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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyewon Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Chakyum Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungnyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yongsang Yun, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungeun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
In various embodiments, an electronic device, at least a part of which is bendable, may include: at least one input device including a fingerprint sensor disposed therein, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the at least one input device and the memory. The processor may be configured to: detect a user input through the at least one input device based on the fingerprint sensor being in an inactive state, identify at least one particular function stored in the memory in response to the detected user input, activate the fingerprint sensor based on the identified at least one particular function being a function requiring user authentication, perform user authentication corresponding to the user input using the activated fingerprint sensor, and control the electronic device to perform the at least one particular function corresponding to the user input upon successful user authentication.