- Patent Title: Electronic apparatus capable of being connected to multiple external apparatuses having different protocols through a connection port and method of controlling the same
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Application No.: US17162437Application Date: 2021-01-29
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Publication No.: US11314663B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Hyunjong Shin , Minsang Kim
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2020-0011372 20200130
- Main IPC: G06F13/10
- IPC: G06F13/10

Abstract:
An electronic apparatus includes a connection port having a plurality of pins, the connection port being configured to receive a signal through a first pin, the first pin being predefined to correspond to any one of signals of a plurality of protocols receivable through the connection port; and a processor configured to: identify, based on a connection between a connector of an external apparatus and the connection port, whether the signal has a characteristic defined for the first pin, identify, based on the identification that the signal has the characteristic, a protocol corresponding to the characteristic among the plurality of protocols, and control to communicate with the external apparatus based on the identified protocol.
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