Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jinwook Kang

Hyeonho Kim

Yeunwook Lim

Hyemi Lee

Mijung Park

Yonggil Han

Yangsoo Lee

Soyoung Park

Haedong Lee

Piljoo Yoon

Sangmin Bae

Kangwook Her

Provided is an electronic device. The electronic device may include a display, a fingerprint sensor provided in an area of the display, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may receive a user input for fingerprint registration, based on the user input, control the display to display a first user interface displaying information to guide a position for a touch input based on a position of the fingerprint sensor at a first position on the display, and based on receiving a first touch on the first user interface, control the display to display a second user interface indicating a degree of a fingerprint recognition related to the first touch.

Electronic device guiding user touch input and method for controlling the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch sensor, a fingerprint sensor, a display, and a processor. The display includes a display region having a fingerprint sensing region. The processor is configured to detect a touch input for the fingerprint sensing region by using the touch sensor, and to acquire touch information, corresponding to the touch input, on the display. In addition, the processor is configured to determine a graphic object for guiding acquisition of a user's fingerprint corresponding to the touch input through the fingerprint sensing region, based at least on the touch information. Also, the processor is configured to display the graphic object through the fingerprint sensing region of the display or proximity thereof.

Electronic device and method for acquiring fingerprint information

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Gumi-si, South Korea

Jinwook Kang