Mobile device for multi-channel sound collection and output using common connector, and driving method thereof

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PATENT NO 9179218
APP PUB NO 20130064381A1
SERIAL NO

13557835

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A mobile device for providing multi-channel sound collection and output using a common connector, and a driving method thereof are provided. A mobile device having a sound compressor and a sound decompressor includes a connector slidably receiving a sound collector plug or a sound output plug, a plug identification unit for, if one of the sound collector plug and the sound output plug is coupled to the connector, identifying if the plug coupled to the connector is the sound collector plug or is the sound output plug, a switching unit for electrically coupling the plug coupled to the connector, to the sound compressor, or electrically coupling the plug coupled to the connector, to the sound decompressor, and a controller for controlling switching of the switching unit according to the identification outcome.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD129 SAMSUNG-RO YEONGTONG-GU GYEONGGI-DO SUWON-SI 16677

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Ju-Hee Gyeonggi-do, KR 11 50
Jang, Hyo-Sun Gyeonggi-do, KR 2 3
Jeong, Sung-Hoon Gyeonggi-do, KR 5 45

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