IP Library Granted Patent US 9,762,575
Granted Patent B2
US 9,762,575 · App. 14/588,186 · Granted Sep 12, 2017

Method for performing communication via fingerprint authentication and electronic device thereof

Inventors: Seong-Min Je (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sun-Min Hwang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jeong-Min Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Ji-Yoon Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seung-Eun Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
H04L63/0861G06K9/00087G06K9/00979H04L63/102H04W12/06H04W4/008
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Patent No.
US 9,762,575
App. No.
14/588,186
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided for operating a first electronic device. The method includes determining sameness of first fingerprint data and second fingerprint data. The method also includes obtaining an access right of a security region based on the determination. The method also includes obtaining at least one item of information stored in the security region based on the obtained access right. The method also includes transmitting the obtained information to a second electronic device connected via Near Field Communication.

Claims (49)

1. A method for operating a first electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a request for information stored in a security region from a second electronic device;

displaying a fingerprint authentication region to input first fingerprint data in response to detecting at least one of set pressure and an input of set electromagnetism, wherein the fingerprint authentication region corresponds to at least a portion of a display of the first electronic device;

detecting the first fingerprint data based on the fingerprint authentication region;

determining whether the first fingerprint data corresponds to a second fingerprint data stored in the first electronic device;

in response to determining the first fingerprint data corresponds to the second fingerprint data, obtaining an access right of the security region;

obtaining the information in the security region based on the obtained access right; and

transmitting the obtained information to the second electronic device connected via near field communication.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises personal information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the first fingerprint data corresponds to the second fingerprint data comprises:

storing the first fingerprint data;

retrieving the second fingerprint data; and

determining whether the stored first fingerprint data corresponds to the retrieved second fingerprint data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the obtained information to the second electronic device comprises:

determining the information requested by the second electronic device;

obtaining personal information associated with the determined information from the security region; and

transmitting the obtained personal information to the second electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the security region comprises an embedded Secure Element storing information on an applet basis.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the information comprises:

transmitting information that the access right is obtained to at least one application; and

obtaining, at the at least one application, personal information stored in an embedded Secure Element positioned inside the security region.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the security region comprises at least one of a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card, a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC), and an embedded Secure Element.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the information stored in the security region.

9. A first electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface; and

a hardware processor configured to:

receive a request for information stored in a security region from a second electronic device,

control the display to display a fingerprint authentication region to input first fingerprint data in response to detecting at least one of set pressure and an input of set electromagnetism, wherein the fingerprint authentication region corresponds to at least a portion of the display of the first electronic device,

detect the first fingerprint data,

determine whether the first fingerprint data corresponds to a second fingerprint data stored in the first electronic device,

in response to determining the first fingerprint data corresponds to the second fingerprint data, obtain an access right of the security region,

obtain the information stored in the security region based on the access right, and

control the communication interface to transmit the obtained information to the second electronic device connected via near field communication.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the information comprises personal information.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising:

a memory configured to store the detected first fingerprint data,

wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

retrieve the stored second fingerprint data, and

determine whether the stored first fingerprint data corresponds to the retrieved second fingerprint data.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to transmit information that the access right is obtained to at least one application, and

wherein the memory is further configured to store at least one application that is configured to obtain personal information stored in an embedded region positioned inside the security region.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

determine the information requested by the second electronic device,

obtain personal information associated with the determined information obtained from the security region and,

control the communication interface to transmit the obtained personal information to the second electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the security region comprises an embedded Secure Element region storing information on an applet basis.

15. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the security region comprises at least one of a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card, a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC), and an embedded Secure Element.

16. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to update the information stored in the security region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2014
From: JE, SEONG-MIN; HWANG, SUN-MIN; PARK, JEONG-MIN; PARK, JI-YOON; LEE, SEUNG-EUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0033311 · Mar 21, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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