Abstract: A method for operating of an electronic device is provided. The method includes: sensing an input on an input device, detecting one axis direction of a fingerprint input or to be input to a fingerprint sensor, based on the sensed input, determining whether the one axis direction of the fingerprint is consistent with a reference direction of a reference fingerprint, when the one axis direction is not consistent with the reference direction, making the one axis direction consistent with the reference direction, and determining whether the fingerprint is consistent with the reference fingerprint.

Abstract: A method of controlling power supply for a fingerprint sensor is provided. The method includes receiving sensor data obtained from the fingerprint sensor; determining whether the received sensor data is a fingerprint form of data; if the received sensor data is the fingerprint form of data, determining an amount of change in sensor data received over a predetermined time is greater than or equal to a predetermined value; and if the received sensor data is not the fingerprint form of data or if the received sensor data is the fingerprint form of data but an amount of change in the received sensor data is less than the predetermined value, allowing the fingerprint sensor to enter a power saving mode.

Abstract: A method of using an electronic device is provided. The method includes comparing, when a request for an access to a resource of the electronic device is identified, a reliability level of a user and a security level of the resource and permitting the access to the resource when the reliability level is equal to or higher than the security level of the resource.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling status information in an electronic device are provided. The method for controlling the status information in the electronic device includes checking status information of other electronic device using a signal received from the other electronic device, determining control information corresponding to the status information, and displaying the control information.

Abstract: A system for providing a travel guide transmits place information indicating a place to a computer in response to a travel guide being requested for the place. The system receives from the computer visit time information about the place generated based on analyzing times at which corresponding media files were generated in the place and configures a travel guide based on the received visit time information.

Abstract: A system derives and associates tag information with an image supporting image feature search. The system receives arrangement search information used for searching for one or more images including a target object associated with a specific arrangement of tag information. The system analyzes the tag information of the images, and searches for an image having the arrangement information which satisfies the arrangement search information.

Abstract: An operation method of an electronic device is provided. The operation method includes detecting a movement speed of contents being scrolled, if the detected movement speed is determined as being equal to or greater than a set speed, changing a brightness of a screen having been displayed at a first brightness, into a second brightness, and changing the brightness of the screen from the second brightness to the first brightness according to a changing movement speed of the contents being scrolled.

Abstract: A method identifies a location of an interested device. The method includes: transmitting first information of an interested device from a relay nearest to the electronic device among one or more relays; receiving second information of the interested device from the nearest relay; and displaying location information of the interested device based on the received second information.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system for performing payment, and a recording medium storing a program source for the method. The method employed by a first terminal enables a second terminal to perform payment for a product purchase using one or more pieces of financial account information accessible by the first terminal by: transmitting the one or more pieces of financial account information to the second terminal using an NFC connection; generating a registration request message comprising a request for registration of the second terminal associated with the transmitted financial account information enabling the second terminal to perform the payment by using the transmitted financial account information; and transmitting the registration request message to a financial organization server, the financial organization server being associated with the transmitted financial account information.