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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Sehyun Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dongil Son, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 13/4063 (2013.01); H04M 1/6058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for detecting an accessory in an electronic device. A connection of accessory with an interface unit is detected. An analog signal in a predetermined frequency is generated. The generated analog signal is applied to an identification terminal of the interface unit. The applied analog signal is converted to a digital signal and the type of the accessory is identified based on the converted digital signal.