Patent Publication Number: US-11023571-B2

Title: Method for registering and authenticating biometric data and electronic device thereof

Description:
PRIORITY 
     This application is a National Phase Entry of PCT International Application No. PCT/KR2017/013203, which was filed on Nov. 20, 2017, and claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0168640, which was filed on Dec. 12, 2016, the content of each of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method for registering and authenticating biometric data and an electronic device thereof. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     With the gradually increasing performance of portable electronic devices such as smart phones, various services are provided through the electronic devices. Specifically, service areas have expanded to cover more complicated services, such as games, messengers, text editing, and image/video playback and editing, besides basic services such as telephone communication and text transmission. Providing various services through the electronic devices requires various functions including simple input/output and processing of data. In particular, a service requiring security, such as a mobile payment service, may be provided and biometric data (for example, fingerprint, iris, etc.) are also utilized in order to ensure reliable security. 
     For example, fingerprint data may be acquired through a fingerprint sensor. Generally, a fingerprint sensor embedded in an electronic device has smaller in size than a finger. Therefore, the registration of integral fingerprint information of a user in the electronic device causes inconvenience in that a fingerprint of a user must be repeatedly acquired. At the time of user authentication using a fingerprint, the similarity of the fingerprint to registered fingerprints is checked. The more registered fingerprints there are, the more time and power consumption are required for authentication. 
     DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for effectively authenticating biometric data and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for storing fingerprint data in view of a convenience in the authentication and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for reducing candidate data for checking in the authentication of biometric information and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for storing touch information together at the time of the registration of fingerprint information and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for classifying fingerprint data based on touch information and an electronic device thereof. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for determining a candidate group of fingerprint data for fingerprint authentication based on touch information and an electronic device thereof. 
     Solution to Problem 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device includes: a display including a touch sensor; a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial region of a display region of the display; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: acquire, in response to a first user input for registering a user&#39;s fingerprint, first touch information from the first user input by using the touch sensor; acquire first fingerprint data by using the fingerprint sensor; register the first fingerprint data as fingerprint information based on the first touch information, the registering including classifying the first fingerprint data based on the first touch information; acquire, in response to a second user input for authenticating the user&#39;s fingerprint, second touch information from the second user input by using the touch sensor; acquire second fingerprint data by using the fingerprint sensor; select a candidate group for comparison from among the fingerprint information based on the second touch information; and compare fingerprint data included in the candidate group with the second fingerprint data. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a display including a touch sensor; a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial region of a display region of the display; and a processor. The processor is configured to: store information on a touch input occurring for registering a fingerprint; and determine, using the information on the touch input, a candidate group for checking of matching of a fingerprint for fingerprint authentication. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: display including a touch sensor in a display region for displaying a content; a fingerprint sensor disposed in at least a partial region of the display region; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: acquire one or more user inputs through the at least partial region of the display region, the acquiring including acquiring one or more fingerprint data corresponding to the one or more user inputs and one or more touch information corresponding to the user inputs by using the fingerprint sensor; and register the one or more touch information and the one or more fingerprint data as one or more pieces of fingerprint information corresponding to the user. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an operation method of an electronic device includes: storing information on a touch input occurring for registering a fingerprint, through a display including a touch sensor and a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial region of a display region; and determining, using the information on the touch input, a candidate group for checking of matching of a fingerprint for fingerprint authentication. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, when multiple instructions included in a non-transitory computer readable medium are executed by a processor, the processor is configured to perform: storing information on a touch input occurring for registering a fingerprint in a display in which a fingerprint sensor is installed to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial region of a display region; and determining, using the information on the touch input, a candidate group for checking of matching of a fingerprint for fingerprint authentication. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     A method and an electronic device according to various embodiments can store fingerprint data and touch information together at the time of fingerprint registration, thereby limiting a candidate group of fingerprint data to be checked for authentication. Therefore, the speed of a matching algorithm can be enhanced at the time of fingerprint recognition. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates an electronic device within a network environment according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4A  illustrates a functional configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 4B and 4C  illustrate examples of an arrangement of a display and a biometric sensor in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4D  illustrates an example of a coupling structure between a display and a biometric sensor in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5A  illustrates another functional configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5B  illustrates another functional configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 6A to 6C  illustrate examples of fingerprint sensors for fingerprint recognition in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  illustrate examples of the installation of a fingerprint sensor in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart for registering and authenticating a fingerprint in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 9A  is a flowchart for registering a fingerprint in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 9B  illustrates a measurement value change depending on a touch input in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 10A  is a flowchart for storing fingerprint data based on touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 10B  illustrates an example of fingerprint data classification based on touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 10C  illustrates another example of fingerprint data classification based on touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 10D  illustrates another example of fingerprint data classification based on touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart for compensating for fingerprint data based on touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 12  is a flowchart for performing authentication by using touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 13  is another flowchart for performing authentication by using touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 14  is another flowchart for registering and authenticating a fingerprint in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present document are mentioned below with reference to the accompanying drawings. An embodiment and the terms used in this do not intend to limit the technology mentioned in the present document to a specific embodiment form, and should be construed as including various changes of the corresponding embodiment, equivalents thereof, and/or alternatives thereof. In the drawings, like reference symbols may denote like constituent elements. The expression of a singular form may include the expression of a plural form unless otherwise dictating clearly in context. In the present document, the expressions “A or B”, “at least one of A and/or B”, etc. may include all available combinations of words enumerated together. The expressions “1st”, “2nd”, “first”, “second”, etc. may modify corresponding constituent elements irrespective of order and/or importance, and are just used to distinguish one constituent element from another constituent element and do not limit the corresponding constituent elements. When it is mentioned that any (e.g., 1st) constituent element is “(operatively or communicatively) coupled with/to” or is “connected to” another (e.g., 2nd) constituent element, the any constituent element may be directly coupled to the another constituent element, or be coupled through a further constituent element (e.g., a third constituent element). 
     The expression “configured (or set) to˜” used in the present document may be used interchangeably with, for example, “suitable for˜”, “having the capacity to˜”, “designed to˜”, “adapted to˜”, “made to˜”, or “capable of˜” in a hardware or software manner in accordance to circumstances. In any situation, the expression “device configured to˜” may represent that the device is “capable of ˜” together with other devices or components. For example, the phrase “processor configured (or set) to perform A, B and C” may represent an exclusive processor (e.g., embedded processor) for performing a corresponding operation, or a generic-purpose processor (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP)) capable of performing corresponding operations by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. 
     An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present document may, for example, include at least one of a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a video phone, an electronic book reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a portable digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MPEG-1 audio layer-3 (MP3) player, a medical device, a camera or a wearable device. The wearable device may include at least one of an accessory type (e.g., a watch, a ring, a wristlet, an anklet, a necklace, glasses, a contact lens or a head-mounted-device (HMD)), a fabric or clothing integrated type (e.g., electronic clothes), a human-body mount type (e.g., a skin pad or tattoo) or a bio implantation type (e.g., an implantable circuit). According to certain embodiment, the electronic device may, for example, include at least one of a television (TV), a digital versatile disc (DVD) player, an audio system, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a cleaner, an oven, a microwave, a washing machine, an air cleaner, a set-top box, a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a media box (for example, Samsung HomeSync™, Apple TV™ or Google TV™), a game console (e.g., Xbox™ or PlayStation™), an electronic dictionary, an electronic locking system, a camcorder or an electronic frame. 
     In another embodiment, the electronic device may include at least one of various medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measurement devices (e.g., a blood glucose sensor, a heat rate sensor, a blood pressure monitor, a body temperature meter, etc.), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), a imaging equipment, an ultrasonic instrument, etc.)), a navigation device, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), an event data recorder (EDR), a flight data recorder (FDR), a car infotainment device, an electronic equipment for ship (e.g., a vessel navigation device, a gyro compass, etc.), avionics, a security device, a car head unit, an industrial or domestic robot, a drone, an automatic teller&#39;s machine (ATM) of a financial institution, point of sales (POS) of shops, an internet of things (IoT) device (e.g., an electric bulb, various sensors, a sprinkler device, a fire alarm, a thermostat, a streetlight, a toaster, an exerciser, a hot water tank, a heater, a boiler, etc.). According to certain embodiment, the electronic device may include at least one of a part of furniture, a building/structure or a car, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector or various metering devices (e.g., tap water, electricity, gas, radio wave metering devices or the like). In various embodiments, the electronic device may be flexible, or be a combination of two or more of the aforementioned various devices. The electronic device according to an embodiment of the present document is not limited to the aforementioned devices. In the present document, the term ‘user’ may denote a person who uses the electronic device or a device (e.g., an artificial-intelligent electronic device) which uses the electronic device. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a network environment  100  including an electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Referring to  FIG. 1 , the electronic device  101  may include a bus  110 , a processor  120 , a memory  130 , an input/output interface  150 , a display  160 , and a communication interface  170 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of the above elements of the electronic device  101  may be omitted from the electronic device  101 , or the electronic device  101  may additionally include other elements. The bus  110  may include a circuit that interconnects the elements  120  to  170  and delivers a communication (e.g., a control message or data) between the elements  120  to  170 . The processor  120  may include one or more of a CPU, an AP, and a communication processor (CP). The processor  120  may perform calculations or data processing related to control over and/or communication by at least one of the other elements of the electronic device  101 . 
     The memory  130  may include a volatile memory and/or a non-volatile memory. The memory  130  may store commands or data related to at least one of the other elements of the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory  130  may store software and/or a program  140 . The program  140  may include a kernel  141 , middleware  143 , an application programming interface (API)  145 , and/or an application  147 . At least some of the kernel  141 , the middleware  143 , and the API  145  may be referred to as an operating system (OS). The kernel  141  may control or manage system resources (e.g., the bus  110 , the processor  120 , the memory  130 , etc.) used to execute operations or functions implemented by the other programs (e.g., the middleware  143 , the API  145 , and the application  147 ). Also, the kernel  141  may provide an interface capable of controlling or managing the system resources by accessing the individual elements of the electronic device  101  by using the middleware  143 , the API  145 , or the application  147 . 
     The middleware  143  may serve as an intermediary that enables the API  145  or the application  147  to communicate with the kernel  141  and to exchange data therewith. Also, the middleware  143  may process one or more task requests received from the application  147  according to a priority. The middleware  143  may assign a priority, which enables the use of system resources (e.g., the bus  110 , the processor  120 , the memory  130 , etc.) of the electronic device  101 , to at least one of the applications  147 , and may process the one or more task requests according to the assigned priority. The API  145  is an interface through which the application  147  controls a function provided by the kernel  141  or the middleware  143 , and may include at least one interface or function (e.g., instruction) for file control, window control, image processing, character control, etc. The input/output interface  150  may deliver a command or data, which is input from a user or an external device, to the element(s) other than the input/output interface  150  within the electronic device  101 , or may output, to the user or an external device, commands, or data received from the element(s) other than the input/output interface  150  within the electronic device  101 . 
     The display  160  may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, a micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) display, and an electronic paper display. The display  160  may display various pieces of content (e.g., text, images, videos, icons, symbols, etc.) to the user. The display  160  may include a touch screen, and may receive a touch input, a gesture input, a proximity input, or a hovering input provided by an electronic pen or a body part of the user. The communication interface  170  may establish communication between the electronic device  101  and an external device (e.g., a first external electronic device  102 , a second external electronic device  104 , or a server  106 ). The communication interface  170  may be connected to a network  162  through wireless or wired communication, and may communicate with the external device. 
     The types of wireless communication may include, for example, cellular communication which uses long-term evolution (LTE), LTE-advanced (LTE-A), code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), and global system for mobile communications (GSM). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the types of wireless communication  164  may include wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), light fidelity (Li-Fi), Bluetooth™, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), ZigBee, near field communication (NFC), magnetic secure transmission (MST), radio frequency (RF), and body area network (BAN). The types of wireless communication may include a GNSS. The GNSS may be a global positioning system (GPS), a global navigation satellite system (GLONASS), a Beidou navigation satellite system (Beidou), or the European global satellite-based navigation system (Galileo). Hereinafter, in the present disclosure, the term “GPS” may be used interchangeably with the term “GNSS.” The types of wired communication may include a universal serial bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), recommended standard 232 (RS-232), power line communication (PLC), and a plain old telephone service (POTS). The network  162  may include telecommunication networks, such as a computer network (e.g., a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN)), the Internet, and a telephone network. 
     Each of the first and second external electronic devices  102  and  104  may be of a type identical to or different from that of the electronic device  101 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, all or some of operations performed by the electronic device  101  may be performed by another electronic device or multiple electronic devices (e.g., the first and second external electronic devices  102  and  104 , or the server  106 ). When the electronic device  101  needs to perform some functions or services automatically or by a request, the electronic device  101  may send, to another device, a request for performing at least some functions related to the functions or services, instead of performing the functions or services by itself, or additionally. Another electronic device may execute the requested functions or the additional functions, and may deliver a result of the execution to the electronic device  101 . The electronic device  101  may process the received result without any change or additionally, and may provide the requested functions or services. To this end, cloud computing technology, distributed computing technology, or client-server computing technology. 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, electronic device  201  may include all or a part of the electronic device  101 . Referring to  FIG. 2 , the electronic device  201  may include one or more processors  210  (e.g., an AP), a communication module  220 , a subscriber identification module (SIM)  224 , a memory  230 , a sensor module  240 , an input device  250 , a display  260 , an interface  270 , an audio module  280 , a camera module  291 , a power management module  295 , a battery  296 , an indicator  297 , and a motor  298 . The processor  210  may control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the processor  210  by driving an OS or an application program, and perform processing of various pieces of data and calculations. The processor  210  may be implemented as, for example, a system on chip (SoC). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor  210  may further include a graphic processing unit (GPU) and/or an image signal processor (ISP). The processor  210  may include a part (e.g., a cellular module  221 ) of the components of electronic device  201 . The processor  210  may load, into a volatile memory, commands or data received from at least one (e.g., a non-volatile memory) of the other components and may process the loaded commands or data, and may store a variety of data in a non-volatile memory. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication module  220  may, have a configuration equivalent or similar to that of the communication interface  170 . The communication module  220  may include a cellular module  221 , a Wi-Fi module  223 , a Bluetooth (BT) module  225 , a GNSS module  227  (e.g., a GPS module, a Glonass module, a Beidou module, or a Galileo module), an NFC module  228 , and a RF module  229 . The cellular module  221  may provide a voice call, a video call, a text message service, or an Internet service through a communication network. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the cellular module  221  may distinguish and authenticate the electronic device  201  in a communication network using the SIM  224  (e.g., the SIM card). The cellular module  221  may perform at least some of the functions that the processor  210  may provide. The cellular module  221  may include a CP. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the Wi-Fi module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , and the NFC module  228  may include a processor for processing data transmitted/received through a corresponding module. At least some (e.g., two or more) of the cellular module  221 , the Wi-Fi module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , and the NFC module  228  may be included in one integrated circuit (IC) chip or IC package. The RF module  229  may transmit or receive a communication signal (e.g., an RF signal). The RF module  229  may include a transceiver, a power amplifier module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), and an antenna. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, one of the cellular module  221 , the WI-FI module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , and the NFC module  228  may transmit/receive an RF signal through a separate RF module. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, SIM  224  may include a card including a SIM and/or an embedded SIM, and may contain unique identification information (e.g., an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID)) or subscriber information (e.g., an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)). 
     The memory  230  may include an embedded memory  232  or an external memory  234 . The embedded memory  232  may include a volatile memory (e.g., a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a static RAM (SRAM), a synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), etc.) and a non-volatile memory (e.g., a one time programmable read only memory (OTPROM), a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable and programmable ROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), a mask ROM, a flash ROM, a flash memory (e.g., a NAND flash memory or a NOR flash memory), a hard disc drive, a solid state drive (SSD), etc.). The external memory  234  may further include a flash drive such as a compact flash (CF), a secure digital (SD), a micro secure digital (Micro-SD), a mini secure digital (mini-SD), an eXtreme Digital (xD), a multi-media card (MMC), a memory stick, etc. The external memory  234  may be functionally and/or physically connected to the electronic device  201  through various interfaces. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, sensor module  240  may measure a physical quantity or detect an operation state of the electronic device  201 , and may convert the measured or detected information into an electrical signal. The sensor module  240  may include a gesture sensor  240 A, a gyro sensor  240 B, an atmospheric pressure sensor (barometer)  240 C, a magnetic sensor  240 D, an acceleration sensor  240 E, a grip sensor  240 F, a proximity sensor  240 G, a color sensor  240 H (e.g., red, green, and blue (RGB) sensor), a biometric sensor  240 I (e.g., medical sensor), a temperature/humidity sensor  240 J, an illuminance sensor  240 K, and a ultra violet (UV) sensor  240 M. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module  240  may include an E-nose sensor, an electromyography (EMG) sensor, an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, an iris scan sensor, and/or a finger scan sensor. The sensor module  240  may further include a control circuit for controlling one or more sensors included therein. The electronic device  201  may further include a processor configured to control the sensor module  240 , as a part of the processor  210  or separately from the processor  210 , and may control the sensor module  240  while the processor  210  is in a sleep state. 
     The input device  250  may include a touch panel  252 , a (digital) pen sensor  254 , a key  256 , or an ultrasonic input device  258 . The touch panel  252  may use one of a capacitive type, a resistive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type. The touch panel  252  may further include a control circuit. The touch panel  252  may further include a tactile layer, and provide a tactile reaction to the user. The (digital) pen sensor  254  may include a recognition sheet which is a part of the touch panel or is separated from the touch panel. The key  256  may include a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad. The ultrasonic input device  258  may detect, through a microphone  288 , ultrasonic waves generated by an input tool, and identify data corresponding to the detected ultrasonic waves. 
     The display  260  may include a panel  262 , a hologram device  264 , or a projector  266 . The panel  262  may include a configuration identical or similar to the display  160 . The panel  262  may be implemented to be flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel  262  may be integrated as a single module with the touch panel  252 . The hologram device  264  may show a three dimensional (3D) image in the air by using an interference of light. The projector  266  may project light onto a screen to display an image. The screen may be located in the interior of or on the exterior of the electronic device  201 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the display  260  may further include a control circuit for controlling the panel  262 , the hologram device  264 , or the projector  266 . The interface  270  may include a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)  272 , a USB  274 , an optical interface  276 , or a D-subminiature (D-sub)  278 . The interface  270  may be included in the communication interface  170 . Additionally or alternatively, the interface  270  may include a mobile high-definition link (MHL) interface, a SD card/MMC interface, or an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) standard interface. 
     The audio module  280  may convert a sound to an electrical signal and vice versa. At least some components of the audio module  280  may be included in the input/output interface  150 . The audio module  280  may process voice information input or output through a speaker  282 , a receiver  284 , earphones  286 , or the microphone  288 . The camera module  291  is a device which may photograph a still image and a video. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the camera module  291  may include one or more image sensors (e.g., a front sensor or a back sensor), a lens, an ISP or a flash (e.g., LED or xenon lamp). The power management module  295  may manage power of the electronic device  201 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the power management module  295  may include a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a charger IC, or a battery gauge. The PMIC may use a wired and/or wireless charging method. The wireless charging method may include a magnetic resonance method, a magnetic induction method, an electromagnetic wave method, etc. Additional circuits (e.g., a coil loop, a resonance circuit, a rectifier, etc.) for wireless charging may be further included. The battery gauge may measure a residual quantity of the battery  296 , and a voltage, a current, or a temperature while charging. The battery  296  may include a rechargeable battery and/or a solar battery. 
     The indicator  297  may display a particular state (e.g., a booting state, a message state, a charging state, etc.) of the electronic device  201  or a part (e.g., the processor  210 ) of the electronic device  201 . The motor  298  may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical vibration, and may generate a vibration, a haptic effect, etc. The electronic device  201  may include a processing device (e.g., a GPU) for supporting a mobile TV. The processing device for supporting a mobile TV may process media data according to a certain standard such as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), or mediaFLO™. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the above-described component elements of hardware may be configured with one or more components, and the names of the corresponding component elements may vary based on the type of electronic device. The electronic device may include at least one of the above-described elements. Some of the above-described elements may be omitted from the electronic device, or the electronic device may further include additional elements. Also, some of the hardware components may be combined into one entity, which may perform functions identical to those of the relevant components before the combination. 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a program module, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the program module  310  may include an OS for controlling resources related to the electronic device  101  and/or applications  147  executed in the OS. The OS may comprise Android™, iOS™, Windows™, Symbian™, Tizen™, Bada™, etc. Referring to  FIG. 3 , the program module  310  may include a kernel  320 , middleware  330 , an API  360 , and/or applications  370 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, at least some of the program module  310  may be preloaded on an electronic device, or may be downloaded from an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104 , or the server  106 ). 
     The kernel  320  may include a system resource manager  321  and/or a device driver  323 . The system resource manager  321  may control, allocate, or collect system resources. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the system resource manager  321  may include a process management unit, a memory management unit, a file system management unit, etc. The device driver  323  may include a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth™ driver, a shared memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a Wi-Fi driver, an audio driver, or an inter-process communication (IPC) driver. The middleware  330  may provide a function required in common by the applications  370 , or may provide various functions to the applications  370  through the API  360  so as to enable the applications  370  to efficiently use the limited system resources in the electronic device. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the middleware  330  may include a run time library  335 , an application manager  341 , a window manager  342 , a multimedia manager  343 , a resource manager  344 , a power manager  345 , a database manager  346 , a package manager  347 , a connectivity manager  348 , a notification manager  349 , a location manager  350 , a graphic manager  351 , and a security manager  352 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, runtime library  335  may include a library module which a compiler uses in order to add a new function through a programming language while an application  370  is being executed. The runtime library  335  may perform input/output management, memory management, the functionality for an arithmetic function, etc. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the application manager  341  may manage, a life cycle of the applications  370 . The window manager  342  may manage the graphical user interface (GUI) resources used by a screen. The multimedia manager  343  may recognize a format required for reproduction of various media files, and may perform encoding or decoding of a media file by using a codec suitable for the corresponding format. The resource manager  344  may manage resources of a source code, a memory, and a storage space of at least one of the applications  370 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, power manager  345  may operate together with a basic input/output system (BIOS) or the like to manage a battery or power source, and may provide power information or the like required for the operations of the electronic device. The database manager  346  may generate, search for, and/or change a database to be used by at least one of the applications  370 . The package manager  347  may manage installation or an update of an application distributed in a form of a package file. 
     The connectivity manager  348  may manage wireless connectivity such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The notification manager  349  may display or notify of an event such as an arrival message, promise, proximity notification, etc. in such a way that does not disturb a user. The location manager  350  may manage location information of an electronic device. The graphic manager  351  may manage a graphic effect which will be provided to a user, or a user interface related to the graphic effect. The security manager  352  may provide all security functions required for system security, user authentication, etc. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the electronic device  101  provides a telephone call function, the middleware  330  may further include a telephony manager for managing a voice call function or a video call function of the electronic device. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, middleware  330  may include a middleware module that forms a combination of various functions of the above-described components. The middleware  330  may provide a module specialized for each type of OS in order to provide a differentiated function. Further, the middleware  330  may dynamically remove some of the existing components or add new components. The API  360  includes a set of API programming functions, and may be provided with a different configuration according to an OS. In the case of Android or iOS, one API set may be provided for each platform. In the case of Tizen, two or more API sets may be provided for each platform. 
     The applications  370  may include one or more applications which provide functions such as a home  371  application, a dialer  372  application, an SMS/MMS  373  application, an instant message (IM)  374  application, a browser  375  application, a camera  376  application, an alarm  377  application, a contacts  378  application, a voice dial  379  application, an email  380  application, a calendar  381  application, a media player  382  application, an album  383  application, a watch  384  application, a healthcare application (e.g., measuring exercise quantity or blood sugar level), or an environment information application (e.g., providing atmospheric pressure, humidity, or temperature information). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, applications  370  may include an information exchange application that can support the exchange of information between the electronic device and an external electronic device. The information exchange application may include a notification relay application for transferring specific information to an external electronic device or a device management application for managing an external electronic device. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the notification relay application may include a function of transferring, to the external electronic device, notification information generated from other applications of the electronic device  101  (e.g., an SMS/MMS application, an e-mail application, a health management application, or an environmental information application). Further, the notification relay application may receive notification information from an external electronic device and provide the received notification information to a user. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the device management application may manage (e.g., install, delete, or update) at least one function of an external electronic device communicating with the electronic device (e.g., a function of turning on/off the external electronic device itself (or some components) or a function of adjusting the brightness (or a resolution) of the display), applications operating in the external electronic device, and services provided by the external electronic device (e.g., a call service or a message service). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the applications  370  may include applications (e.g., a healthcare application of a mobile medical appliance or the like) designated according to an external electronic device. The applications  370  may include an application received from an external electronic device. The applications  370  may include a preloaded application or a third party application that may be downloaded from a server. The names of the components of the program module  310  may change depending on the type of OS. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, at least a part of the programming module  310  may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of two or more thereof. At least some of the program module  310  may be implemented (e.g., executed) by the processor. At least some of the program module  310  may include a module, a program, a routine, a set of instructions, and/or a process for performing one or more functions. 
     As described above, an electronic device according to various embodiments may acquire biometric data by using a biometric sensor  2401  and register biometric information based on the biometric data. The disclosure may be applied to various types of biometric information, such as a fingerprint, an iris, heart rate, blood pressure, and body heat. Hereinafter, however, a fingerprint is presented as one example of the biometric data for specificity of description. However, various embodiments described later may also be applied to other types of biometric information. 
     In various embodiments, the electronic device  101  may determine the identity of a user by registering a fingerprint of the user and authenticating the input fingerprint based on registered fingerprint information. Generally, about twenty fingerprint images for one fingerprint may be stored at the time of fingerprint registration. Therefore, the number of fingerprint images to be checked at the time of fingerprint authentication becomes larger, and thus may cause performance degradation in terms of memory use and processing speed. 
     Therefore, if fingerprint images to be checked at the time of fingerprint authentication can be limited to some of registered fingerprint images, the efficiency of the fingerprint authentication can be enhanced. The disclosure proposes a technology for storing, in an electronic device having a fingerprint sensor disposed in at least a partial region of a display, both fingerprint data acquired through a fingerprint sensor and touch information acquired through a touch sensor of a display when fingerprint information of a user is generated and clustering fingerprint images corresponding to similar touch information (for example, area). Further, the disclosure proposes a technology which can enhance the fingerprint recognition speed by determining a candidate group, for which a matching algorithm is to be performed based on a touch region, among stored fingerprint images. 
     First, some terms used in the description below are defined as follows. 
     The term “fingerprint” is an example of biometric information and may mean patterns of curved lines formed on the skin of the end of a finger of the human body. Further, the fingerprint may mean curved patterns remaining on the surface of an object when the object is pressed by the end of a finger. 
     The term “fingerprint data” may mean data indicating the entirety or a part of a fingerprint acquired by a sensor (e.g. biometric sensor  240 I) included in the electronic device  101 . Specifically, the fingerprint data may mean measurement values of a sensor, data generated from the measurement values of the sensor, stored data, etc. The fingerprint data may be acquired in an image form. Therefore, each data chunk constituting the fingerprint data may be referred to as “fingerprint image”. That is, the fingerprint data is a set of at least one fingerprint image. However, the form of fingerprint data, to which the disclosure can be applied, is not limited to an image. In various embodiments, the fingerprint data are generated and classified by a fingerprint sensor and may be used for fingerprint registration. 
     The term “fingerprint information” may mean a set of fingerprint data which can be used for authentication. For example, the fingerprint information, which is a set of fingerprint data on a fingerprint of the same finger, may be a set of fingerprint data which has gone through a fingerprint registration process. The fingerprint information is generated through the fingerprint registration process and may include fingerprint data acquired through a fingerprint registration application and fingerprint data acquired through at least one other application. The fingerprint information may be referred to as “a registered fingerprint”, “registered fingerprint data”, “a template”, or other terms having a technical meaning equal thereto. 
     The term “touch information” is information related to a touch input and may include measurement values or parameters derived from the measurement values. For example, the touch information may include at least one among coordinates, an area, a major axis length, a minor axis length, an orientation, an angle, a curvature, a pressure, and a position of a touch input. The major axis length may be defined as a length of a longer dimension among touch contacts or a cross-sectional area of a touch contact. The minor axis length may be defined as a length of a shorter dimension among touch contacts. The orientation is a tool for angular measurement and may be defined as a direction of a touch. The position may be defined as a position relative to a fingerprint sensor. In various embodiments, the touch information may be used in registering and authenticating a fingerprint. For example, the touch information may be stored together with fingerprint data. The touch information may be used to classify the fingerprint data. 
       FIG. 4A  illustrates a functional configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4A , the electronic device  101  may include, for example, a display  410 , a memory  420 , a fingerprint  430 , and a processor  440 . A part of the memory  420  is used as a security memory  422  and the processor  440  may include a security processor  432 . 
     The display  410  may be a unit for a screen display of the electronic device  101 . For example, the display  410  may be configured as one selected from among an OLED, Quantum-Dot Light Emitting Diode (QLED), and LCD. The display  410  may be a constituent element corresponding to a display  160  in  FIG. 1  and a display  260  in  FIG. 2 . Further, although not shown in  FIG. 4A , the display  410  may include a touch sensor and a touch Integrated Circuit (IC). The touch sensor may detect a change in a measurement value according to a touch input of a user and the touch IC may provide a measurement value to the processor  440 . The measurement value may be one among a change amount of capacitance in a capacitive type, a voltage difference generated due to a change of resistance in a resistive type, an amplitude change of a wave in an ultrasonic type, and an intensity of an infrared signal in an infrared type. 
     The memory  420  may store a basic program for an operation of the electronic device  101 , an application program, and data such as setting information. The memory  420  may be configured as a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, or a combination of the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory. The memory  420  may provide stored data in response to the request of the processor  440 . The memory  420  may store fingerprint data acquired through the fingerprint sensor  430  and may store registered fingerprint information. The security memory  422  is a physical part of the memory  420  and may be defined as a memory region for specific address values. The security memory  422  may provide enhanced protection to the stored data by allowing a limited access thereto unlike other regions. For example, the security memory  422  may be defined for a Trust Execution Environment (TEE). According to one embodiment, in the memory  420 , the security memory  422  and the remaining memories may have different security levels. Therefore, the memories other than the security memory  422  may be “normal memories”. According to one embodiment, the registered fingerprint information may be stored in the security memory  422 . According to another embodiment, the security memory  422  may be used for storing collected and unregistered fingerprint data. 
     The fingerprint sensor  430  may be a constituent element for acquiring fingerprint data of a user. The fingerprint sensor  430  may generate a measurement value regarding a fingerprint at the time of the touch input of the user. The fingerprint sensor  430  may be implemented in various types, such as an optical type, a mutual capacitance type, an ultrasonic type, and an infrared type. In various embodiments of the disclosure, the fingerprint sensor  430  has a structure in which the fingerprint sensor is integrated with the display  410 . Therefore, the fingerprint sensor  430  may be referred to as “a display integrated fingerprint-sensor”. For a sensing operation of the fingerprint sensor  430 , the display  410  may include a region through which light can pass. The fingerprint sensor  430  may generate fingerprint data through the region through which light can pass. 
     For example, the fingerprint sensor  430  may be designed according to one among an in/on-cover glass structure in which an electrode or a sensing module for fingerprint sensing is arranged, through printing or etching, on the surface of a cover glass provided on the display  410  in order to protect the display  410 , an over-display structure in which an electrode or a sensing module for fingerprint sensing is installed over a display panel, an under-display structure in which an electrode or a sensing module for fingerprint sensing is installed under a display panel, and an in-display structure in which an electrode or a sensing module for fingerprint sensing is installed in a Black Maker (BM) region between pixels of a display panel or inside pixels of the display panel. 
     The processor  440  may control the overall operation of the electronic device  101 . For example, the processor  440  may control a screen display of the display  410  and may control a measurement operation of the fingerprint sensor  430 . The processor  440  may include a processor  120  in  FIG. 1  and a processor  210  in  FIG. 2 . The processor  440  may generate fingerprint data by using measurement values generated by the fingerprint sensor  430 , may register a fingerprint, and may authenticate the fingerprint. In order to provide an enhanced security for fingerprint registration and authentication, the processor  440  may include a security processor  442 . The security processor  442  may be an independent processor installed inside of the processor  440  or a set of instruction registers separately defined for security-required processing. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, the processor  440  may store, in the memory  420 , information on a touch input, that is, touch information together with fingerprint information at the time of fingerprint registration. In other words, the touch information may be stored as attribute information of the fingerprint information. The processor  440  may use the touch information to select fingerprint information to be used for checking. A region corresponding to the fingerprint sensor  430  may include a physical range including the entirety or a part of a region, in which the fingerprint sensor  430  is installed, among active regions of the display  410 . For example, the processor  440  may control functions for fingerprint registration and authentication according to various embodiments described below. 
     In the configuration of the electronic device  101  described in reference to  FIG. 4A , the fingerprint sensor  430  is an example of a biometric sensor.  FIG. 4A  illustrates an example of a functional structure of the electronic device  101 , and the display  410  and the biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 ) may be arranged as in  FIGS. 4B and 4B .  FIGS. 4B and 4C  illustrate examples of an arrangement of a display and a biometric sensor in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIGS. 4B and 4C  are an example of electronic device  200  or  230  according to various embodiments of the disclosure. Referring to  FIG. 4B , in the electronic device  101 , a biometric sensor  450  (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 ) for recognizing biometric information (for example, fingerprint information) may be disposed in at least a partial region of the display  410 . Because the biometric sensor  450  is disposed in the at least part of the display  410  (for example, an active region or BM region of the display), acquiring biometric information on a user may be performed by using a user input to the display  410 . Referring to  FIG. 4C , the electronic  230  includes a biometric sensor  450  (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 ) on at least a part of the display  410  and may extend the size of the display by forming a region occupied by the biometric sensor  450  as the display  410 . 
     The biometric sensor  450  may be integrated with the display  410  as described above. In accordance with one embodiment, the biometric sensor  450  and the display  410  may be coupled as in  FIG. 4D .  FIG. 4D  illustrates an example of a coupling structure between the display and the biometric sensor in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 4D  is an example of a structure in which a biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 ) for sensing biometric information of a user is mounted in at least a partial region of the display  410  of the electronic device  101  according to various embodiments of the disclosure. According to one embodiment, the electronic device  101  may include glass  460 , the display  410 , a fingerprint sensor  472 , or a printed circuit board (PCB)  470 . According to one embodiment, the electronic device  101  may further include structures  466 - 1  and  466 - 2  for securing a space for mounting the biometric sensor  450 . The structures  466 - 1  and  466 - 2  may constitute at least a part of a sealing structure for protecting the fingerprint sensor  472 . 
     According to one embodiment, a biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430  or fingerprint sensor  472 ) capable of sensing biometric information may be disposed on one surface of the display  410  (for example, an upper surface) (for example, a separate layer  464  formed on one surface of the display, at least a partial region, in which pixels  411  to  413  are formed, of the surface of the display, or the like). According to one embodiment, the biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 , fingerprint sensor  472 ) may be disposed on the other surface (for example, the rear surface) of the display  410 . The biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 , fingerprint sensor  472 ) may include, for example, an optical type image sensor, an ultrasonic type transmission/reception module, or a capacitive type transmission/reception electrode pattern. 
     According to various embodiments, the biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 , fingerprint sensor  472 ) may be disposed between an adhesive layer  462  and the display  410  or between the glass  460  and the adhesive layer  462 . According to one embodiment, the biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 , fingerprint sensor  472 ) may be formed as a capacitive type transmission/reception electrode pattern, and may be formed as a transparent electrode in order to enhance transmittance of light output from the display  410 . According to one embodiment, the biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 , fingerprint sensor  472 ) may also include an ultrasonic type transmission/reception module. 
     According to various embodiments, in the electronic device, the biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 , fingerprint sensor  472 ) may be disposed on the other surface of the display  410 . Elastic bodies  468 - 1  and  468 - 2  (for example, sponge or rubber) are arranged between the biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  472 ) and the display  410  so as to alleviate an impact between the biometric sensor and the display  410  or prevent foreign substances from being introduced. According to one embodiment, the biometric sensor (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 , fingerprint sensor  472 ) may include an image sensor. For example, the image sensor outputs light (for example, visible light, infrared rays, or ultraviolet rays) emitted from a light source (for example, display  410  or IR LED) onto a fingerprint of a user, and may sense light reflected by the fingerprint of the user by means of the image sensor. 
     The electronic device  101 , described with reference to  FIG. 4A , may include one processor  440 . However, in accordance with other embodiments, the electronic device  101  may include two or more processors. The two or more processors are classified based on power consumption amount, assigned functions, etc. Hereinafter, the configuration of the electronic device  101  including the two or more processors will be described with reference to  FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B . 
       FIG. 5A  illustrates another functional configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 5A  illustrates an example of a configuration of the electronic device  101  according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5A , the electronic device  101  may include, for example, at least one processor (for example, a first processor  540 - 1  or second processor  540 - 2 ), a memory  520 , a display  510 , or at least one sensor  580 . According to one embodiment, the first processor  540 - 1  may control overall driving of the electronic device. When the electronic device  101  is in a sleep state, the second processor  540 - 2  (for example, low-power processor or sensor HUB) may process sensor information acquired through the at least one sensor  580  or an input acquired from a user without waking up the first processor  540 - 1 . According to one embodiment, the second processor  540 - 2  may control a biometric sensor  582 , a touch sensor  584 , or the display  510  independently from the first processor  540 - 1 . The electronic device  101  according to one embodiment may include the memory  520 . The memory  520  may include a normal region for storing a user application, etc. or a security region for storing security-sensitive information, such as information for fingerprint sensing. 
     According to one embodiment, the display  510  may include: a display panel including multiple pixels; and a display driving module (for example, Display Driver IC (DDI)  512 ) configured to control at least some of the multiple pixels  514  included in the display panel and provide display information. According to one embodiment, the sensor  580  may include a biometric sensor  582  (for example, a fingerprint sensor  530  or a touch sensor  584  configured to sense a user&#39;s touch on the display  510 ) for sensing a user&#39;s fingerprint on the display  510 . According to one embodiment, the biometric sensor  582  may include an optical fingerprint sensor (for example, image sensor) which uses light output by the display module as a light source. 
     According to various embodiments, the at least one sensor  580  may drive the multiple pixels  514  included in the display panel through the DDI  512  in response to the user&#39;s input. According to one embodiment, the at least one sensor  580  may control the display panel as necessary. For example, in order to acquire biometric information of a user, the biometric sensor  582  may control the display panel and use light emitted from the display panel. 
       FIG. 5B  illustrates another functional configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 5B  illustrates an example of a configuration of the electronic device  101  according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5B , the electronic device  101  may include multiple controllers (for example, a first controller  591 , a second controller  592 , a third controller  593 , a fourth controller  594 , and a fifth controller  595 ), and each controller may be included in a module (for example, first processor  540 - 1 , second processor  540 - 2 , DDI  512 , or biometric sensor  582 ) included in the electronic device  101 . For example, the electronic device  101  may use the first controller  591  to control the first processor  540 - 1  and may use the second controller  592  to control the second processor  540 - 2 . Further, the electronic device  101  may use the third controller  593  and the fourth controller  594  to control a module including the third controller  593  and the fourth controller  594 . 
     According to one embodiment, one controller may be used to control a module of the electronic device  101 . For example, the electronic device  101  may use a main controller (for example, fifth controller  595 ) to control multiple controllers (for example, first controller  591 , second controller  592 , third controller  593 , and fourth controller  594 ). Further, the electronic device  101  may designate the main controller and may control the other controllers by using the designated main controller. For example, the electronic device may change/designate the main controller from the controller  595  to the first controller  591  and may control the other controllers by using the designated main controller. 
     According to one embodiment, the electronic device  101  may use one controller to directly control modules. For example, the electronic device  101  may use the first controller  591  included in the first processor  540 - 1  to control the second processor  540 - 2 , the memory  520 , the display  510 , and/or the at least one sensor  580 . Further, according to one embodiment, the electronic device  101  may control the display  510  and the at least one sensor  580  by one controller. For example, in the case of an optical fingerprint sensor using the display  510  as a light source, the electronic device  101  may use one controller to control the display  510  and the sensor  580 , and may easily acquire a user&#39;s biometric information. 
     In the above-described configuration of the electronic device  101 , the fingerprint sensor  430  may generate data regarding a user&#39;s fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor  430  may operate according to an optical, capacitive, or ultrasonic manner. The optical manner may be a manner using a photosensitive diode to capture an image of a fingerprint on the surface of a finger and acquire the fingerprint. The capacitive manner may be a manner using a principle wherein a part (ridge) of a fingerprint, which is brought into contact with an electrode, is sensed and a part (valley) of the fingerprint, which is not brought into contact with the electrode, is not sensed. The ultrasonic manner may be a manner generating ultrasonic waves by using, for example, piezo and acquiring a fingerprint by using a path difference of an ultrasonic wave which meets and then is reflected by ridges and valleys of the fingerprint. Hereinafter, each manner will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 6A to 6C . 
       FIGS. 6A to 6C  illustrate examples of fingerprint sensors for fingerprint recognition in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
       FIG. 6A  illustrates an example of a capacitive sensor. A fingerprint sensor  630  illustrated in  FIG. 6A  may include a micro-capacitor plate  610 . The fingerprint sensor  630  may detect a difference between a voltage of a contact point  614  of a region in which a ridge  611  of the surface of a finger on the micro-capacitor plate  610  is positioned and a voltage of an air region  613  which a valley  612  is positioned. The fingerprint sensor  630  may transfer information regarding the voltage difference to a processor  640 , and the processor  640  may generate fingerprint data from the information transferred from the fingerprint sensor. 
       FIG. 6B  illustrates an example of a structure using light. The fingerprint sensor  630  may identify a position of a ridge  631  and a position of a valley  632  in a region, in which a touch occurs, based on information on light which has been emitted from a light source  635  and has passed through a glass prism  636  and a lens  637 . More specifically, the light source  635  emits light for detecting a fingerprint, and the light emitted from the light source  635  may be incident on the glass prism  636 . When the light incident on the glass prism  636  reaches an air region  633  without any contact, the light is specularly reflected at a reflection angle identical to an incident angle and thus may form optical path A. On the other hand, when the light incident on the glass prism  636  reaches a contact point  634 , the light is absorbed without being reflected and thus may not form optical path B. The light reflected in the air region  633  is refracted through the lens  637  and may reach an optical detector  639 . The optical detector  639  may identify a region, which light has reached, as a region where a valley  632 , which is not brought into contact with the light, is positioned, and may identify a region, which light has not reached, as a region where the ridge  631 , which is brought into contact with the light, is positioned. The optical detector  639  may be implemented through a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) or a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS). 
       FIG. 6C  illustrates an example of a structure using ultrasonic waves. As illustrated in  FIG. 6C , the fingerprint sensor  630  may include at least one transducer  655 . The transducer  655  may transmit an ultrasonic signal  671  to a display panel  656 , and may convert the ultrasonic signal reflected from the display panel  656  into an electrical signal to generate a signal for identifying a touch pattern on the display panel  656 . More specifically, among ultrasonic signals, an ultrasonic signal, which is reflected in a region  651  in which a ridge is positioned, reaches to the transducer  655  more quickly than an ultrasonic signal reflected in a region  652  in which a ridge is positioned. The transducer  655  may generate an electrical signal reflecting a difference in arrival time of ultrasonic signals. The transducer  655  may transmit the generated electrical signal to the processor  640 , and the processor  640  may acquire fingerprint information from the transmitted signal. 
     Generally, the detection sensitivity of a fingerprint may relatively change greatly depending on a distance to a touch input. In other words, when the fingerprint sensor is installed to be a predetermined distance away from a position in which a touch input occurs, the detection sensitivity becomes worse and thus a fingerprint having accuracy above a predetermined level may not be detected. Therefore, for a more precise detection, as shown in  FIG. 6A , a fingerprint sensor based on a capacitive sensor may be positioned in a region having a depth within a region (for example, 50 μm) relatively closer to the outer surface of the display panel of the display  610  when compared with other fingerprint sensors (for example, optical sensor, ultrasonic sensor). Whereas, because the structure in  FIG. 6B  uses light, the optical detector may be installed in a region having a larger depth from the surface of the display panel when compared with the capacitive sensor in  FIG. 6A . For example, the optical detector  639  may be installed in a position 1000 μm away from the surface of the display panel. Further, the fingerprint sensor using ultrasonic waves, shown in  FIG. 6C , may be installed in a region deeper from the surface of the display panel than a fingerprint sensor having the structure in  FIG. 6A or 6B . 
     In the above-described configuration of the electronic device  101 , the fingerprint sensor  430  may be installed to be integrated with the display  410 . According to one embodiment, the fingerprint sensor  430  may be installed as shown in  FIG. 7A or 7B  below.  FIGS. 7A and 7B  illustrate examples of fingerprint sensors in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7A , the fingerprint sensor  430  is position in a partial region of a panel of the display  410 , and the electronic device  101  may perform fingerprint recognition through the partial region. The fingerprint sensor  430  is positioned only in the partial region instead of the entire region of the display panel, thereby allowing the reduction of costs necessary for a production process. The region, in which the fingerprint sensor  430  is positioned, on the display  410  may be referred to as “a fingerprint sensor region”. That is, the fingerprint sensor region is a region, in which a fingerprint can be sensed, among the content display region of the display  410 , and may include, according to an embodiment, one sub-region inside the display region, multiple visibly separate sub-regions, or the entire region of the display region. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7B , the fingerprint sensor  430  may be installed across a panel of the display  410 . That is, the fingerprint sensor  430  may be installed in a form where multiple sensing elements are arranged. Therefore, fingerprint recognition may be performed through the entire region of the display  410 . The fingerprint sensor  430  is positioned in the entire region of the display  410  instead of a partial region thereof and thus a fingerprint can be input in any region desired by a user in the panel of the display  410 , thereby increasing a user&#39;s experience. 
     As described above, the fingerprint sensor  430  may have a structure in which the fingerprint sensor  430  is integrated with the display  410 . Because the fingerprint sensor  430  is embedded in the display  410 , a touch input may be naturally generated while a user inputs a fingerprint on the display  410 . That is, touch information may be provided from a touch sensor of the display  410  while fingerprint data is acquired. By using additional information such as the touch information, the electronic device  101  according to various embodiments may increase a recognition rate and may improve a matching speed. 
     In various embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device  101  may include a display including a touch sensor, a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial region of the display region of the display, and a processor. The processor may be configured to: acquire, in response to a first user input for registering a user&#39;s fingerprint, first touch information from the first user input by using the touch sensor; acquire first fingerprint data by using the fingerprint sensor; register the first fingerprint data as fingerprint information based on the first touch information, the registering including classifying the first fingerprint data based on the first touch information; acquire, in response to a second user input for authenticating the user&#39;s fingerprint, second touch information from the second user input by using the touch sensor; acquire second fingerprint data by using the fingerprint sensor; select a candidate group for comparison from among the fingerprint information based on the second touch information; and compare fingerprint data included in the candidate group with the second fingerprint data. 
     The processor may be configured to: identify a hand holding the electronic device at the time of the generation of the first fingerprint data by using the first touch information; and classify the first fingerprint data based on the hand. Further, the processor may be configured to distinguish a normal touch and a tip touch from each other based on a curvature included in the first touch information. The processor may be configured to classify fingerprint data regarding the same finger into multiple groups based on an area included in the first touch information. 
     In various embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device  101  may include: a display including a touch sensor; a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial region of the display region of the display; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: store information on a touch input occurring for fingerprint registration; and determine, using the information on the touch input, a candidate group for checking of matching of a fingerprint for fingerprint authentication. 
     The processor may be configured to classify the fingerprint data acquired for the fingerprint registration based on the information of the touch input. The candidate group may be determined based on the touch input occurring for the fingerprint authentication. The processor may be configured to: acquire a first fingerprint data for the fingerprint authentication; and determine another candidate group when there is no fingerprint data matching the first fingerprint data in the candidate group. 
     In various embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device  101  may include a touch sensor included in a display region for displaying a content, a fingerprint sensor disposed in at least a partial region of the display region, and a processor. The processor may be configured to: acquire one or more user inputs through the at least partial region of the display region, the acquiring including acquiring one or more fingerprint data corresponding to the one or more user inputs and one or more touch information corresponding to the user inputs by using the fingerprint sensor; and register the one or more touch information and the one or more fingerprint data as one or more pieces of fingerprint information corresponding to a user. 
     The processor may be configured to: acquire a user input for performing authentication of the user through the at least partial region of the display region, wherein the acquiring of the user input includes acquiring fingerprint data corresponding to the user input and touch information corresponding to the user input. The processor may be configured to select at least one piece of corresponding touch information, which corresponds to the acquired touch information, from among the one or more pieces of corresponding touch information, at least based on the acquired touch information. The processor may be configured to designate at least one piece of fingerprint information, which corresponds to the fingerprint data among the one or more pieces of fingerprint information, as at least one candidate fingerprint for authentication of the user. The processor may be configured to compare the at least one candidate fingerprint with the fingerprint data. 
     The display includes a region through which light can pass, and the processor may be configured to acquire the one or more fingerprint data through the region through which light can pass. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed in an active region of the display. The touch information may include at least one among an area, a major axis length, a minor axis length, an orientation, an angle, a pressure, and a position of a user input. 
     The processor may be configured to store the one or more touch information as attribute information of the one or more pieces of fingerprint information. The processor may be configured to store the one or more pieces of fingerprint information in a security memory having a security level different from that of a normal memory. The processor may be configured to acquire the one or more touch information through a first region, in which the fingerprint sensor is disposed, of the display region and a second region near the first region. The processor may be configured to compare at least one among an area, a position, a width, a curvature, an orientation, and an angle with touch information of a user input acquired for authentication. 
       FIG. 8  is a flowchart for registering and authenticating a fingerprint in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 8  illustrates an example of an operation method of the electronic device  101 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , in operation  801 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may store touch information and fingerprint information at the time of fingerprint registration. The touch information may include information on a touch input occurring while acquiring the fingerprint data constituting fingerprint information. That is, the fingerprint sensor  430  included in electronic device  101  has a structure in which the fingerprint sensor  430  is integrated with the display  410 , and a touch input may occur on the display  410  at the time of the input of a fingerprint through the fingerprint sensor  430 . Thus, the processor  440  acquires touch information by using a touch sensor and fingerprint data by using the fingerprint sensor  430 , and may store the touch information and the fingerprint data together. The processor  440  may store, as the fingerprint data, a fingerprint image as it is, may store a compressed fingerprint image, may store a feature point extracted from the fingerprint image, or may store an original fingerprint image in a converted form such that the original fingerprint image cannot be restored. The processor  440  may store all raw data provided from a touch IC, may store a level of an area expressed in a binary or natural number, may store pressure information, or may store a feature template indicating a feature extracted from a touch input. The fingerprint information may be stored in a storage space (for example, security memory  422 ) having a high security level. In other words, the processor  440  may register the fingerprint information. 
     In operation  803 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may select and compare a candidate group for checking based on touch information at the time of fingerprint authentication. The touch information may include information on a touch input occurring at the time of the input of a fingerprint for fingerprint authentication. That is, the processor  440  may compare the touch input occurring at the time of the input of a finger for fingerprint authentication and fingerprint information corresponding to touch information having similarity above a predetermined level. In other words, the candidate group may be determined based on the touch input occurring for fingerprint authentication. The comparing operation may include at least one among the determination of sameness/similarity of a feature point, the determination of sameness/similarity of position of a feature point, and the determination of sameness/similarity of position relationships between feature points. The feature point may include at least one among a start point, an end point, a center point, a triple point, and a turning point, which are unique to a fingerprint. In other words, the processor  440  may perform fingerprint authentication with respect to the selected candidate group by using the touch information. 
     In various embodiments of the disclosure, an operation method of an electronic device may include: storing information on a touch input occurring for fingerprint registration through a display which includes a touch sensor and a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial region of a display region; and determining, using the information on the touch input, a candidate group for checking of matching of a fingerprint for fingerprint authentication. The determining of the candidate group may include classifying the fingerprint data acquired for fingerprint registration, based on the information on the touch input. The candidate group may be determined based on the touch input occurring for fingerprint authentication. 
     As in the embodiment described with reference to  FIG. 8 , the electronic device  101  may store information on a touch input occurring at the time of fingerprint authentication and may utilize the stored information on the touch input, that is, touch information at the time of authentication. Therefore, the amount of fingerprint data to be compared at the time of fingerprint authentication is reduced, thereby reducing the time required and power consumption. The fingerprint registration operation may include a process as shown in  FIG. 9A . 
       FIG. 9A  is a flowchart for registering a fingerprint in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 9A  illustrates an example of an operation method of the electronic device  101 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9A , in operation  901 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may sense a touch input by using a touch sensor. The touch input may be sensed in a region in which a fingerprint sensor is positioned and a region adjacent thereto. That is, the touch input may also occur in a region other than a region in which the fingerprint sensor is positioned. Therefore, the processor  440  may sense a touch input in the region in which a fingerprint sensor is positioned and a region adjacent thereto. The touch input may be sensed by a change in measurement values by the touch sensor included in display  410 . For example, the change in measurement values may be made as shown in  FIG. 9B . Referring to  FIG. 9B , the touch sensor may generate measurement values at multiple measurement points. The touch IC provides the measurement values to the processor  440 . When relatively high values are measured at some measurement points, the processor  440  may sense that touch inputs occur in the corresponding positions. According to the degree and range of changes in the measurement values, areas or the like of various touch inputs  902 ,  904 ,  906 , and  908  may be distinguished. 
     In operation  903 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may acquire fingerprint data. The fingerprint sensor  430  included in the electronic device  101  is installed in at least a partial region of the display region of the display  410 , and thus may sense a fingerprint when a touch input is generated in a region in which the fingerprint sensor  430  is installed. That is, the processor  440  may acquire fingerprint data by sensing a user&#39;s fingerprint through the fingerprint sensor  430 . The fingerprint data may include at least one among an image of a fingerprint, information on a feature point, and information on a relationship (for example, distance) between feature points. 
     In operation  905 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may store the touch information and the fingerprint data. Because the touch input has occurred at the time of the acquisition of the fingerprint data, there may be touch information corresponding to the fingerprint data. Therefore, the processor  440  may store the fingerprint data and the touch information corresponding thereto. For example, the processor  440  may store the fingerprint data and the touch information in a separate storage space (for example, security memory  422 ) different from a storage space for normal data. 
     As in the embodiment described with reference to  FIGS. 9A and 9B , the electronic device  101  may store touch information generated at the time of fingerprint sensing together with fingerprint data. In accordance with one embodiment, the touch information stored together with the fingerprint data may be utilized in order to classify the fingerprint data. Hereinafter, a fingerprint data storage process using the touch information will be described with reference to  FIG. 10A . 
       FIG. 10A  is a flowchart for storing fingerprint data based on touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 10A  illustrates an example of an operation method of the electronic device  101 . 
     Referring  FIG. 10A , in operation  1001 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may classify fingerprint data based on touch information. Specific criteria for the classification of fingerprint data may be differently defined depending on various embodiments. For example, the fingerprint data may be classified based on at least one or a combination of at least two among an area, a position, a width, a curvature, an orientation, and an angle of a touch input. 
     In accordance with one embodiment, the fingerprint data may be classified based on an area of a touch input. For example, as in  FIG. 10B , the area of the touch input is evaluated according to levels, and the fingerprint data may be classified as group  1  ( 902 ) or group  2  ( 904 ) according to the level of the area. Because, even in the case of the same finger, the area of a touch input may be varied depending on a touch state, the fingerprint data of the same finger may be classified into different groups. That is, the processor  440  may classify fingerprint data of the same finger into multiple groups 
     In accordance with another embodiment, the fingerprint data may be classified based on at least one among an area, a width (for example, major axis length or minor axis length), and a curvature. For example, when touch inputs occur as in  FIG. 10C , touch information may be generated as in &lt;Table 1&gt;, &lt;Table 2&gt;, &lt;Table 3&gt;, and &lt;Table 4&gt;. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     &lt;Table 1&gt; is an example of touch information corresponding to a first touch input  912  or second touch input  914  in  FIG. 10B . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     &lt;Table 2&gt; is an example of touch information corresponding to a third touch input  922  or fourth touch input  924  in  FIG. 10B . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     &lt;Table 3&gt; is an example of touch information corresponding to a fifth touch input  932  or sixth touch input  934  in  FIG. 10B . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     &lt;Table 4&gt; is an example of touch information corresponding to a seventh touch input  942  or eighth touch input  944  in  FIG. 10B . 
     Referring to &lt;Table 1&gt; to &lt;Table 4&gt;, the curvature of the third touch input  922 , the fourth touch input  924 , the seventh touch input  942 , and the eighth touch input  944  is smaller than the curvature of the first touch input  912 , the second touch input  914 , the fifth touch input  932 , and the sixth touch input  934 . Therefore, the third touch input  922 , the fourth touch input  924 , the seventh touch input  942 , and the eighth touch input  944  may be determined as tip touches using a fingertip, and the first touch input  912 , the second touch input  914 , the fifth touch input  932 , and the sixth touch input  934  may be determined as normal touches using a wide surface of a finger. Among the normal touches, the areas of the first touch input  912  and the second touch input  914  are larger than the areas of the fifth touch input  932  and the sixth touch input  934 . Therefore, the fifth touch input  932  and the sixth touch input  934  may be classified as a group of “smallness”, and the first touch input  912  and second touch input  914  may be classified as a group of “largeness”. 
     In accordance with another embodiment, the fingerprint data may be classified based on the position of fingerprint data on a finger. Through touch information, the processor  440  may understand a range of a touch input and a relative position relationship of a touch sensor. For example, as in  FIG. 10D , a first fingerprint data  952  may be acquired at the upper part of a fingerprint, a second fingerprint data  954  may be acquired at the intermediate part of the fingerprint, and a third fingerprint data  956  may be acquired at the lower part of the fingerprint. Therefore, the location, in which the fingerprint data has been acquired, is divided into at least two (2) locations (for example, upper location, intermediate location, lower location), and the fingerprint data may be classified according to the locations corresponding to the fingerprint data. 
     In operation  1003 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may store fingerprint data according to a classification result. The processor  440  stores fingerprint data in the memory  420  and corresponding touch information may be stored as an attribute of the fingerprint data together therewith. The fingerprint data may be stored as fingerprint information and may be stored in a separate memory (for example, security memory  422 ) different in security level from a normal memory. 
     As in the embodiment described in reference to  FIGS. 10A and 10D , the fingerprint data may be classified based on touch information. In other words, touch information (for example, area) regarding a specific finger may be stored together based on touch information acquired in a fingerprint registration process. Specifically, the width, curvature, area distribution, etc. of a specific finger may be determined based on touch information, and the electronic device  101  may distinguish the specific finger based on the touch information. When features of fingers are distinct, the touch information may be divided for all of five fingers or may be divided into three steps, such as large, middle, and small sizes. 
     In addition, compensating for fingerprint data may be further performed by using the touch information. 
       FIG. 11  is a flowchart for compensating for fingerprint data based on touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 11  illustrates an example of an operation method of the electronic device  101 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , in operation  1101 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may determine the direction of a finger by using touch information. The direction of the finger may be defined as a relative angle of a major axis or minor axis of a touch input with reference to the fingerprint sensor  430 . In other words, the processor  440  determines the major axis or minor axis of the touch input, and may calculate an angle between the minor axis or minor axis and a specific axis of a touch sensor. 
     In operation  1103 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may compensate for fingerprint data based on the direction of the finger. In other words, the processor  440  may compensate for fingerprint data by rotating the fingerprint data so as to be aligned with a reference direction. That is, the processor  440  may align the fingerprint data in the reference direction. Therefore, at the time of fingerprint authentication after this, a comparison between fingerprint data aligned in the same direction may be performed. 
       FIG. 12  is a flowchart for performing authentication by using touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 12  illustrates an example of an operation method of the electronic device  101 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , in operation  1201 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may acquire touch information and fingerprint data. In other words, as a touch input occurs in a touch sensor region in order to authenticate a fingerprint, the fingerprint sensor  430  senses the fingerprint, and a touch sensor in the display  410  may generate a measurement value regarding the touch input. The processor  440  may receive fingerprint data and touch information generated by the fingerprint sensor  430  and the touch sensor, respectively. The touch information acquired in operation  1201  may be used to select fingerprint data, that is, a candidate group, for checking from registered information. 
     In operation  1203 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may determine a candidate group corresponding to the touch information. Specifically, the processor  440  determines touch information corresponding to each candidate group and may select a candidate group corresponding to touch information most similar to the touch information having been acquired in operation  1201 . The similarity of touch information may be determined based on the area, curvature, etc. of a touch input. That is, the processor  440  may select candidate fingerprint information to be checked for fingerprint authentication. 
     In operation  1205 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may compare a candidate group with fingerprint data. That is, the processor  440  measures similarity between fingerprint information included in the candidate group and the fingerprint data. In order to measure the similarity, it may be possible to use an algorithm based on a local feature, an algorithm based on a global feature, an algorithm based on the sum of a squared difference, an algorithm based on phase correlation, or an algorithm based on a combination of at least two selected therefrom. 
     In operation  1207 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may determine whether a candidate group and fingerprint data match each other. In other words, the electronic device  101  may determine whether there is at least one fingerprint image, which has similarity above a predetermined level to the fingerprint data having been acquired in operation  1201 , among fingerprint information included in the candidate group. 
     If the candidate group and the fingerprint data match each other, the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may determine in operation  1209  that authentication is successful. That is, the processor  440  declares success in authentication and may perform a necessary follow-up operation (for example, secured data processing). For example, when authentication is performed for identifying a user before electronic approval, the processor  440  may perform functions for the electronic approval. 
     On the other hand, if the candidate group and the fingerprint data do not match each other, the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may determine in operation  1211  that all candidate groups have been checked. That is, the processor  440  may determine that all pieces of registered fingerprint information have been compared with the fingerprint data having been acquired in operation  1201 . In other words, the processor  440  may determine whether fingerprint information to be checked remains. 
     If all the candidate groups have not been checked, the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may determine another candidate group in operation  1213 . The another candidate group may be determined based on the similarity of touch information. For example, from among the remaining at least one candidate group other than an already checked candidate group, the processor  440  may select a candidate group corresponding to touch information most similar to the touch information having been acquired in operation  1201 . 
     On the other hand, if all the candidate groups have been checked, the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may determine authentication to be unsuccessful in operation  1215 . That is, the processor  440  may declare authentication failure and perform a necessary follow-up operation. For example, the processor  440  may display a screen indicating authentication failure through the display  410 . Furthermore, the processor  440  may request authentication by displaying a screen requesting a re-input of a fingerprint. 
     As in the embodiment described in reference to  FIG. 12 , when a fingerprint is recognized, the electronic device  101  may acquire touch information regarding a contact region from the touch sensor and determine a candidate group. For example, the electronic device  101  may determine whether a finger corresponds to area level 0 or corresponds to a large size, and determine a candidate group, for which a matching algorithm is first performed, among pre-stored fingerprint information. As a result of performing the matching algorithm for the candidate group, when authentication is not completed, the electronic device  101  may perform a matching algorithm for a next candidate group. Hereinafter, a fingerprint authentication process will be described with reference to  FIG. 13 . 
       FIG. 13  is another flowchart for performing authentication by using touch information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 13 , in operation  1301 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may receive a user input regarding a position in which the fingerprint sensor  430  of the display  410  is embedded. Specifically, the processor  440  may display a user interface (UI) for fingerprint authentication on the display  410 . The UI requests a fingerprint input for fingerprint authentication and the fingerprint input may be displayed on a part or the entirety of a region in which the fingerprint sensor  430  is positioned. Therefore, a user touches a UI display region on the display  410 , in which the touch sensor and the fingerprint sensor  430  are arranged, and the processor  440  can receive the user input. 
     In operation  1303 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may acquire fingerprint data from the user input by using the fingerprint sensor  430 . In other words, when a user&#39;s fingerprint is input according to a UI for fingerprint authentication displayed on the display  410 , the fingerprint sensor  430  may generate a measurement value regarding the fingerprint based on the user input and provide the measurement value to the processor  440 . The fingerprint data may be acquired by extracting at least one of an image and a feature point of a fingerprint. 
     In operation  1305 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may acquire touch information of the user input by using a touch sensor of the display  410 . That is, when the user touch input occurs according to the UI for fingerprint authentication displayed on the display  410 , the touch sensor may generate a measurement value regarding the touch input and the measurement value to the processor  440 . The touch sensor may be installed on the entirety or a partial region of the display  410 , and the touch information may include at least one among coordinates, a major axis length, a minor axis length, an area, an angle, a pressure, and a position of the touch input. 
     In operation  1307 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may select a candidate group corresponding to the touch information from multiple pieces of fingerprint information stored in the memory  420  based on the touch information. In other words, the processor  440  may determine a candidate group, which has been stored together with touch information most similar to the touch information, from among candidate groups of pre-stored fingerprint information. In one embodiment, the candidate group may be selected based on an area of a finger. Specifically, the selected candidate group may be one of candidate groups classified according to levels (for example, large, middle, small) of an area. In another embodiment, the candidate group may be selected based on a position of a finger. Specifically, the selected candidate group may be one of candidate groups classified according to the upper, intermediate, lower parts of fingerprint. The fingerprint information may refer to fingerprints pre-stored in the memory  420  through fingerprint registration. 
     In operation  1309 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may compare a candidate group with fingerprint data and determine whether there is a fingerprint matching the fingerprint data, thereby performing authentication. That is, the processor  440  may determine priorities of candidate groups according to the matching algorithm and compare fingerprint information stored according to the determined candidate groups with the fingerprint data based on the user input. When the fingerprint data and the fingerprint information match each other, the processor  440  may determine that authentication is successful. 
       FIG. 14  is another flowchart for registering and authenticating a fingerprint in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 14  illustrates an example of an operation of the electronic device  101 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 14 , in operation  1401 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may input, at the time of initial fingerprint registration, finger information together with a fingerprint based on a measurement value change amount of the touch sensor. For example, the processor  440  may display a UI for fingerprint registration through the display  410 . By a user input according to the UI for fingerprint registration, the processor  440  may acquire touch information. Specifically, the touch IC may acquire row data regarding a measurement value change amount according to a touch input, detect a peak equal to or larger than a threshold, calculate a coordinate calculation region near the peak, and calculate coordinates (for example: X-coordinate and Y-coordinate) through the coordinate region. The touch IC may grant an identifier (ID) to the touch input and may report the processor  440  on a coordinate event notifying of the occurrence of the touch input. Subsequently, in fingerprint registration, fingerprint data acquired by the fingerprint sensor  430  and the touch information may be stored in the memory  420  together. After this, from operation  1403 , operations for fingerprint authentication may be performed. 
     In operation  1403 , the electronic device  101  (for example, fingerprint sensor  430 ) may recognize a fingerprint of a user. That is, the fingerprint sensor  430  may acquire fingerprint data of a user input. When a user input occurs according to the UI region for fingerprint authentication, the fingerprint sensor  430  may extract at least one of an image and a feature point of the fingerprint data. 
     In operation  1405 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may identify a position of a fingerprint at the time of fingerprint authentication. Specifically, the processor  440  may identify a position of a touch input based on touch input data provided from the touch IC and determine the position of the touch input relative to the fingerprint sensor  430 . Therefore, the processor  440  may determine which position of the touch input corresponds to which position of a finger based on touch information. 
     In operation  1407 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may perform a comparison from a candidate group of fingerprints, which correspond to the corresponding position, among pre-stored fingerprint information. In other words, the processor  440  may select, as a candidate, fingerprint information of the same position as a fingerprint recognized in operation  1403  among fingerprint information pre-stored in the memory  420 , and may determine whether the selected candidate matches the fingerprint recognized in operation  1403 , through a comparison therebetween. For example, when a fingerprint acquired through the fingerprint sensor  430  in a touch region acquired from the touch sensor corresponds to the upper part of the entire touch region, the processor  440  may enhance the recognition speed by comparing the fingerprint with fingerprint information corresponding to the upper part during fingerprint registration. 
     In the case of a mismatch of a primary candidate group, in operation  1409 , the electronic device  101  (for example, processor  440 ) may check fingerprint information of a secondary candidate group. That is, when the fingerprint information of the primary candidate group does not match fingerprint information of a user input, the processor  440  may perform authentication by comparing the fingerprint information of the secondary candidate group with the fingerprint data of the user input. The secondary candidate group may mean a candidate group having fingerprint information most similar to the fingerprint data after the primary candidate group. When the fingerprint information of the candidate group matches the fingerprint data, the processor  440  may determine that authentication is successful. 
     As in the embodiment described with reference to  FIG. 14 , a fingerprint may be registered and authenticated. At the time of fingerprint registration and fingerprint authentication, a UI for each process may be displayed. At the time of fingerprint registration, the UI may request an input of a fingerprint of a specific finger. In this case, the electronic device  101  may determine an input fingerprint as a fingerprint of the requested finger. Therefore, at the time of authentication, when fingerprint data corresponding to the same touch information are acquired, an indication signal (for example, flag) for the corresponding finger may be transmitted to the processor  440  in the electronic device  101 , for example, in a touch IC. 
     In accordance with the various embodiments described above, fingerprint registration and authentication using touch information may be performed. In various embodiments, the touch information may provide information on a finger. In accordance with another embodiment, information on a hand holding the electronic device  101  during a fingerprint input may be utilized. That is, the electronic device  101  may determine which hand holds the electronic device  101  during a fingerprint input and may store whether the input occurs by a left hand or whether the input occurs by a right hand together. The holding hand may be identified based on at least one selected from among an orientation of a finger touch input and positions in which touch inputs other than the finger touch input are distributed. As a specific example, when a touch input other than the finger touch input is sensed at a right boundary of the display  410 , the electronic device  101  may estimate that the electronic device  101  is held by a right hand. When a touch input is oriented to be inclined to the left, the electronic device  101  may estimate that the electronic device  101  is held by a right hand. 
     In accordance with the various embodiments described above, the electronic device  101  may classify fingerprint data by using touch information at the time of fingerprint registration. Additionally, in accordance with another embodiment, the electronic device  101  may collect fingerprint data through normal applications other than an application for fingerprint registration and may store touch information together with the fingerprint data. In other words, even in the collection of fingerprint data in addition to in a fingerprint registration or authentication process, the electronic device  101  may acquire and store touch information. For example, when a touch input occurs in a fingerprint sensor region during execution of a normal application, the electronic device  101  may collect fingerprint data and may classify and store the collected fingerprint data based on touch information. 
     A term “module” used in the present disclosure includes a unit consisting of hardware, software, or firmware, and may be interchangeably used with the terms “a unit”, “a logic”, “a logical block”, “a component”, “a circuit”, etc. The term “module” may be an integrally constructed component or a minimum unit or one part thereof for performing one or more functions. The “module” may be mechanically or electrically implemented, and may include an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or a programmable-logic device, which is known or is to be developed to perform certain operations. At least one part of an apparatus (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or method (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented with an instruction stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage media. If the instruction is executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors may perform a function corresponding to the instruction. The computer-readable storage media may include a hard disk, a floppy disk, magnetic media (e.g., a magnetic tape), optical media (e.g., a compact disc-ROM (CD-ROM), a DVD, magnetic-optic media (e.g., a floptical disk)), an internal memory, etc. The instruction may include a code created by a compiler or a code executable by an interpreter. A module or program module according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may further include one or more of the aforementioned elements, or omit some, or further include another element. Operations carried out by a module, a program module, or another element according to various embodiments may be executed in a sequential, parallel, repeated, or heuristic manner, or at least some operations may be executed in different sequences or may be omitted, or another operation may be added. 
     Therefore, in accordance with one embodiment, the non-transitory computer readable medium may include multiple instructions. When the multiple instructions are executed by the processor, the processor may be configured to perform: displaying an object for a first application in a partial region in which a fingerprint sensor is installed to acquire fingerprint data through at least a partial region of the display region of a display; acquiring fingerprint data including at least one fingerprint image in response to a touch input to the object; and registering, as fingerprint information, the fingerprint data and a reference fingerprint image acquired through a second application. Furthermore, by the multiple instructions, the processor may be configured to further perform activating a fingerprint sensor in response to a generated touch input. 
     In the above-described specific embodiments of the disclosure, an element included in the disclosure has been expressed in the singular form or the plural form according to the presented specific embodiments. However, the singular form or plural form is selected for convenience of description suitable for the presented situation, and various embodiments of the disclosure are not limited to a single element or multiple elements thereof. Further, multiple elements expressed in the description may be configured into a single element or a single element in the description may be configured into multiple elements. 
     Meanwhile, although the concrete embodiments of the disclosure have been described in the detailed description of the disclosure, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the disclosure should not be limited to the aforementioned embodiments, but should be defined by equivalents to the appended claims as well as the claims.