen display exposed to the exterior, and a processor disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and the touch screen display. The processor may be configured to sense mounting of the cover device on the touch screen display, identify a conductor pattern of the mounted cover device by scanning the touch screen display on which the cover device is mounted, and identify the mounted cover device on the basis of the identified conductor pattern.