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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jaehwan Lee, Anyang-si, KR;
Hoyeong Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kihyun Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Gihoon Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Duhyun Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Yongseung Yi, Seoul, KR;
Dongil Son, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device is provided including a connector comprising a plurality of terminals, the connector being configured to be connected with an external device; a circuit electrically connected to at least a subset of the plurality of terminals; and a processor electrically connected to the circuit, wherein the processor is configured to detect a connection of the external device through the connector, detect a first impedance of a first electrical path including a first terminal of the plurality of terminals, detect a second impedance of a second electrical path including a second terminal of the plurality of terminals, and determine a connection direction of the external device connected through the connector, based on the first impedance and the second impedance.