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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Jung Su Ha, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G09G 5/12 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G09G 5/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/12 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); G06F 1/3265 (2013.01); G09G 5/10 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01); G09G 2320/08 (2013.01); G09G 2330/021 (2013.01); G09G 2370/22 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a display and a controller operatively coupled with the display. The controller is configured to determine whether the apparatus is coupled with an output device external to the apparatus, and to adjust a brightness of the display based at least in part on a determination that the apparatus is coupled with the output device.