Authentication system

• US 20060158820A1
• Filed: 02/27/2004
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Takiguchi, Kiyoaki
• Application Number:
  US10/546,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20060158820A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/231
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body

Abstract

The present invention enables the degree of freedom in communication to be enhanced. According to the present invention, in an authentication system 1, during a walking motion of a user which is essentially required for the user to pass through an entrance/exit passage portion 4 (FIG. 6), tissue information D5 and walking information D7 as living organism identification information, a pattern specific to a user, is detected from an detection electrode 52 via an FET 11, based on a walking quasi-electrostatic field HSE formed in the neighborhood of the user. Thereby, information with high identifiability specific to the user can be obtained without controlling movements of the user and without performing special processing such as encryption. Thus, the degree of freedom in communication can be enhanced.

Claims

1. An authentication system comprising a sending device and a receiving device for sending and receiving information via a quasi-electrostatic field, characterized in that:

the sending device comprises;

living organism information generation means for generating living organism information specific to a human body; and

electrification induction means for electrifying the human body by generating a quasi-electrostatic field modulated according to the living organism information; and

the receiving device comprises;

demodulation means for demodulating the living organism information based on change in the electrification condition of the human body; and

identification means for identifying the human body based on the living organism information.

2. The authentication system according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the living organism information generation means comprises;

a detection electrode contacted with the epidermis of the human body, for detecting potential change on the surface of the human body faced with the contacted surface; and

tissue information generation means for generating tissue information indicating a tissue pattern under the portion of the epidermis of the human body faced with the contacted surface, as the living organism information based on the potential change detected by the detection electrode.

3. The authentication system according to claim 2, characterized in that:

the detection electrode comprises multiple microelectrodes electrically independent from one another; and

the tissue information generation means generates the tissue information based on relative potential difference in the potential change detected by each of the microelectrodes.

4. The authentication system according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the living organism information generation means comprises;

a detection electrode contacted with the epidermis of the human body, for detecting potential change on the surface of the human body faced with the contacted surface in response to a bipedal walking motion of the human body; and

walking information generation means for generating walking information indicating a walking pattern of the human body, based on the potential change detected by the detection electrode.

5. The authentication system according to claim 4, characterized in that:

the walking information generation means generates the walking information with the amplitude peak that appears at a particular frequency band in the potential change as an index.

6. The authentication system according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the living organism information generation means comprises;

a detection electrode contacted with the epidermis of the human body, for detecting potential change on the surface of the human body faced with the contacted surface in response to a bipedal walking motion of the human body;

walking information generation means for generating walking information indicating a walking pattern the human body, based on the potential change detected by the detection electrode; and

tissue information generation means for generating tissue information indicating a tissue pattern under the portion of the epidermis of the human body faced with the contacted surface, as the living organism information based on the potential change detected by the detection electrode.

7. An authentication method for sending and receiving information via quasi-electrostatic field, characterized in comprising:

on the sending side,

a living organism information generation step of generating living organism information specific to a human body; and

an electrification induction step of electrifying the human body by generating a quasi-electrostatic field modulated according to the living organism information; and

on the receiving side,

a demodulation step of demodulating the living organism information based on change in the electrification condition of the human body; and

an identification step of identifying the human body based on the living organism information.

8. A sending device for sending information via a quasi-electrostatic field, characterized in comprising:

living organism information generation means for generating living organism information specific to a human body; and

electrification induction means for electrifying the human body by generating a quasi-electrostatic field modulated according to the living organism information.

9. The sending device according to claim 8, characterized in that:

the living organism information generation means comprises;

a detection electrode contacted with the epidermis of the human body, for detecting potential change on the surface of the human body faced with the contacted surface; and

tissue information generation means for generating tissue information indicating a tissue pattern under the portion of the epidermis of the human body faced with the contacted surface, as the living organism information based on the potential change detected by the detection electrode.

10. The sending device according to claim 8, characterized in that:

the living organism information generation means comprises;

a detection electrode contacted with the epidermis of the human body, for detecting potential change on the surface of the human body faced with the contacted surface in response to a bipedal walking motion of the human body; and

walking information generation means for generating walking information indicating a walking pattern of the human body, based on the potential change detected by the detection electrode.

11. A receiving device for receiving information via a quasi-electrostatic field, characterized in comprising:

demodulation means for, based on change in the electrification condition of a human body electrified by a quasi-electrostatic field modulated according to living information specific to the human body, demodulating the living organism information; and

identification means for identifying the human body based on the living organism information.