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Patent No.:

US 12586421 B1

Date of Patent:

Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2023

Electronic device and biometric authentication method using same

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Minchul Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Tanil Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Hyeonho Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Siwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Jaejeong Jang, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Attorney:

Jefferson IP Law, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Wassim Mahrouka

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06V 40/70 (2022.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/13 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06V 40/70 (2022.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/13 (2022.01); G06V 40/1365 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01);

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a fingerprint sensor, a camera, and a processor operatively coupled to the fingerprint sensor and the camera. The processor may be configured to determine whether a plurality of biometric authentications are being performed when an input for performing user authentication is detected through the fingerprint sensor, stop user authentication using the camera if it is determined that the plurality of biometric authentications are being performed, and perform user authentication if a fingerprint image acquired through the fingerprint sensor matches a previously registered fingerprint image.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kim, Minchul. (2026). Electronic device and biometric authentication method using same (U.S. Patent No. 12586421). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12586421

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