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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a display; an input interface including a first high-speed multimedia interface (HDMI) port configured to connect to a first source device, and a second HDMI port configured to connect to a second source device; and at least one processor operatively connected with the display and the input interface, wherein a first switching device is provided in a first consumer electronic control (CEC) line corresponding to the first HDMI port, and a second switching device is provided in a second CEC line corresponding to the second HDMI port, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to: control, based on a malfunction associated with a CEC function being identified from the first source device or the second source device, the display to display a user interface (UI) for turning off the CEC function, and turn off the CEC function by separately controlling at least one of the first switching device or the second switching device based on a user command received through the UI.