Device and method of setting or removing security on content

• US 10,193,885 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2018
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shim, Woo-chul, Yun, In-kuk, Lee, In-hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Zand, Kambiz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Thanh H
• Application Number:
  US15/981,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20180270227A1
• Time in Patent Office: 258 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/45 Structures or tools for the administration of authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2131 Lost password, e.g. recovery of lost or forgotten passwords
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A device for removing security on content using biometric information includes a memory configured to store content on which security has been set based on first biometric information of a user; and a controller configured to obtain second biometric information of the user, which is of a different type than the first biometric information, and remove the security on the content based on the second biometric information, in response to a user input for executing the content.

Claims

1. A method of providing a user interface at an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a registration screen associated with notification screens for setting biometric login options, each of the biometric login options corresponding to a respective biometric information category of a plurality of biometric information categories;

obtaining a first piece of biometric information of a user corresponding to a first biometric information category of the plurality of biometric information categories using at least one first notification screen of the notification screens;

storing the first piece of biometric information in a memory of the electronic device, wherein the first piece of biometric information is associated with an identification of the user;

obtaining a second piece of biometric information of the user corresponding to a second biometric information category of the plurality of biometric information categories using at least one second notification screen of the notification screens;

storing the second piece of biometric information in the memory of the electronic device, wherein the second piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user;

displaying a lock screen for selection from among first and second biometric login options respectively indicating the first and second biometric information categories corresponding to the first and second pieces of biometric information of the user stored in the memory of the electronic device;

based on the first biometric login option being selected from among the first and second biometric login options displayed with the lock screen, obtaining first input biometric information of the user corresponding to the first biometric information category;

displaying an authentication failure notification screen based on unsuccessful authentication of the user using the obtained first input biometric information of the user and the first piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device;

based on the second biometric login option being selected from among the first and second biometric login options, obtaining second input biometric information of the user corresponding to the second biometric information category; and

displaying an unlocked screen based on successful authentication of the user using the obtained second input biometric information of the user and the second piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the lock screen comprises presenting a login option for unlocking the electronic device, without presenting in the lock screen a user interface item for opening an application executable by the electronic device, and

wherein the displaying of the unlocked screen comprises presenting in the unlocked screen the user interface item for opening the application executable by the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user based on a password of the user for unlocking the electronic device, and the second piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user based on the password of the user for unlocking the electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying of the lock screen comprises:

presenting a login option including an entry field for receiving the password of the user based on which the first piece of biometric information and the second piece of biometric information are associated with the identification of the user, and

presenting a user interface item indicating that alternative login options for unlocking the electronic device are available for the user while presenting the entry field.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the displaying of the lock screen further comprises:

based on the user interface item being selected, presenting the biometric login options as available login options for unlocking the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying the lock screen comprises displaying biometric login options for pieces of biometric information stored in the memory associated with the identification of the user based on the password for unlocking the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second biometric login option being selected from the first and second biometric login options comprises receiving, by the electronic device, user selection of the second biometric login option from the first and second biometric login options displayed with the lock screen.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the registration screen comprises presenting the notification screens for setting the biometric login options while the registration screen is displayed.

9. An electronic device for providing a user interface, the electronic device comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to at least;

control to display a registration screen associated with notification screens for setting biometric login options, each of the biometric login options corresponding to a respective biometric information category of a plurality of biometric information categories;

control to obtain a first piece of biometric information of a user corresponding to a first biometric information category of the plurality of biometric information categories using at least one first notification screen of the notification screens;

control to store the first piece of biometric information in the memory of the electronic device, wherein the first piece of biometric information is associated with an identification of the user;

control to obtain a second piece of biometric information of the user corresponding to a second biometric information category of the plurality of biometric information categories using at least one second notification screen of the notification screens;

control to store the second piece of biometric information in the memory of the electronic device, wherein the second piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user;

control to display a lock screen for selection from among first and second biometric login options respectively indicating the first and second biometric information categories corresponding to the first and second pieces of biometric information of the user stored in the memory of the electronic device;

based on the first biometric login option being selected from among the first and second biometric login options displayed with the lock screen, control to obtain first input biometric information of the user corresponding to the first biometric information category;

control to display an unlocked screen based on successful authentication of the user using the obtained first input biometric information of the user and the first piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device;

control to display an authentication failure notification screen based on unsuccessful authentication of the user using the obtained first input biometric information of the user and the first piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device;

based on the second biometric login option being selected from among the first and second biometric login options after displaying the authentication failure notification screen, control to obtain second input biometric information of the user corresponding to the second biometric information category; and

control to display the unlocked screen based on successful authentication of the user using the obtained second input biometric information of the user and the second piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the controlling to display the lock screen comprises controlling to present a login option for unlocking the electronic device, without presenting in the lock screen a user interface item for opening an application executable by the electronic device, and

wherein the controlling to display the unlocked screen comprises controlling to present in the unlocked screen the user interface item for opening the application executable by the electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the first piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user based on a password of the user for unlocking the electronic device, and the second piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user based on the password of the user for unlocking the electronic device.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controlling to display the lock screen comprises:

controlling to present a login option including an entry field for receiving the password of the user based on which the first piece of biometric information and the second piece of biometric information are associated with the identification of the user, and

controlling to present a user interface item indicating that alternative login options are available for the user while presenting the entry field.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controlling to display the lock screen further comprises:

based on an input to the user interface item, controlling to present the biometric login options as available login options for unlocking the electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controlling to display the lock screen comprises controlling to display biometric login options for pieces of biometric information stored in the memory associated with the identification of the user based on the password for unlocking the electronic device.

15. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the second biometric login option being selected from the first and second biometric login options comprises controlling to receive, by the electronic device, user selection of the second biometric login option from the first and second biometric login options displayed with the lock screen.

16. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the controlling to display the registration screen comprises controlling to present the notification screens for setting the biometric login options while the registration screen is displayed.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

controlling to display a registration screen associated with notification screens for setting biometric login options, each of the biometric login options corresponding to a respective biometric information category of a plurality of biometric information categories;

controlling to obtain a first piece of biometric information of a user corresponding to a first biometric information category of the plurality of biometric information categories using at least one first notification screen of the notification screens;

controlling to store the first piece of biometric information in a memory of the electronic device, wherein the first piece of biometric information is associated with an identification of the user;

controlling to obtain a second piece of biometric information of the user corresponding to a second biometric information category of the plurality of biometric information categories using at least one second notification screen of the notification screens;

controlling to store the second piece of biometric information in the memory of the electronic device, wherein the second piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user;

controlling to display a lock screen for selection from among first and second biometric login options respectively indicating the first and second biometric information categories corresponding to the first and second pieces of biometric information of the user stored in the memory of the electronic device;

based on the first biometric login option being selected from among the first and second biometric login options displayed with the lock screen, controlling to obtain first input biometric information of the user corresponding to the first biometric information category;

controlling to display an authentication failure notification screen based on unsuccessful authentication of the user using the obtained first input biometric information of the user and the first piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device;

based on the second biometric login option being selected from among the first and second biometric login options, controlling to obtain second input biometric information of the user corresponding to the second biometric information category; and

controlling to display an unlocked screen based on successful authentication of the user using the obtained second input biometric information of the user and the second piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the controlling to display the lock screen comprises controlling to present a login option for unlocking the electronic device, without presenting in the lock screen a user interface item for opening an application executable by the electronic device, and

wherein the controlling to display the unlocked screen comprises controlling to present in the unlocked screen the user interface item for opening the application executable by the electronic device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user based on a password of the user for unlocking the electronic device, and the second piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user based on the password of the user for unlocking the electronic device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the controlling to display the lock screen comprises controlling to display biometric login options for pieces of biometric information stored in the memory associated with the identification of the user based on the password for unlocking the electronic device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the controlling to display the lock screen comprises:

controlling to present a login option including an entry field for receiving the password of the user based on which the first piece of biometric information and the second piece of biometric information are associated with the identification of the user, and

controlling to present a user interface item indicating that alternative login options for unlocking the electronic device are available for the user while presenting the entry field.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the controlling to display the lock screen further comprises:

based on the user interface item being selected, controlling to present the biometric login options as available login options for unlocking the electronic device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the second biometric login option being selected from the first and second biometric login options comprises controlling to receive, by the electronic device, user selection of the second biometric login option from the first and second biometric login options displayed with the lock screen.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the controlling to display the registration screen comprises controlling to present the notification screens for setting the biometric login options while the registration screen is displayed.

25. An electronic device for providing a user interface, the electronic device comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to at least;

display a registration screen associated with notification screens for setting biometric login options, each of the biometric login options corresponding to a respective biometric information category of a plurality of biometric information categories;

obtain a first piece of biometric information of a user corresponding to a first biometric information category of the plurality of biometric information categories using at least one first notification screen of the notification screens;

store the first piece of biometric information in the memory of the electronic device, wherein the first piece of biometric information is associated with an identification of the user;

obtain a second piece of biometric information of the user corresponding to a second biometric information category of the plurality of biometric information categories using at least one second notification screen of the notification screens;

store the second piece of biometric information in the memory of the electronic device, wherein the second piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user;

display a lock screen for selection from among first and second biometric login options respectively indicating the first and second biometric information categories corresponding to the first and second pieces of biometric information of the user stored in the memory of the electronic device;

based on the first biometric login option being selected from among the first and second biometric login options displayed with the lock screen, obtain first input biometric information of the user corresponding to the first biometric information category;

display an authentication failure notification screen based on unsuccessful authentication of the user using the obtained first input biometric information of the user and the first piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device;

based on the second biometric login option being selected from among the first and second biometric login options, obtain second input biometric information of the user corresponding to the second biometric information category; and

display an unlocked screen based on successful authentication of the user using the obtained second input biometric information of the user and the second piece of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device.

26. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein the second biometric login option being selected from the first and second biometric login options comprises receiving, by the electronic device, user selection of the second biometric login option from the first and second biometric login options presented in the lock screen.

27. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein the first piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user based on a password of the user for unlocking the electronic device, and the second piece of biometric information is associated with the identification of the user based on the password of the user for unlocking the electronic device.

28. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein the displaying of the lock screen comprises displaying biometric login options for pieces of biometric information stored in the memory associated with the identification of the user based on the password for unlocking the electronic device.

29. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein the displaying of the registration screen comprises presenting the notification screens for setting the biometric login options while the registration screen is displayed.