Personal authentication system and sales management system

• US 20030187742A1
• Filed: 03/21/2003
• Published: 10/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Junichi Yamagishi, Unirec Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Junichi Yamagishi, Unirec Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamagishi, Junichi
• Application Number:
  US10/393,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20030187742A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

The program for personal authentication in a mobile phone enables the mobile phone user to buy a commodity without cash and a card, and without entering a password.

A personal authentication system 1 includes a mobile phone 5, a reading adapter 7 and an authentication server 9. The mobile phone 5 can download a program for personal authentication from a web server 17. The mobile phone 5 can, according to the downloaded program, output a train of serial optical pulses that represents personal information. The reading adapter 7 can receive and read the output pulse train. The authentication server 9 registers the personal information and performs personal authentication based on the read pulse train.

Claims

1. A personal authentication system comprising:

mobile means for outputting a signal representing personal information according to a program for personal authentication;

reading means for receiving the output signal and reading the received signal; and

authenticating means for registering the personal information and performing personal authentication based on the read signal.

2. The personal authentication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the signal is light, sound, vibration or a combination thereof.

3. The personal authentication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the mobile means is a mobile communication terminal with a communication facility.

4. The personal authentication system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the mobile means is a mobile communication terminal with a communication facility.

5. The personal authentication system as set forth in claim 3, and further comprising:

managing means for generating the program for personal authentication based on the personal information;

the mobile communication terminal being capable of downloading the program for personal authentication thereinto from the managing means.

6. The personal authentication system as set forth in claim 4, and further comprising:

managing means for generating the program for personal authentication based on the personal information;

the mobile communication terminal being capable of downloading the program for personal authentication thereinto from the managing means.

7. A sales management system comprising:

the personal authentication system as set forth in claim 1;

and

sales means for selling commodities, information or the like;

the sales means provided with the reading means;

the sales means being capable of selling the commodities, the information or the like on the basis of the personal authentication performed by the authenticating means.

8. A sales management system comprising:

the personal authentication system as set forth in claim 2;

and

sales means for selling commodities, information or the like;

the sales means provided with the reading means;

the sales means being capable of selling the commodities, the information or the like on the basis of the personal authentication performed by the authenticating means.

9. A sales management system comprising:

the personal authentication system as set forth in any one of claim 3;

and

sales means for selling commodities, information or the like;

the sales means provided with the reading means;

the sales means being. capable of selling the commodities, the information or the like on the basis of the personal authentication performed by the authenticating means.

10. A sales management system comprising:

the personal authentication system as set forth in any one of claim 4;

and

sales means for selling commodities, information or the like;

the sales means provided with the reading means;

the sales means being capable of selling the commodities, the information or the like on the basis of the personal authentication performed by the authenticating means.