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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seung-Yun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young-Hoon Kwak, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong-Kyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Je-Yeong Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device includes: a fingerprint input unit located in one area of the electronic device to receive a fingerprint of a user; and a controller configured to control a display unit to display information on a fingerprint registration progress situation in correspondence to a plurality of fingerprints that are sequentially input to the fingerprint input unit, determine whether a fingerprint of the user is to be registered according to the fingerprint registration progress situation information, and register a fingerprint of the user by using at least some of the plurality of fingerprints. A fingerprint registration progress situation can be identified when a fingerprint is registered.