Apparatus for unlocking electronic device by using stylus pen and method thereof
US11341219B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0384
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an electronic device that receives a first input received through a stylus pen connected with the electronic device through wireless communication in a lock state of the electronic device, identifies unlock history information by at least one user authentication method in response to receiving the first input, and changes a state of the electronic device to an unlock state, based at least partially on an existence of the identified unlock history information.
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