US 11,843,598 B2
Foldable device and method of controlling the same
Dae-myung Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/121,249.
Application 17/121,249 is a continuation of application No. 16/888,041, filed on May 29, 2020, granted, now 11,689,527.
Application 16/888,041 is a continuation of application No. 16/298,242, filed on Mar. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,673,848, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Application 16/298,242 is a continuation of application No. 15/243,032, filed on Aug. 22, 2016, granted, now 10,263,982, issued on Apr. 16, 2019.
Application 15/243,032 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/086,408, filed on Mar. 31, 2016, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/140,815, filed on Mar. 31, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0064621 (KR), filed on May 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0126913 A1, Apr. 29, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0861 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G09G 3/035 (2020.08); G09G 3/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a flexible display;
a first sensor configured to detect whether the electronic device is unfolding;
a second sensor configured to detect biometric information of a user, the second sensor being exposed to outside of the housing when the electronic device is folded to sense the biometric information of the user;
at least one processor configured to:
acquire the biometric information by the second sensor when the electronic device is folded in a locked state,
perform an authentication of the user based on the biometric information while the electronic device is folded, wherein the at least one processor is configured to acquire the biometric information and perform the authentication of the user based on the biometric information while the electronic device is maintained in a completely closed state; and
based on the user being authenticated by the biometric information and an unfolded angle sensed through the first sensor being greater than or equal to a predetermined first angle, release the locked state of the electronic device and provide an unlocked screen, wherein the predetermined first angle is less than an angle corresponding to a fully opened state of the electronic device, and
wherein the unfolded angle is less than the angle corresponding to the fully opened state.