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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chul Hwan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yong Joon Jeon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Geon Soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Doo Suk Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Hyuk Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling lock-screen output are provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen display, a processor electrically connected to the display, and a memory electrically connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to display a first screen comprising sets of objects to the display, configure, in response to a first touch input for selecting an object displayed on the first screen, at least one object included in a set of objects related to the selected object as at least one lock object for releasing a lock screen, and display a second screen configured with the at least one lock object. In addition, various embodiments identified in the specification are enabled.