# US 2019/0320110 A1 · Electronic device for obtaining security image using security processing module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0320110 A1 - Document ID: US20190320110A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/382,958 - Filed: 2019-04-12 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-12 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hwayong KANG; Hyunho SHIN; Donghyun YEOM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190320110A1 ## CPC - G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints - H04N 23/62: Control of parameters via user interfaces - H04N 23/56: provided with illuminating means - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - G06V 40/19: Sensors therefor - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor module for obtaining a security image or a non-security image using a first group pixel and a second group pixel and a processor including a security processing module and a non-security processing module electrically connected with the image sensor module. The processor is configured to receive a first user input, enable the security processing module, determine whether the image sensor module is enabled using the enabled security processing module, when the image sensor module is enabled, at least temporarily block reception of an image from the image sensor module, when the image sensor module is disabled, enable the image sensor module using the enabled security processing module, request the image sensor module to obtain the security image for the external object, and receive the security image for the external object, obtained from the image sensor module. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: an image sensor module configured to include a first group pixel capable of obtaining data corresponding to a first wavelength band and a second group pixel capable of obtaining data corresponding to a second wavelength band and obtain a security image or a non-security image using the first group pixel and the second group pixel; and a processor configured to include a security processing module and a non-security processing module, which are electrically connected with the image sensor module, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a first user input for requesting to obtain the security image for an external object by means of a first application; enable the security processing module based on the received first user input; determine whether the image sensor module is enabled using the enabled security processing module; as a result of the determination that the image sensor module is enabled, at least temporarily block reception of an image from the image sensor module; and as a result of the determination that the image sensor module is disabled: enable the image sensor module using the enabled security processing module, request the image sensor module to obtain the security image for the external object, and receive the security image for the external object, the security image being obtained from the image sensor module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a light source unit configured to emit an infrared ray of the first wavelength band to the outside, wherein the processor is configured to: as a result of the determination that the image sensor module is disabled, control the light source unit to emit the infrared ray to the outside, based on enabling the image sensor module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the security image at least includes data obtained from the first group pixel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a control interface configured to electronically connect the processor and the image sensor module, wherein the processor is configured to enable or disable the image sensor module using the control interface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a first data interface configured to electrically connect the security processing module and the image sensor module, wherein the processor is configured to receive the obtained security image via the first data interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to: at least temporarily disable the first data interface of the image sensor module to at least temporarily block the reception of the image from the image sensor module when the image sensor module is enabled. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a first state interface configured to electrically connect the security processing module and the image sensor module, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the image sensor module is enabled via the first state interface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, further comprising: a second state interface configured to electrically connect the non-security processing module, the security processing module, and the image sensor module, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the image sensor module is enabled in parallel via the first state interface and the second state interface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first wavelength band and the second wavelength band differ from each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a second user input for requesting to obtain the non-security image for the external object by means of a second application; enable the image sensor module using the non-security processing module based on the received second user input, request the image sensor module to obtain the non-security image for the external object, and receive the non-security image for the external object, the non-security image being obtained from the image sensor module. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to: obtain an image binned using at least one pixel in the first group pixel and at least one pixel in the second group pixel as the non-security image. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising: a second data interface configured to electrically connect the non-security processing module and the image sensor module, wherein the processor is configured to receive the obtained non-security image via the second data interface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: at least temporarily disable the image sensor module to at least temporarily block the reception of the image from the image sensor module when the image sensor module is enabled. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: at least temporarily reset the image sensor module to at least temporarily block the reception of the image from the image sensor module when the image sensor module is enabled. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: at least temporarily stop obtaining the image at the image sensor module to at least temporarily block the reception of the image from the image sensor module when the image sensor module is enabled. ### Claim 16 An electronic device, comprising: an image sensor module configured to include a first group pixel capable of obtaining data corresponding to a first wavelength band and a second group pixel capable of obtaining data corresponding to a second wavelength band and obtain a security image or a non-security image using the first group pixel and the second group pixel; and a processor configured to include a security processing module and a non-security processing module, which are electrically connected with the image sensor module, wherein the image sensor module is configured to: receive a specified signal for obtaining the security image for an external object from the processor; determine whether the security processing module is enabled, based on the received specified signal; as a result of the determination that the security processing module is enabled, obtain the security image for the external object and deliver the obtained security image to the security processing module; and as a result of the determination that the security processing module is disabled, refrain from obtaining the security image for the external object. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the security image at least includes data obtained from the first group pixel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the non-security image is obtained through binning using at least one pixel in the first group pixel and at least one pixel in the second group pixel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising: a first data interface configured to electrically connect the security processing module and the image sensor module, wherein the image sensor module is configured to deliver the obtained security image via the first data interface. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising: a first state interface configured to electrically connect the security processing module and the image sensor module, wherein the image sensor module is configured to determine whether the security processing module is enabled via the first state interface.