AUTHENTICATING APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING USER AUTHENTICATION

• US 20180089404A1
• Filed: 09/26/2017
• Published: 03/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: UCHIDA, Yuzuru
• Granted Patent: US 10,402,550 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Provided is an authenticating apparatus that by a simple method improves security when entering a password. The authentication-processing unit executes user authentication by comparing an entered password that is entered with a preset set password. The input-receiving unit receives dummy keys while the entered password is entered that are not compared with the set password. The dummy-input-notification unit notifies using vibration of dummy key input timing and the number of times input is required. The authentication-processing unit, together with comparing the entered password with the set password, compares the number of times dummy keys are inputted with the number of times input is required. When the entered password and the set password match, and the number of times dummy keys are inputted and the number of times input is required match, authentication is determined to be successful.

Claims

1. An authenticating apparatus comprising:

an authentication-processing unit that executes user authentication by comparing an entered password that is entered with a preset set password;

an input-receiving unit that receives dummy keys while entering the entered password that are not compared with the set password; and

a dummy-input-notification unit that notifies by vibration of the dummy key input timing and a number of times that input is required;

wherein

the authentication-processing unit, together with comparing the entered password with the set password, compares the number of times dummy keys are inputted with the number of times input is required, and when the entered password and the set password match, and the number of times dummy keys are inputted and the number of times input is required match, determines that authentication is successful, and when the entered password and the set password do not match, and/or the number of times dummy keys are inputted and the number of times that input is required do not match, determines that authentication is failure.

2. The authenticating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the dummy-input-notification unit

randomly sets the input timing within the number of characters of the entered password.

3. The authenticating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the dummy-input-notification unit

randomly sets the number of times input is required.

4. The authenticating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when authentication is failure, the authentication-processing unit prompts for re-entry of the entered password and the dummy keys without changing the input timing of the dummy keys and number of times input is required.

5. The authenticating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when authentication is failure because the number of times dummy keys are inputted and the number of times input is required do not match, the authentication-processing unit causes the dummy-input-notification unit to change both the input timing of the dummy keys and number of times input is required and then prompts for re-entry of the entered password and the dummy keys.

6. The authenticating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when authentication is failure, the authentication-processing unit causes the dummy-input-notification unit to change the number of times input is required without changing the input timing of the dummy keys, and then prompts for re-entry of the entered password and the dummy keys.

7. The authenticating apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising

a touch panel that is used in the input operation for entering the entered password and dummy keys;

wherein

a vibration-generation unit is provided on the touch panel that causes the operation surface on which input operation is performed to vibrate; and

the dummy-input-notification unit, via the vibration-generation unit, causes the touch panel to vibrate in order to notify of the input timing of the dummy keys and the number of times input is required.

8. The authenticating apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising

a communication unit that performs wireless communication with a portable terminal that is held by a person entering the entered password;

wherein

the dummy-input-notification unit,

via the communication unit, requests the portable terminal to vibrate to notify of the input timing of the dummy keys and the number of times input is required.