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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hye-Jin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Donggoo Kang, Seoul, KR;
Changwon Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyunkyung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Joohee Park, Seoul, KR;
Seonwoo Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Sangah Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bokun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for controlling an operation of an electronic device by using a fingerprint image in the electronic device. The electronic device includes a display and a processor configured to detect a fingerprint image corresponding to a user input; determine an input direction of the user input based on the fingerprint image; determine a motion direction of the user input based on the input direction of the user input in response to a motion of the user input; and execute a first function corresponding to the motion direction of the user input.