Patent · US Active

Display device and method for controlling the same

US8949618B1 · kind B1 · utility

59Cited by
1References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 14, 2014
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 14, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2105
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display device includes a display unit configured to display an image and to sense a touch input; a sensor unit configured to sense a fingerprint from the touch input; a storage unit configured to store data; and a processor configured to control the display unit, the sensor unit, and the storage unit, wherein the processor is further configured to: detect a selection input for selecting first information, the first information having a security on state or a security off state; obtain the fingerprint from the selection input, and convert the first information from the security on state into the security off state when the obtained fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored fingerprint; and when a predetermined was detected before the first information is converted into the security off state, maintain the first information to the security on state by not obtaining the fingerprint from the selection input.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.