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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2010
Ching-chung Hung, Taoyuan County, TW;
Tsung-pao Kuan, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yu-peng Lai, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chia-wei Hsu, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hsiu-hung Chou, Taoyuan County, TW;
Ching-Chung Hung, Taoyuan County, TW;
Tsung-Pao Kuan, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yu-Peng Lai, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chia-Wei Hsu, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hsiu-Hung Chou, Taoyuan County, TW;
HTC Corporation, Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
The invention provides a method for an electronic device for automatically detecting and identifying a peripheral device. The electronic device comprises a connector having a first pin and a second pin and connects to a peripheral device through the connector. The method comprises the steps of determining whether the peripheral device is connected to the connector; reading a first state of the first pin and the second pin when determining that the peripheral device is connected to the connector; setting a voltage of the first pin to a first voltage level and then reading a second state of the first pin and the second pin; and identifying the peripheral device according to the first state and the second state. The invention also provides an electronic device and an electronic system utilizing the above-mentioned method.