Electronic devices and corresponding methods for identifying a companion device type

A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• establishing, with a communication device, a wireless electrical communication channel with a companion device;
• querying, with the communication device, the companion device for companion device type;
• receiving, with the communication device, an EDID extension comprising one of a field of view or a pixel density;
• and
• determining, with one or more processors operable with the communication device, that the companion device consists of a wearable glass projection device when the one of the field of view or the pixel density has a non-zero value.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a wireless communication device;
• and
• one or more processors operable with the wireless communication device;
• the one or more processors identifying a companion device electronically in communication with the wireless communication device as being a wearable glass projection device when a received EDID extension from the companion device includes a non-zero field of view or pixel density value.