Apparatus and method for preventing malfunction in an electronic device
US9927383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2420/05
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for operation of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining if an object is detected at a first terminal and a second terminal among a plurality of terminals of an ear jack. If the object is detected, the impedance of the second terminal is calculated, and a type of the object is determined according to the calculated impedance.
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