公开(公告)号：US11162991B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16393460

申请日：2019-04-24

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaehwan Lee ,  Hoyeong Lim ,  Kihyun Park ,  Gihoon Lee ,  Duhyun Kim ,  Yongseung Yi ,  Dongil Son

IPC: G01R27/26 ,  H01R9/24 ,  H01R9/26 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device is provided including a connector comprising a plurality of terminals, the connector being configured to be connected with an external device; a circuit electrically connected to at least a subset of the plurality of terminals; and a processor electrically connected to the circuit, wherein the processor is configured to detect a connection of the external device through the connector, detect a first impedance of a first electrical path including a first terminal of the plurality of terminals, detect a second impedance of a second electrical path including a second terminal of the plurality of terminals, and determine a connection direction of the external device connected through the connector, based on the first impedance and the second impedance.

公开(公告)号：US11100038B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16381309

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hoyeong Lim

IPC: G06F13/42 ,  G06F13/38 ,  H01R31/06 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H01R24/64 ,  H03M1/12 ,  H01R107/00

Abstract: An electronic device and method of operating the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first connector configured to be exposed to outside of the housing and include a first number of pins, a second connector configured to be exposed to the outside of the housing and include a second number of pins, and a circuit configured to provide an electrical connection between the first number of pins and the second number of pins, wherein the first number is different from the second number, and wherein, when the first connector is connected with a first external electronic device and the second connector is connected with a second external electronic device, the circuit is configured to receive analog identification (ID) information through at least one pin among the first number of pins, and generate digital ID information at least partially based on the analog ID information so as to provide the digital ID information to at least one of the second number of pins.