Personal identification terminal and method having selectable identification means or identification levels
First Claim
1. A personal identification terminal comprising:
- a plurality of identification means or a plurality of identification levels that are selectable for use; and
means for selecting one of the plural identification means or one of the identification levels in accordance with identification means/level setting information that is received from a server every time when receiving a request for identification from the server.
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Abstract
A personal identification terminal includes a plurality of identification means or a plurality of identification levels that are selectable for use, and means for selecting one of the plural identification means or one of the identification levels in accordance with identification means/level setting information that is received from a server every time when receiving a request for identification from the server. The personal identification terminal sends used means/level information that indicates one of the identification means or one of the identification levels that was used for the real identification back to the server in a format that enables detection of an alteration thereof together with a result of the identification.
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18 Claims
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1. A personal identification terminal comprising:
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a plurality of identification means or a plurality of identification levels that are selectable for use; and
means for selecting one of the plural identification means or one of the identification levels in accordance with identification means/level setting information that is received from a server every time when receiving a request for identification from the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server that is connected to a personal identification terminal, comprising:
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a score log storing portion for storing a log of a score or a hash value of the score that was added to information of a result of identification received from the personal identification terminal; and
a processing portion for deciding that identification is failed when the same score value continues several times in accordance with the log of the score or the hash value of the score read out of the score log storing portion despite the result of the identification received from the personal identification terminal.
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14. A method for personal identification comprising the steps of:
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sending identification means/level setting information together with a request for identification from a server to a personal identification terminal including a plurality of identification means or a plurality of identification levels that are selectable for use;
selecting one of the plural identification means or one of the identification levels by the personal identification terminal in accordance with the identification means/level setting information that is received from the server; and
sending used means/level information that indicates one of the identification means or one of the identification levels that was used for the real identification from the personal identification terminal to the server in a format that enables detection of an alteration thereof together with a result of the identification. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program that is installed in a personal identification terminal having a plurality of identification means or a plurality of identification levels that are selectable for use, the computer program makes a processor of the personal identification terminal execute the process comprising the steps of:
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selecting one of the plural identification means or one of the identification levels in accordance with identification means/level setting information that is received from a server every time when receiving a request for identification from the server; and
sending used means/level information that indicates one of the identification means or one of the identification levels that was used for the real identification to the server in a format that enables detection of an alteration thereof together with a result of the identification.
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18. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program that is installed in a personal identification terminal having a plurality of identification means or a plurality of identification levels that are selectable for use, the computer program makes a processor of the personal identification terminal execute the process comprising the steps of:
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selecting one of the plural identification means or one of the identification levels in accordance with identification means/level setting information that is received from a server every time when receiving a request for identification from the server; and
sending used means/level information that indicates one of the identification means or one of the identification levels that was used for the real identification to the server in a format that enables detection of an alteration thereof together with a result of the identification.
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