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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Yong-Gil Han, Gumi-si, KR;
Chul-Hyung Yang, Gumi-si, KR;
Jeong-Seob Kim, Daegu, KR;
Gyu-Cheol Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung-Eun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00013 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.