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Granted Patent B2
US 12,468,212 · App. 18/408,043 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Electronic device and control method thereof

Inventor: Shinho Kang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G03B21/14H01H47/00
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Patent No.
US 12,468,212
App. No.
18/408,043
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including a socket; a sensor configured to detect whether an object is inserted into the socket; a switch configured to control a supply of a current to the socket; a galvanizing device configured to detect the current flowing through the socket; and a processor that controls the switch based on detection of at least one of results of the sensor and the galvanizing device, wherein the processor is configured to: based on detecting insertion of the object into the socket, control the switch during a preset galvanization time, and control the switch such that the supply of the current to the socket is maintained based on a value of the current flowing through the socket during the preset galvanization time.

Claims (60)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a socket;

a sensor configured to detect whether an object is inserted into the socket;

a switch configured to control a supply of a current to the socket;

a galvanizing device configured to detect the current flowing through the socket; and

a processor that controls the switch based on detection of at least one of results of the sensor and the galvanizing device,

wherein the processor is configured to:

based on detecting insertion of the object into the socket, control the switch during a preset galvanization time, and

control the switch such that the supply of the current to the socket is maintained based on a value of the current flowing through the socket during the preset galvanization time.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the switch such that the supply of the current to the socket is maintained based on the value of the current measured after a first standby time during the preset galvanization time.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

repeat a cycle wherein the switch is turned on during a preset first time and the switch is turned off during a preset second time during the preset galvanization time a plurality of times.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

maintain a turned-on state of the switch based on the value of the current measured after an initial cycle of a preset number of times among a plurality of cycles.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the value of the current being a value between a first current value which is a preset positive value and a second current value which is a preset negative value, control the switch such that the supply of the current to the socket is maintained.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the value of the current being greater than or equal to the first current value or smaller than or equal to the second current value, control the switch such that the supply of the current to the socket is blocked.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the sensor comprises:

a light emitting part that irradiates a light inside the socket;

a light receiving part that is spaced from the light emitting part and recognizes the light; and

a transmitting part that detects a recognition state of the light by the light receiving part and transmits the recognition state to the processor.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the sensor comprises:

a button that protrudes inside the socket, and configured to be pushed and moved when the object is inserted;

a spring that provides an elastic force while supporting the button; and

an electrode that contacts and is separated from the button based on a movement of the button, and configured to supply or block the current to or from the socket.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the galvanizing device comprises:

a galvanizing resistance that is arranged in a route wherein the current flowing through the socket moves;

an amplifier that amplifies a voltage; and

a comparator that receives the voltage and compares the voltage with a preset voltage value, and provides the voltage to the processor.

10 . A control method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting whether an object is inserted into a socket;

controlling a switch that controls supply of a current to the socket during a preset galvanization time;

identifying a value of the current flowing through the socket during the preset galvanization time; and

maintaining the supply of the current to the socket by controlling the switch based on the value of the current.

11 . The control method of an electronic device of claim 10 ,

wherein the identifying the value of the current flowing through the socket during the preset galvanization time comprises:

waiting during a first standby time during the preset galvanization time; and

identifying the value of the current measured after the waiting during the first standby time.

12 . The control method of an electronic device of claim 10 ,

wherein the controlling the switch during the preset galvanization time comprises:

repeating a cycle wherein the switch is turned on during a preset first time and the switch is turned off during a preset second time a plurality of times.

13 . The control method of an electronic device of claim 12 ,

wherein the identifying the value of the current flowing through the socket during the preset galvanization time comprises:

identifying the value of the current measured after an initial cycle of a preset number of times among a plurality of cycles.

14 . The control method of an electronic device of claim 10 ,

wherein the identifying the value of the current flowing through the socket during the preset galvanization time comprises:

based on the value of the current being a value between a first current value which is a preset positive value and a second current value which is a preset negative value, proceeding to the maintaining of the supply of the current to the socket.

15 . The control method of an electronic device of claim 14 ,

wherein the identifying the value of the current flowing through the socket during the preset galvanization time further comprises:

based on the value of the current being greater than or equal to the first current value or smaller than or equal to the second current value, controlling the switch to block the supply of the current to the socket.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2024
From: KANG, SHINHO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066068/0431 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0111171 · Aug 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022009533 · Jul 1, 2022
Related Publication 20240176218A1 · May 30, 2024
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