APPARATAS AND METHOD FOR USER AUTHENTICATION USING FOR ACCESS POINT AND AROUND DEVICE IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

摘要

The present invention relates to an electronic device authenticating a user by using an access point and surrounding devices and a method for the same. The operation method for the electronic device includes a step of determining whether the electronic device is connected to at least one among a stored access point and a stored device within a predetermined time and a step of requesting user authentication which is set if the device is not connected to at least one among the stored access point and the stored device within the predetermined time. [Reference numerals] (AA) Stored access point list; (BB) Access point 1; (CC) Access point 2; (DD) Access point 3; (EE) Stored device list; (FF) Device 1; (GG) Device 2; (HH) Device 3; (II) User authentication