Electronic apparatus and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11061698-B2
Application number	US-201715697912-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2017
Priority date	Sep 7, 2016
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device and an operating method are provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor. The processor may be configured to display a first-mode launch screen for an application on the display based on an application launching request in a state where a lock function is set, switch the first-mode launch screen displayed on the display to a second-mode launch screen of the application based on a mode switching request, and determine whether to proceed with an authentication operation based on an operation selected from the second-mode launch screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display; and
at least one processor configured to:
display a first-mode launch screen specific to a payment application on the display based on an application launching request input while being in a state where a lock function is set,
perform a payment operation based on the first-mode launch screen while in a state where the lock function is set,
switch from displaying the first-mode launch screen specific to the payment application on the display to displaying a second-mode launch screen comprising menus for executing each of functions performed by the payment application on the display, based on a mode launch screen switching request input while maintaining the state where the lock function is set, and
determine whether to proceed with an authentication operation based on whether a function corresponding to a menu selected from the menus of the payment application provided on the second-mode launch screen requires to release the lock function,

wherein the function corresponding to the selected menu is not provided on the first-mode launch screen.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the selected function comprises a function for invoking a user interface for accessing personal information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to skip the authentication operation for the selected function in the second-mode launch screen in response to completion of authentication before switching to the second-mode launch screen.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first-mode launch screen comprises a screen for controlling designated functions of the payment application.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second-mode launch screen comprises a main screen of the payment application.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to output a screen corresponding to the selected menu requiring authentication if the authentication is successful through the authentication operation.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to release the lock function if the authentication is successful through the authentication operation.

8. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying a first-mode launch screen specific to a payment application based on an application launching request input while being in a state where a lock function is set;
performing a payment operation based on the first-mode launch screen while in a state where the lock function is set;
switching from displaying the first-mode launch screen specific to the payment application to displaying a second-mode launch screen comprising menus for executing each of functions performed by the payment application based on a mode launch screen switching request input while maintaining the state where the lock function is set; and
determining whether to proceed with an authentication operation based on whether a function corresponding to a menu selected from the menus of the payment application provided on the second-mode launch screen requires to release the lock function,
wherein the function corresponding to the selected menu is not provided on the first-mode launch screen.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the selected function comprises a function for invoking a user interface for accessing personal information.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining of whether to proceed with the authentication operation based on the selected function from the second-mode launch screen comprises skipping the authentication operation for the operation selected from the second-mode launch screen in response to completion of authentication before switching to the second-mode launch screen.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first-mode launch screen comprises a screen for controlling designated functions of the payment application.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second-mode launch screen comprises a main screen of the payment application.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising outputting a screen corresponding to a menu requiring authentication if the authentication is successful through the authentication operation.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising releasing the lock function if the authentication is successful through the authentication operation.

15. An electronic device comprising:
a display; and
at least one processor configured to:
display, while being in a state where a lock function is set, a first-mode launch screen of an activation state specific to a payment application and a second-mode launch screen of a deactivation state specific to the payment application on the display based on an application launching request input,
perform a payment application based on the first-mode launch screen while in a state where the lock function is set,
stop the displaying of the first-mode launch screen specific to the payment application displayed on the display based on a request input for activating the second-mode launch screen comprising menus for executing each of functions performed by the payment application,
switch the second-mode launch screen specific to the payment application to the activation state while maintaining the state where the lock function is set, and
determine whether to proceed with an authentication operation based on whether a function corresponding to a menu selected from the menus provided on the second-mode launch screen specific to the payment application switched to the activation state requires to release the lock function,

wherein the function corresponding to the selected menu is not provided on the first-mode launch screen.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the selected function comprises a function for invoking a user interface for accessing personal information.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first-mode launch screen comprises a screen for controlling designated functions of the payment application.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second-mode launch screen comprises a main screen of the payment application.

19. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to output a screen corresponding to a menu requiring authentication if the authentication is successful through the authentication operation.

20. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to release the lock function if the authentication is successful through the authentication operation.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Rhee Injong
• Kim Kwang-Seok
• Park Joonwon
• Park Yongseok
• Jung Hyo-Jin
• Park Sungju

Classifications

• G06F21/45

  Structures or tools for the administration of authentication · CPC title

• G06F21/44

  Program or device authentication · CPC title

• G06F21/31 Primary

  User authentication · CPC title

• G06F21/629

  to features or functions of an application · CPC title

• G06F2221/2113

  Multi-level security, e.g. mandatory access control · CPC title