Interface device and method between electronic device and external device using ear jack of the electronic device

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 dev...

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Main Authors Lee, Sangmoon, Lee, Changsu, Rhee, Bongjae, Moon, Sungsoo, Seo, Kemsuk
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.05.2018
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615011227