Electronic device and method of operating same

1. An electronic device comprising:

a touch screen;

a communication interface comprising communication circuitry; and

a processor operatively connected to the communication circuitry of the communication interface,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive, through the communication circuitry of the communication interface, execution information comprising at least one identifier indicating at least one resource of a second external device from a first external device coupled to the second external device, wherein the execution information is periodically broadcasted by the first external device, or received by the electronic device from the first external device when the electronic device approaches the first external device,

display a user interface configured to acquire biometric information of a user through the touch screen in response to receiving the execution information,

acquire the biometric information of the user through the user interface,

generate virtual biometric information based on the acquired biometric information, and

transmit the virtual biometric information to the second external device through the communication circuitry of the communication interface, wherein the virtual biometric information is used by the second external device for authenticating the at least one resource and executing the authenticated at least one resource.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to authenticate the user based on the biometric information, and to generate the virtual biometric information based on a result of the authentication.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to receive an application identifier corresponding to the user interface as at least some of the execution information.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one resource includes an application to be executed in the second external device, and the processor is configured to receive an application identifier corresponding to the application as at least some of the execution information.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to associate the application identifier with the virtual biometric information, and transmit to the second external device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface includes a first communication interface comprising first communication interface circuitry configured to support first short-range communication and a second communication interface comprising second communication interface circuitry configured to support second short-range communication, and the processor is configured to receive the execution information through the first communication circuitry of the first communication interface and to transmit the virtual biometric information through the second communication circuitry of the second communication interface.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first communication interface and/or the second communication interface includes a near-field communication interface.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify a state of the second external device through the communication circuitry of the communication interface and, when an authentication of at least one resource of the second external device is required, to transmit the virtual biometric information to the second external device.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second external electronic device includes a plurality of external electronic devices, and the processor is configured to transmit the virtual biometric information to the plurality of external electronic devices through a broadcasting and/or a multicasting scheme as a part of an operation of transmitting the virtual biometric information.

10. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the electronic device, execution information comprising at least one identifier indicating at least one resource of a second external device from a first external device coupled to the second external device through a communication interface included in the electronic device, wherein the execution information is periodically broadcasted by the first external device, or transmitted to the electronic device by the first external device when an approach of the electronic device is detected;

displaying a user interface configured to acquire biometric information of a user in response to receiving the execution information;

acquiring the biometric information of the user through the user interface;

generating virtual biometric information based on the acquired biometric information; and

transmitting the virtual biometric information to the second external device through the communication interface, wherein the virtual biometric information is used by the second external device for authenticating the at least one resource and executing the authenticated at least one resource.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

authenticating the user based on the biometric information; and

generating the virtual biometric information based on a result of the authentication.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving an application identifier corresponding to the user interface as at least some of the execution information.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one resource includes an application to be executed in the second external device, the method further comprising:

receiving an application identifier corresponding to the application as at least some of the execution information; and

associating the application identifier with the virtual biometric information, and transmitting to the second external device.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the communication interface includes a first communication interface which can support first short-range communication and a second communication interface which can support second short-range communication, and the receiving of the execution information comprises receiving the execution information through the first communication interface and the transmitting of the virtual biometric information comprises transmitting the virtual biometric information through the second communication interface.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first communication interface and/or the second communication interface includes a near-field communication interface.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting of the virtual biometric information comprises identifying a state of the second external device through the communication interface and, when an authentication of at least one resource of the second external device is required, transmitting the virtual biometric information to the second external device.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second external electronic device includes a plurality of external electronic devices, and the transmitting of the virtual biometric information comprises transmitting the virtual biometric information to the plurality of eternal electronic devices through a broadcasting and/or a multicasting scheme.