Method and electronic device for processing finger motion
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae-Ryong Han, Kwang-Min Kil
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Abstract
A method in an electronic device includes displaying an image on a screen, detecting a swiping of a finger through a sensor, and selecting at least a portion of the image based on the swiping of the finger. An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store one or more pieces of fingerprint information, a screen configured to display an image, and at least one processor configured to detect a swiping of a finger through a sensor, and select at least a portion of the image based on the swiping of the finger. Other various embodiments are also disclosed.
Claims20
A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying, by a screen, an image on a screen;
- detecting, by at least one processor, a swiping of a finger on a fingerprint sensor using the fingerprint sensor;
- determining, by the at least one processor, at least a portion of the displayed image to be captured, according to the swiping of the finger on the fingerprint sensor;
- and
- capturing, by the at least one processor, the determined at least the portion of the displayed image in response to detecting a release of the swiping of the finger;
- and
- storing, by the at least one processor, the captured at least the portion of the displayed image in a memory.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a memory configured to store one or more pieces of fingerprint information;
- a fingerprint sensor;
- a screen configured to display an image;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- detect a swiping of a finger on the fingerprint sensor using the fingerprint sensor;
- determine at least a portion of the displayed image to be captured, according to the swiping of the finger on the fingerprint sensor;
- capture the determined at least the portion of the displayed image in response to detecting a release of the swiping of the finger;
- and
- store the captured at least the portion of the displayed image in the memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.