Electronic device including input module
US10401982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1686
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including at least one receiving hole exposed to an outside, a magnet disposed inside the housing and adjacent to the at least one receiving hole, an input module configured to be insertable into the at least one receiving hole and including a ferrite core configured to block or redirect part of a magnetic field generated from the magnet, a sensor unit disposed inside the housing and configured to sense the magnetic field generated from the magnet, and a controller configured to sense whether the input module is inserted into the at least one receiving hole by a signal according to a strength of the magnetic field sensed by the sensor unit.
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