Patent ID: 11936234
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system connected to a USB device through a USB cable, the IVI system including (1) a USB charging unit configured to transfer, to the USB device through the USB cable, internal power of the IVI system for low-speed USB charging, and (2) a switch unit configured to transfer, to the USB device through the USB cable, external power transferred to the IVI system for high-speed USB charging, the method comprising:
receiving, from the USB device through the USB cable, connector identification data;
determining, based on the received connector identification data, a connector type of the USB device; and
controlling, based on the determined connector type of the USB device, the USB charging unit and the switch unit to transfer the internal power or the external power to the USB device through the USB cable.