US 12,135,772 B2
Biometric authentication system and electronic device for same
Seungeun Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Minseok Kang, Suwon-si (KR); Nanhee Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Seungnyun Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Chakyum Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Hyewon Seo, Suwon-si (KR); Jonghun Won, Suwon-si (KR); and Byengseok Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/961,324.
Application 17/961,324 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/003031, filed on Mar. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0042479 (KR), filed on Apr. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026684 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 21/32 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/32 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable electronic device comprising:
a first housing and a second housing that are foldable with respect to each other;
at least one sensor;
a display;
a camera configured to operate in a first mode associated with user recognition, and a second mode associated with user authentication;
a memory storing instructions;
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
control the display to display notification information about an event corresponding to the foldable electronic device;
based on a folding state of the foldable electronic device detected using the at least one sensor satisfying a predetermined condition, obtain at least one first image using the camera operating in the first mode;
identify whether a face is present in the at least one first image;
based on identifying that the face is present in the at least one first image, obtain at least one second image using the camera operating in the second mode;
perform face recognition-based biometric authentication using at least part of the at least one second image; and
based on the biometric authentication being successful, control the display to display content corresponding to the event.