Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jin-Hoon Cho

Jae-Myoung Lee

Hyo-Sang Bang

Pil-Joo Yoon

Young-Mi Kim

Hye-Mi Lee

Kyung-Soo Lim

Hyun-Yeul Lee

Hyung-Woo Shin

Youngjay Lee

Seung-Wook Nam

Sang-Su Lee

Martin Jung

Hae-Dong Lee

Soe-Youn Yim

Young-Seong Kim

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a first sensor configured to obtain first biometric information of a first authentication level from a user, a second sensor configured to obtain the first biometric information and/or second biometric information of a second authentication level higher than the first authentication level from the user, a memory configured to store at least one piece of biometric information authenticated in relation with the user, and a processor configured to compare the at least one piece of biometric information with the first biometric information obtained through the first sensor while the electronic device operates in a locked state, to activate a timer to stop input to the first sensor for a designated time when authentication based on the first biometric information fails a designated number of times based on the comparison of the first biometric information, to obtain the second biometric information through the second sensor while the timer is active, and to deactivate the timer when the second biometric information is authenticated based on the at least one piece of biometric information.

Electronic device for performing authentication using multiple authentication means and method for operating the same

An electronic device is provided and includes a touch screen and a processor that is configured to display a first object among a plurality of sequentially arranged objects on the touch screen, display, when a first user input that satisfies a designated condition is detected via the touch screen while the first object is displayed, a second object arranged subsequent to the first object according to an arrangement order among the plurality of objects on the touch screen, and display, when a second user input that does not satisfy the designated condition is detected via the touch screen while the first object is displayed, a third object designated regardless of the arrangement order among the plurality of objects on the touch screen.

Electronic device and method of operating the same

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Jin-Hoon Cho