Analog and digital audio auto sense

A method for selectively sending an analog signal provided by a device to an analog speaker or a digital signal provided by the device to a digital speaker, comprising:

• measuring an electrical characteristic at an input of a speaker;
• determining whether the speaker is an analog speaker or a digital speaker based upon the measured electrical characteristic;
• in the event the speaker is determined to be an analog speaker, sending the analog signal from the device to the input of the speaker;
• and
• otherwise, sending the digital signal from the device to the input of the speaker.

A method for selectively sending a first signal or a second signal provided by a device to an output receptacle of the device having first and second contacts, comprising:

• determining an electrical characteristic between the first and second contacts;
• in the event the electrical characteristic is determined to be a predetermined value, sending the first signal provided by the device to the output receptacle;
• and
• otherwise, sending the second signal provided by the device to the output receptacle;
• one of the first and second signals being an analog signal, and the other of the first and second signals being a digital signal.

A method for selectively sending either a first or a second information output signal provided by a device of an information handling system to an output of an information handling system, comprising:

• monitoring the output for a connector coupled to the output;
• determining the type of connector coupled to the output;
• and
• providing one of the first or second information signals provided by the device to the output based upon the detected type of connector;
• one of the first and second information signals being an analog signal, and the other of the first and second information signals being a digital signal.

A set of computer instructions capable of being stored on a computer readable medium readable by an information handing system to execute steps for selectively sending a first signal or a second signal provided by a first device to an output of the first device, the steps comprising:

• determining an electrical characteristic of a second device coupled to the output of the first device;
• in the event the electrical characteristic is determined to be a predetermined value, sending the first signal provided by the first device to the output;
• and
• otherwise, sending the second signal provided by the first device to the output;
• one of the first and second signals being an analog signal, and the other of the first and second signals being a digital signal.

A set of computer instructions capable of being stored on a computer readable medium readable by an information handing system to execute steps for selectively sending an analog signal provided by a device to an analog speaker or a digital signal provided by the device to a digital speaker, the steps comprising:

• measuring an electrical characteristic at an input of a speaker;
• determining whether the speaker is an analog speaker or a digital speaker based upon the measured electrical characteristic;
• in the event the electrical characteristic is determined to be an analog speaker, sending the analog signal provided by the device to the input of the speaker;
• and
• otherwise, sending the digital signal provided by the device to the input of the speaker.

A set of computer instructions capable of being stored on a computer readable medium readable by an information handing system to execute steps for selectively sending a first signal or a second signal provided by a device to an output receptacle having first and second contacts, comprising:

• determining an electrical characteristic between the first and second contacts;
• in the event the electrical characteristic is determined to be a predetermined value, sending the first signal provided by the device to the output receptacle;
• and
• otherwise, sending the second signal provided by the device to the output receptacle;
• one of the first and second signals being an analog signal, and the other of the first and second signals being a digital signal.

A set of computer instructions capable of being stored on a computer readable medium readable by an information handing system to execute steps for selectively sending either a first or a second information output signal provided by a device of an information handling system to an output of an information handling system, comprising:

• monitoring the output for a connector coupled to the output;
• determining the type of connector coupled to the output;
• and
• providing one of the first or second information signals provided by the device to the output based upon the detected type of connector;
• one of the first and second information signals being an analog signal, and the other of the first and second information signals being a digital signal.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for detecting an electrical characteristic of a second device coupled to an output of a first device;
• means for sending a first signal to the output of the first device in the event said detecting means detects the electrical characteristic of the second device to be a first characteristic;
• and
• means for sending a second signal to the output of the first device in the event said detecting means detects the electrical characteristic of the second device to be a second characteristic;
• one of the first and second signals being an analog signal, and the other of the first and second signals being a digital signal.