US 12,130,762 B2
Host system and device for performing environment setting based on connection direction of connector and operating method of host system
Junyoung Moon, Suwon-si (KR); and Sangmin Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/836,829.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0076992 (KR), filed on Jun. 14, 2021; and application No. 10-2022-0040460 (KR), filed on Mar. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2022/0398205 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 13/385 (2013.01) [G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A host system for communicating with a device, the host system comprising:
a connector having a structure configured to connect to the device irrespective of a direction, and comprising a plurality of pins disposed thereon;
a connection direction detector configured to detect a direction in which the device is connected to the host system by detecting a signal from at least one first pin of the plurality of pins; and
a setting controller configured to receive, from the device, setting information related to a configuration supported by the device and control a configuration operation on the device based on direction information from the connection direction detector, the direction information specifying the direction in which the device is connected to the host system,
wherein the host system is configured to perform control such that
a function of the device associated with transfer of data to or from the device is enabled in response to the device being connected to the host system in a first direction, and disabled in response to the device being connected to the host system in a second direction.