Electronic device configured to communicate with an external electronic device using a USB connector

A method of an electronic device comprising a universal serial bus (USB) type-C connector for communicating with an external electronic device, the method comprising:

• detecting a connection with the external electronic device using the USB type-C connector;
• receiving information relating to the external electronic device from the external electronic device in response to the connection through a first pin among a plurality of pins of the USB type-C connector;
• receiving user data, which has been inputted through an input/output component of the external electronic device, from the external electronic device through the first pin among the plurality of pins of the USB type-C connector;
• and
• controlling the electronic device based on the received user data,
• wherein the electronic device corresponds to a master device and the external electronic device corresponds to a slave device.

An electronic device comprising:

• a display;
• an input/output component;
• a communication interface comprising a universal serial bus (USB) type-C connector;
• and
• at least one processor electrically connected to the display and to the communication interface and configured to:
• detect a connection with an external electronic device using the USB type-C connector,
• receive first information regarding the external electronic device from the external electronic device in response to the connection through a first pin among a plurality of pins of the USB type-C connector, and
• transmit user data, which has been inputted through the input/output component, to the external electronic device through the first pin among the plurality of pins of the USB type-C connector,
• wherein the electronic device corresponds to a master device and the external electronic device corresponds to a slave device.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed cause an electronic device comprising a universal serial bus (USB) type-C connector to communicate with an external electronic device using a method comprising:

• detecting a connection with the external electronic device using the USB type-C connector;
• receiving information relating to the external electronic device from the external electronic device in response to the connection through a first pin among a plurality of pins of the USB type-C connector;
• receiving user data, which has been inputted through an input/output component of the external electronic device, from the external electronic device through the first pin among the plurality of pins of the USB type-C connector;
• and
• controlling the electronic device based on the received user data,
• wherein the electronic device corresponds to a master device and the external electronic device corresponds to a slave device.