Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Moon-Su Chang

Yang-Soo Lee

Dong-Hyun Yeom

Joo-Yeon Lee

Tea-In An

Naveen Kumar Budda

Ramagopala Reddy Palukuri

A method and an apparatus for performing authentication are provided. The method includes performing, by a first authentication unit in a first electronic device, authentication with respect to a second electronic device that requests authentication through a first communication mode and when the second electronic device is authenticated, transmitting first information used for controlling the first electronic device to the second electronic device through the first communication mode and transferring second information indicating that the second electronic device is authenticated to a second authentication unit in the first electronic device.

Method for performing authentication and electronic device thereof

An apparatus and a method for outputting contents where an Output Protection Level (OPL) has been set to an extension device in an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a secure processor for decrypting and decoding contents where a right to use the contents has been set using a secure Operating System (OS). When receiving an external output request for contents whose external output is not allowed, the secure processor stops generating of decoded data transmitted to an extension device.

Apparatus and method for reproducing contents in electronic device

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Moon-Su Chang