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MOBILE DEVICE OF SUPPORTING UART AND USB COMMUNICATION USING SAME CONNECTOR AND OPERATING METHOD THERE-OF

  • US 20110060850A1
  • Filed: 01/15/2009
  • Published: 03/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A mobile device comprising:

  • a universal serial bus (USB) connector;

    a USB module selectively connected with the connector to communicate with an external USB device;

    at least one internal universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) device selectively connected with the connector to communicate with an external UART device;

    a determiner configured to determine whether the connector has been coupled to the external USB device or the external UART device based on a signal applied to at least one of pins of the connector;

    a switching unit configured to selectively connect data lines of the connector to one among the USB module and the at least one internal UART module based on a determination result of the determiner; and

    a central processing unit (CPU) configured to control the switching unit.

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