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US 2016/0105747 A1Published application
Electronic device and method for detecting plug type of audio device inserted into electronic device
AssigneeChiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorsCHUN-WEI CHENG, CHAO-YUN YU
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Abstract
An electronic device for determining a type of an audio device plugged into the electronic device includes an audio port configured to receive a plug of the audio device, a plug detection system configured to determine a plug type of the audio device from the audio port, and a display configured to display the plug type. The plug type includes a three-section plug and a four-section earphone plug. The three-section plug is either a three-section earphone plug or a three-section external speaker plug.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- determining a plug type of an audio device plugged into an audio port of an electronic device;
- and
- when it is determined that the plug type is a four-section earphone plug,
- displaying that the plug type is a four-section earphone plug;
- when it is determined that the plug type is a three-section plug,
- determining whether the three-section plug is a three-section earphone plug or a three-section external speaker plug;
- enabling a microphone of the electronic device and displaying that the plug type is the three-section earphone plug when the three-section plug is determined to be the three-section earphone plug;
- and
- displaying that the plug type is the three-section external speaker plug when it is determined that the plug type is a three-section external speaker plug;
- and
- enabling functions of the audio device.
8 more elements
An electronic device comprising:
- an audio port configured to receive a plug of an audio device;
- a plug detection system configured to determine a plug type of the audio device from the audio port;
- a display configured to display the plug type;
- a storage unit configured to store a plurality of instructions of a plurality of modules of the plug detection system;
- and
- a processing unit configured to execute the plurality of instructions of the plurality of modules of the plug detection system;
- wherein the plug type comprises a three-section plug and a four-section earphone plug;
- and
- wherein the three-section plug is either a three-section earphone plug or a three-section external speaker plug.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.