Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Wan Ho Roh

So Young Kim

Dae Kwang Jung

Jong Moo Lee

Geon Soo Kim

Ji Woo Lee

Min Sik Kim

Hyun Suk Choi

Jin Wan An

Shi Yun Cho

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touchscreen display, a pressure sensor positioned to sense external pressure against the display, a fingerprint sensor positioned to detect a fingerprint on at least a portion of the display, a processor electrically coupled to the display, the pressure sensor, and the fingerprint sensor, and a memory electrically coupled to the processor, in which the memory stores at least one registered fingerprint. The processor is configured to sense pressure of a user's finger against the display using the pressure sensor, upon sensing of the pressure, activate the fingerprint sensor, detect a fingerprint of the finger using the fingerprint sensor, determine whether the detected fingerprint is matched with any of the at least one registered fingerprint, and perform a preselected function without further requiring authentication, when the detected fingerprint is matched with any of the at least one registered fingerprint.

Fingerprint verification method and electronic device for performing the same

An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, an input module, and a processor. The processor executes the method, including displaying a group icon representing a plurality of icons associated with a plurality of applications in a display, setting a function associated with at least two applications of the plurality of applications for execution in response to a specified user input to the group icon, and executing the at least two applications and the set function in response to detecting the specified user input associated with the group icon.

User input processing method and electronic device performing the same

An electronic device is disclosed which includes a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, a display disposed between the first surface and the second surface, at least a part of the display being exposed through the first surface, a pressure sensor disposed between the display and the second surface and detecting pressure of an external object applied on the display, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the pressure sensor. If a touch input of a specified pressure intensity or more is made by the external object in any region on the display, the processor activates at least one virtual function key operating in common with respect to any screens to be displayed in the display.

Display operating method and electronic device supporting the same

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Wan Ho Roh