Patent ID: 9614842
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of providing a user interface by an electronic device, the method comprising: storing a plurality of pieces of biometric information in a memory of the electronic device, the plurality of pieces of biometric information being associated with an identification of a user based on a password; displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a lock screen presenting biometric information categories of the plurality of pieces of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device, wherein at least one application executable by the electronic device is inaccessible by the user while the lock screen presenting the biometric information categories is being displayed on the display; receiving a selection of a category from the biometric information categories presented in the lock screen; based on the selected category being a first category of the biometric information categories, displaying a first instruction associated with the first category on the display of the electronic device and obtaining first input biometric information corresponding to the first category from a first input of the user guided by the first instruction; based on the selected category being a second category of the biometric information categories, displaying a second instruction associated with the second category on the display of the electronic device and obtaining second input biometric information corresponding to the second category from a second input of the user guided by the second instruction; and based on authentication using the plurality of pieces of biometric information stored in the memory of the electronic device and one of the obtained first input biometric information and the obtained second input biometric information, displaying a home screen presenting an application icon for the at least one application, wherein the at least one application, which is inaccessible by the user while the lock screen is being displayed on the display, is accessible by the user while the home screen is being displayed on the display of the electronic device.