Title:
ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING FINGERPRINT SENSOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/162435
Kind Code:
A1
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.
Inventors:
SEO HYEWON (KR)
KIM CHAKYUM (KR)
KIM SEUNGNYUN (KR)
YUN YONGSANG (KR)
LEE SEUNGEUN (KR)
KIM CHAKYUM (KR)
KIM SEUNGNYUN (KR)
YUN YONGSANG (KR)
LEE SEUNGEUN (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2021/001753
Publication Date:
August 19, 2021
Filing Date:
February 09, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
H04M1/72454; G06V40/13; G07C9/00; G07C9/25; H04M1/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2017086498A1 | 2017-05-26 |
Foreign References:
| KR101659032B1 | 2016-09-23 | |||
| US20160372088A1 | 2016-12-22 | |||
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Other References:
See also references of EP 3957060A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YOON & LEE INTERNATIONAL PATENT & LAW FIRM (KR)
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