Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yong-Gil Han

Chul-Hyung Yang

Dong-Hyun Kim

Jung-Hwan Kim

Sung-Jun Kim

Hyemi Lee

Hyun-Chul Lee

Seung-Eun Lee

Sang-Heon Kim

Pil-Joo Yoon

Min-Chul Kim

Gyu-Cheol Choi

Tae-hwan Wi

Jin-Wan An

Soon-Sang Park

Tae-Ho Kwon

Hyung-Woo Shin

Haedong Lee

Kyungsoo Lim

Shin-Duck Lee

Jong-Phil Lee

Eun-Yeung Lee

Hae-Dong Lee

Jeong-Seob Kim

Woong-Seok Yang

Hyo-Jin Son

Kwang-Taek Woo

Kang-Je Noh

Jong-Jin Bae

Jung-Je Park

Byoung-Kug Kim

Deuk-Kyu Oh

Yeon-Wook Lim

Seung-Ho Yang

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 and an apparatus for performing a Radio Access Technology (RAT) search for an emergency call in a terminal supported by a plurality of communication networks are provided. The method includes identifying at least one communication network which supports a voice telecommunication among the plurality of communication networks providing support in a communication-limited state in which the communication function of the terminal is limited, and performing the RAT search for the identified at least one communication network.

Radio access technology searching method and apparatus for emergency call in terminal supporting a plurality of communication networks

Disclosed is a communication method that prevents excess message transmission and improves the efficiency of a communication system. The method includes transmitting a first connection request message for a service connection to a network by an electronic device, receiving a first connection reject message for the first connection request from the network, abstaining from retransmission of the connection request to the network based on the first connection reject message, determining whether an operation configured in the electronic device belongs to a condition set by the electronic device based on at least a portion of the abstinence operation, and when determining that the operation belongs to the condition, transmitting a second connection request message to the network.

Electronic device and communication method of electronic device

An apparatus and a method for providing a control function using a fingerprint sensor in an electronic device are provided. The method includes collecting information based on occurrence of an event, detecting a touch input on a fingerprint sensor, and performing a control function for the information based on the touch input on the fingerprint sensor.

Method for providing control function using fingerprint sensor and electronic device thereof

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices and methods for controlling power supplied to earphones. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for controlling power by an electronic device may comprise applying a power to an earphone corresponding to sensing a coupling of the earphone, adjusting the power applied to the earphone corresponding to sensing an input through a button of an earphone, and applying the adjusted power.

Electronic device and method for controlling power

A method for controlling a combined display in an electronic device includes: performing connection to at least one sub-electronic device; receiving an image from the at least one sub-electronic device; and identifying relative position information of the at least one sub-electronic device with respect to the electronic device by using the image; and configuring the combined display in cooperation with the at least one sub-electronic device by using the relative position information.

Method for controlling combined display and electronic device thereof

A method of sharing a resource using a virtual device driver and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes generating a virtual device driver, which corresponds to a real device driver of a host electronic device, in the client electronic device, receiving a resource from the host electronic device by using the virtual device driver through a first communication mechanism designated in the host electronic device, and after the first communication mechanism is changed to a second communication mechanism designated in the host electronic device, receiving the resource from the host electronic device by using the virtual device driver.

Method for sharing resource using a virtual device driver and electronic device thereof

An electronic device and a method that may provide security using complex biometric information are provided. The electronic device includes a sensor module configured to sense two or more pieces of biometric information and a controller configured to execute a command corresponding to biometric combination information when the biometric combination information corresponding to the two or more pieces of biometric information sensed through the sensor module exist. As described above, through use of the complex biometric information combined of two or more pieces of biometric information, more strengthened security may be provided to various objects in the electronic device.

Electronic device and method of providing security using complex biometric information

An apparatus and a method for supporting a communication network in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes receiving a registration confirmation message from a first base station, determining whether the first base station satisfies a switching condition to a packet switching mode, switching a mode of the portable terminal from a circuit switching mode to the packet switching mode when the first base station satisfies the switching, and registering the portable terminal in a first communication network through the first base station in the packet switching mode.

Apparatus and method for supporting communication network in portable terminal

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Gumi-si, South Korea

Yong-Gil Han