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Apparatus for unlocking electronic device by using stylus pen and method thereof

US11341219B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2019
Grant dateMay 24, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2040

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  • 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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