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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Changsu Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sungsoo Moon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kemsuk Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bongjae Rhee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sangmoon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An interface device and method between an electronic device and an external device using an ear jack of a smart device are disclosed in order to implement an interface that is capable of automatically recognizing an ear jack insertion type appcessory. The interface device includes: an electronic device including an ear jack including a plurality of audio signal input and output terminals; an external device including an interface unit including a connector unit configured to be inserted into the ear jack, the connector unit including a plurality of terminals that correspond to the plurality of audio signal input and output terminals provided in the ear jack of the electronic device, respectively; and a recognizing unit on the connector unit of the interface unit configured to recognize whether the external device is connected to the ear jack of the electronic device through a plurality of detections.