APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING USER
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1. An electronic device for controlling a wearable electronic device to authenticate a user, the electronic device comprising:
- a short-range wireless communication unit configured to receive biometric information of the user from the wearable electronic device; and
a control unit configured to determine whether the user has been registered in the wearable electronic device, based on the biometric information and stored authentication information, and control the wearable electronic device to authenticate the user according to a result of the determination.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for authenticating a user in an electronic device are provided. The method for controlling, by an electronic device, a wearable electronic device to authenticate a user includes receiving biometric information of the user from the wearable electronic device, determining whether the user has been registered in the wearable electronic device, based on the biometric information and stored authentication information, and controlling the wearable electronic device to authenticate the user according to a result of the determination.
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1. An electronic device for controlling a wearable electronic device to authenticate a user, the electronic device comprising:
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a short-range wireless communication unit configured to receive biometric information of the user from the wearable electronic device; and a control unit configured to determine whether the user has been registered in the wearable electronic device, based on the biometric information and stored authentication information, and control the wearable electronic device to authenticate the user according to a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wearable electronic device for authenticating a user, the wearable electronic device comprising:
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an image sensor and a light emitter mounted on one surface of the wearable electronic device; and a lens or a waveguide comprising at least one opening on a rear surface thereof. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling, by an electronic device, a wearable electronic device to authenticate a user, the method comprising:
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receiving biometric information of the user from the wearable electronic device; determining whether the user has been registered in the wearable electronic device, based on the biometric information and stored authentication information; and controlling the wearable electronic device to authenticate the user according to a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for authenticating a user by a wearable electronic device, the method comprising:
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generating biometric information of the user; generating pulse information of the user; and generating a vein image of the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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