Electronic device and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12506745-B2
Application number	US-202318297894-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2023
Priority date	Jan 26, 2021
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a communication module, and a processor which generates first authentication information to store the generated first authentication information in the memory and transmits a video call request and the first authentication information to an external device through the communication module, if a user input for performing a video call with the external device is received, and which generates first image data including second authentication information and transmits the generated first image data to the external device through the communication module, if the second authentication information is received from the external device through the communication module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
memory; a camera; a communication circuit; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, the camera, and the communication circuit, wherein the processor is configured to:
based on receiving a user input for performing a video call with an external device, generate first authentication information and store the generated first authentication information in the memory,
transmit a video call request and the first authentication information to the external device through the communication circuit,
based on receiving second authentication information from the external device through the communication circuit, generate first image data including the second authentication information, and
transmit the generated first image data to the external device through the communication circuit,
wherein, to generate the first image data including the second authentication information, the processor is configured to:
receive an image captured by the camera, and
modify the image captured by the camera based on the second authentication information.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on receiving second image data from the external device through the communication circuit, identify authentication information in the second image data, and based on the first authentication information and the authentication information identified in the second image data coinciding, determine that the second image data is authenticated data.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate the first image data including the second authentication information by using a steganography method, and based on a predetermined event occurring, change an algorithm by the steganography method.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate the first authentication information based on time information and device identification information.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on a predetermined event occurring:
generate third authentication information by changing at least one of the time information or the device identification information,
store the generated third authentication information in the memory, and
transmit the third authentication information instead of the first authentication information to the external device through the communication circuit.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined event is an event that a predetermined cycle arrives or an event of receiving a user input for regenerating authentication information.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on receiving the user input for performing a video call with the external device, generate first audio data including the second authentication information, transmit the generated first audio data to the external device through the communication circuit, based on receiving second audio data from the external device through the communication circuit, identify authentication information in the second audio data, and based on the first authentication information and the authentication information identified in the second audio data coinciding, determine that the second audio data is authenticated data.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate the first audio data including the second authentication information by using a non-audible frequency insertion method, and based on a predetermined event occurring, change an algorithm by the non-audible frequency insertion method.

9 . The electronic device of claim 7 , further comprising:
an audio circuit, wherein the processor is further configured to:
acquire voice audio information through the audio circuit, and
generate the first audio data by combining the acquired voice audio information and the second authentication information.

10 . A control method for performed by an electronic device, the control method comprising:
based on receiving a user input for performing a video call with an external device, generating first authentication information; transmitting a video call request and the first authentication information to the external device; based on receiving second authentication information from the external device, generating first image data including the second authentication information; and transmitting the generated first image data to the external device, wherein the generating of the first image data including the second authentication information comprises:
receiving an image captured by a camera of the electronic device: and
modifying the image captured by the camera based on the second authentication information.

11 . The control method of claim 10 , further comprising:
based on receiving second image data from the external device, identifying authentication information in the second image data; and based on the first authentication information and the authentication information identified in the second image data coinciding, determining that the second image data is authenticated data.

12 . The control method of claim 10 , wherein the generating the first image data comprises:
generating the first image data including the second authentication information by using a steganography method; and based on a predetermined event occurring, changing an algorithm by the steganography method.

13 . The control method of claim 10 , wherein the generating the first authentication information comprises:
generating the first authentication information based on time information and device identification information.

14 . The control method of claim 13 , further comprising:
based on a predetermined event occurring: generating third authentication information by changing at least one of the time information or the device identification information; and transmitting the third authentication information instead of the first authentication information to the external device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jeongmin
• Kim Junghyun
• Park Junsun
• Lee Jonghoon
• Jang Sihak

Classifications

• H04L63/0846

  using time-dependent-passwords, e.g. periodically changing passwords · CPC title

• H04N7/141

  between two video terminals, e.g. videophone (telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085) · CPC title

• H04N21/23892

  involving embedding information at multiplex stream level, e.g. embedding a watermark at packet level · CPC title

• H04N21/6334

  for authorisation, e.g. by transmitting a key {(wireless communications network key management H04W12/04; wireless communications network access security H04W12/08)} · CPC title

• H04N21/4753

  for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password (cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08) · CPC title