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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Changhwan Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jeongseok Park, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a sound input path in an electronic device. The method includes detecting a connection of an earphone device to an earphone interface; detecting a sound input through an earphone microphone, when detecting the connection of the earphone device. The earphone microphone is selected as a sound input device, when detecting the sound input through the earphone microphone. A built-in microphone of the electronic device is selected when the sound input through the earphone microphone is not detected.