Processor with personal verification function and operating device

• US 20040022421A1
• Filed: 02/25/2003
• Published: 02/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Goto, Makoto, Aoki, Takahiro, Watanabe, Masaki, Endoh, Toshio
• Granted Patent: US 7,359,531 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0336 Mouse integrated fingerprint sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/021 Arrangements integrating additional peripherals in a keyboard, e.g. card or barcode reader, optical scanner
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/107 Static hand or arm
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/14 Vascular patterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231

Abstract

A processor with a personal verification function has a mouse used by a hand to operate a terminal (personal computer or personal computer main body) and being able to output a photographic blood vessel image obtained by photographing a blood vessel image of the palm of the hand, and a verifying unit carrying out personal verification at a desired time on the basis of the photographic blood vessel image outputted from the mouse and a registration blood vessel image. The mouse has a radiating unit radiating near-infrared light toward the palm of the hand, and a photographing unit photographing the photographic blood vessel image with reflected light from the palm of the hand. The processor with a personal verification function and an operating device make possible personal authentication and personal identification at any time, and are operable within a saved-space without placing a burden on the user.

Claims

1. A processor with a personal verification function comprising:

an operating device used by a hand to operate a terminal, and being able to output a photographic blood vessel image obtained by photographing a blood vessel image of a palm of the hand; and

a personal verification unit for carrying out personal verification at a desired time on the basis of a photographic blood vessel image outputted from said operating device and a registration blood vessel image.

2. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein said operating device comprises:

a radiating unit for radiating near-infrared light toward the palm of the hand; and

a photographing unit for photographing the photographic blood vessel image using reflected light from the palm of the hand.

3. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein said personal verification unit comprises:

a storing unit for storing the registration blood vessel image; and

a verifying unit for collating the photographic blood vessel image photographed by said photographing unit with the registration blood vessel image stored in said storing unit at the desired time to carry out the personal verification.

4. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein said personal verification unit comprises a verification time determining unit for determining a verification time.

5. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 4, wherein said personal verification unit determines the verification time according to a notice from an information processing unit performing a communication procedure process for a system requiring the personal verification.

6. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 4, wherein said personal verification unit determines the verification time according to a notice from said operating device.

7. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 4, wherein said personal verification unit determines the verification time on the basis of a result of determination made by a determining unit determining validity as to whether the photographic blood vessel image is suited to collation.

8. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 7, wherein said determining unit outputs a warning when determining that the photographic blood vessel image is not valid.

9. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 7, wherein said determining unit stops an operation of said system when determining that the photographic blood vessel image is not valid.

10. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 7, wherein said determining unit determines whether a photographic blood vessel image photographed by said photographing unit is a blood vessel image on the basis of pixel values of the photographic blood vessel image.

11. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 7, wherein said determining unit determines the validity on the basis of a difference between photographic blood vessel images photographed at one time and predicted time by said photographing unit.

12. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 7, wherein, when visible light is contained in a part of a blood vessel image photographed by said photographing unit, said determining unit determines the validity on the basis of an intensity or a change with time of the visible light:

14. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein a mouse is used as said operating device, a portion of said mouse contacting with the palm of the hand is made from a material permeable of near-infrared light and formed to expand outwardly from said mouse.

15. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 14, wherein said mouse comprises one or a plurality of reflecting units for reflecting radiated light.

16. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 14, wherein an optical axis of the near-infrared light is inclined toward a rear of said mouse away from the vertical direction.

17. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein a keyboard is used as said operating device, and said radiating unit and said photographing unit are disposed in a portion on the hands'"'"' side of said keyboard.

18. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein said personal verification unit puts together results of verification done with a plurality of photographic blood vessel images, and performs collation.

19. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein said personal verification unit performs collation on the basis of results of verification done with a plurality of photographic blood vessel images.

20. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 8, wherein said personal verification unit performs collation with at least one of a plurality of photographic blood vessel images judged as valid by said determining unit.

21. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein said operating device uses a communication path as both a first communication path for transmitting data relating to operations to said terminal and a second communication path for transmitting the photographic blood vessel image to said personal verification unit.

22. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein said storing unit stores the photographic blood vessel image using an IC card.

23. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 22, wherein said IC card has said personal verification unit.

24. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 23, wherein said IC card has an extracting function of extracting a blood vessel image.

25. The processor with a personal verification function according to claim 1, wherein at least either said storing unit or said verifying unit is disposed in said operating device, said terminal or a host terminal connected to said terminal.

13. A processor with a personal verification function comprising:

an operating device having a radiating unit for radiating near-infrared light toward a palm of a hand and a photographing unit for photographing a photographic blood vessel image with reflected light from the palm of the hand;

a storing unit for storing a registration blood vessel image; and

a verifying unit for collating the photographic blood vessel image photographed by said photographing unit with the registration blood vessel image stored in said storing unit at a desired time to carry out personal verification.

26. A processor with a personal verification function comprising:

a main body device comprising a radiating unit for radiating near-infrared light onto a part of a body and a photographing unit for photographing a photographic blood vessel image using reflected light from the part of the body;

a storing unit for storing a registration blood vessel image; and

a verifying unit for collating the photographic blood vessel image photographed by said photographing unit with the registration blood vessel image stored in said storing unit at a desired time to carry out personal verification.

27. A processor with a personal verification function comprising:

a portable terminal comprising a radiating unit for radiating near-infrared light onto a palm of a hand and a photographing unit for photographing a photographic blood vessel image using reflected light from the palm of the hand;

a storing unit for storing a registration blood vessel image; and

a verifying unit for collating the photographic blood vessel image photographed by said photographing unit with the registration blood vessel image stored in said storing unit at a desired time to carry out personal verification.

28. A processor with a personal verification function comprising:

an operating device used by a part of a biology to operate a terminal, and being able to output a photographed blood vessel image obtained by photographing a blood vessel image of the part of the biology; and

a personal verification unit for carrying out personal verification at a desired time on the basis of the photographic blood vessel image outputted from said operating device and a registration blood vessel image.

29. An operating device comprising:

an operating means used by a hand to operate a terminal with a click and a movement thereof;

a radiating unit for radiating near-infrared light toward a palm of the hand; and

a photographing unit for photographing a photographic blood vessel image using reflected light from the palm of the hand.