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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seong-taek Hwang, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Chang-yeong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jeong-hoon Park, Seoul, KR;
Dong-wook Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A device and a method of unlocking a device are provided. The method of unlocking a device includes: determining whether an input tool of the device is separated from the device, when a disabled screen of the device is enabled; selecting one user interface from among a plurality of user inter faces for unlocking the device on the enabled screen of the device, based on the determination result; displaying the selected user interface on the screen of the device; and receiving a touch input with respect to the displayed user interface. The plurality of user interface include a user interface for receiving a touch input by the input tool and a user interface for receiving a touch input by a body part of a user