Electronic device and method for controlling the electronic device via fingerprint recognition

A computerized method for controlling an electronic device via fingerprint recognition, the electronic device comprising a fingerprint sensor, the method comprising:

• setting a plurality of fingerprints of a same user of the electronic device as reference fingerprints, and setting a plurality of functions of the electronic device to correspond to the reference fingerprints, each function corresponding to one of the reference fingerprints;
• detecting, in real-time, fingerprints input by the user using the fingerprint sensor when the electronic device is in a locked station;
• determining whether or not an input fingerprint matches one of the reference fingerprints when the input fingerprint is detected;
• and
• controlling the electronic device to perform a function corresponding to a reference fingerprint, when the input fingerprint matches the reference fingerprint.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a fingerprint sensor;
• a processor;
• and
• one or more programs executed by the at least one processor, to perform a method of:
• setting a plurality of predetermined operation objects of the electronic device corresponding to a plurality of reference fingerprints, where each of the predetermined operation objects corresponds to one of the reference fingerprints;
• detecting fingerprints input by the user using the fingerprint sensor when the electronic device is in an unlocked state;
• activating a predetermined operation object corresponding to a reference fingerprint that matches the input fingerprint when the user input a fingerprint that matches the reference fingerprint.