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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Chul-Kwi Kim, Seoul, KR;
Woo-Jin Jung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtung, gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3051 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G06F 11/2289 (2013.01); G06F 11/3041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for identifying a type of an external device connected to an interface connector in an electronic device. The electronic device may measure a voltage of power that is input to a power supply terminal of the interface connector that includes the power supply terminal and is configured to connect with an external device. The electronic device may identify a type of the external device connected to the interface connector based on the voltage of the input power. In addition, other embodiments are also possible.