Usb dongle device and operation method thereof, dongle expanded device connected to usb dongle device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorGun Hee Park
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Abstract
A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device and method support a connection to a dongle expanded device to perform high speed and multiple communications while observing a USB standard form. The USB dongle device includes a body and a plug formed in an edge of one side of the body. The plug includes a basic connection unit corresponding to a USB basic connection port and an expansion connection unit surrounding the basic connection unit, in which at least one signal line is formed.
Claims20
A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a plug formed in an edge of one side of the body, the plug comprising:
- a basic connection unit corresponding to a USB basic connection port, and
- an expansion connection unit surrounding the basic connection unit, in which at least one signal line is formed.
A dongle expanded device connected to a universal serial bus (USB) dongle device, the dongle expanded device comprising:
- a connector configured to couple to the USB dongle device;
- a power supply unit configured to supply power to the USB dongle device through the connector;
- a display unit configured to display data received from the USB dongle device through the connector;
- and
- an audio input/output unit configured to output an audio signal received from the USB dongle device through the connector, and send a collected audio signal to the USB dongle device.
An operating method of a USB dongle device, the method comprising:
- detecting a connection of the USB dongle device to an external device, the USB dongle device comprising a basic connection unit for USB connection and an expansion connection unit surrounding the basic connection unit that includes at least one signal line;
- and
- controlling a signal path to one of block and maintain a signal path for the expansion connection unit according to a type of the external device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.