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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Yong Hwan Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Dong Sung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hunil Lim, Seoul, KR;
Seok Su Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Assignee:
KT&G Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for unlocking the electronic device includes displaying a screen for verifying a registered user, determining whether a user is a registered user in the electronic device based on a user input to the screen for verifying a registered user, and unlocking the electronic device when the user is determined to be the registered user.