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Electronic device and method for performing authentication

US10740444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateJan 31, 2018
Grant dateAug 11, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/147
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device and a method for processing authentication. The electronic device includes a communication circuit; a display; a memory; and at least one processor electrically connected to the communication circuit, the display, and the memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that cause the at least one processor to identify whether the electronic device is mounted on a first external electronic device, execute at least one application for an authentication based at least part of the identification, detect a second external electronic device, which can transmit authentication information related to the authentication, receive at least one piece of information related to the authentication from the second external electronic device based at least partially on the detection outcome, and perform authentication based on the received authentication information.

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