Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Pil-Joo Yoon

Geon-Soo Kim

Yong-Joon Jeon

Jin-Hong Jeong

Hyung-Woo Shin

Jeong-Hyun Pang

Bo-Kun Choi

Doo-Suk Kang

Hyemi Lee

Dong-Hyun Yeom

Tushar Balasaheb Sandhan

Han-Jib Kim

Haedong Lee

Kyungsoo Lim

Soo-Ji Hwang

Hae-Dong Lee

Dong-Il Son

Seung-Cheol Lee

Min-Kyung Hwang

Sun-Kee Lee

Sun-Min Hwang

Ki-Ho Cho

Jaehyung Park

Hye-Mi Lee

Jin-Gil Yang

Jiwoong Oh

Jong-Sung Joo

Yong-Gil Han

Hyeongwook Yang

Jinhoon Cho

Je-Hyun Lee

In-Young Choi

Yumin Jung

Haechang Lee

Seung-Soo Woo

Heekuk Lee

Hee-Kuk Lee

Kwang-Weon Park

Hyoung-Tak Cho

A-Reum Choi

Jin-Hoon Cho

Hyeong-Wook Yang

Ji-Su Oh

The present invention relates to an electronic device for performing authentication by using biometric information and an operating method thereof, the electronic device comprising: a first biometric sensor for acquiring biometric information by a first method; a second biometric sensor for acquiring the biometric information or other biometric data by a second method; a display; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire context information relating to the first method and the second method, select at least one method from the first method and the second method on the basis of at least a part of the context information, and display at least one graphic object corresponding to the at least one authentication method through the display.

Electronic device for performing authentication by using multiple biometric sensors and operation method thereof

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a touch sensor; a fingerprint sensor that is formed in at least a partial area of the touch sensor and is capable of obtaining fingerprint information about an external object; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: sense the movement of the external object by using the touch sensor while sensing the fingerprint information; when the movement satisfies a first designated condition, perform authentication on the external object by using the fingerprint information; and when the movement satisfies a second designated condition, stop the operation of sensing the fingerprint information and provide information related to the movement.

Electronic device for obtaining fingerprints and control method thereof

An electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. The electronic device includes a first communication module; a sensing device; a display; and a processor functionally connected with the first communication module, the sensing device, and the display, and configured to access a first external electronic device through the first communication module, and correlate information on a first item obtained from the first external electronic device with an integrated storage area; and obtain information on a second item outside the electronic device using the sensing device, and correlate the obtained information with the integrated storage area. Further, other embodiments are possible.

Electronic device and method for performing plurality of payments

The present invention is for registering and authenticating biometric data in an electronic device, the electronic device including: a display including a touch sensor; a fingerprint sensor for acquiring fingerprint data through at least a partial region of the display region of the display; and a processor. Here, the processor can be set to: acquire first touch information from a first user input using the touch sensor, in response to the first user input for registering a fingerprint of a user; acquire first fingerprint data using the fingerprint sensor; register the first fingerprint data as fingerprint information based on the first touch information, the registering operation including an operation for classifying the first fingerprint data based on the first touch information; acquire second touch information from a second user input using the touch sensor, in response to the second user input for authenticating the fingerprint of the user; acquire second fingerprint data using the fingerprint sensor; select a candidate group for comparison from among the fingerprint information based on the second touch information; and compare fingerprint data included in the candidate group with the second fingerprint data.

Method for registering and authenticating biometric data and electronic device thereof

An electronic device includes at least one communication circuit, and a processor electrically connected with the at least one communication circuit. The processor may be configured to select an external electronic device in response to a user input, broadcast, through the at least one communication circuit using a first protocol, a connection request for a second protocol-based communication with the external electronic device, receive a response to the connection request from the external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit, and perform communication with the external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit using a second protocol, based on connection information about the external electronic device for the second protocol-based communication, the connection information being contained in the response.

Electronic device for performing communication with external electronic device

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 for acquiring biometric information may include a display, and a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial display region of the display. A processor may execute a first application in which a graphical object is displayed, for controlling a designated function other than a fingerprint registration function. A user input on the graphical object may be used to collect fingerprint information, which is used as part of a fingerprint registration function.

Method of acquiring biometric data and electronic device therefor

A method and an apparatus are provided. The method and apparatus include a display, a fingerprint sensor formed in at least a part of a display area of the display, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to identify content including at least one object to be displayed on the display, when the content is not associated with acquisition of fingerprint information, display the at least one object at a predetermined position, and when the content is associated with the acquisition of the fingerprint information, display the at least one object in at least the part of the display area in which the fingerprint sensor is formed. Other embodiments are also possible.

Method of displaying user interface related to user authentication and electronic device for implementing same

A method for operating an electronic device includes determining whether a preset triggering condition is satisfied; when satisfying the preset triggering condition, requesting extended page data corresponding to the triggering condition, from either a server or a connectable device; and receiving the requested data from either the server or the connectable device, and adding and displaying at least one page in a home screen.

Electronic device and method for adding home screen page

Display apparatus and method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, and a processor. The processor fetches a display region for displaying a screen when an application is executed, and fetches and displays a plurality of screens in the fetched display region.

Method for displaying and an electronic device thereof

A method for effect display of an electronic device, and the electronic device thereof are provided. The method in the electronic device includes obtaining a correlation among a plurality of objects extracted from an image, and displaying at least any one of the plurality of objects by adding an effect, on the basis of the correlation. Further, other exemplary embodiments are also included in the present disclosure in addition to the aforementioned exemplary embodiments.

Method for effect display of electronic device, and electronic device thereof

A method and an electronic device for controlling a virtual keypad are provided. The method for displaying the virtual keypad of the electronic device includes detecting execution of an application allowing text input, detecting at least one touch subject within a threshold distance of a touch screen, and when detecting at least one touch subject within the threshold distance of the touch screen, displaying a virtual keypad.

Method and electronic device for displaying virtual keypad

A method and an apparatus for managing an application are provided. A method of managing an electronic device includes deleting an application, detecting entering of an icon edit mode, and displaying an icon of the deleted application when in the icon edit mode.

Method for managing application and electronic device thereof

A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method of operating an electronic device includes generating at least one second moving picture representing a reaction to a first moving picture of a user of the electronic device based on a visual point of the first moving picture using an image sensor included in the electronic device while playing the first moving picture captured or received from a server. The method also includes generating a third moving picture in which at least a portion of the second moving picture is coupled to a partial area of the first moving picture at a corresponding visual point of the first moving picture.

Method for operating moving pictures and electronic device thereof

A method and apparatus for zooming in/out and displaying display information in an electronic device are provided. The method includes detecting an angle according to a touch movement and zooming in/out display information based on the angle according to the touch movement.

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Pil-Joo Yoon