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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Joon-kyu Seo, Seoul, KR;
Young-joon Choi, Uiwang-si, KR;
Ji-yeon Kwak, Seoul, KR;
Hyun-jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Yeo-jun Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes one or more processors that, while the electronic device is in a locked state, control to detect whether the electronic device is lifted, in response to detecting that the electronic device is lifted, control to activate the display, obtain an image from a camera, detect a face included in the image, and perform authentication of a user based on the face being detected in the image. Based on a result of the authentication, the one or more processors switch a state of the electronic device from the locked state to an unlocked state and display an indicator for indicating that the electronic device is in the unlocked state.