Information storing apparatus
First Claim
1. An authentication processing and information storing apparatus performing requester authentication processing and storing thereon personal information of the owner, comprising:
- personal information storing circuitry storing thereon the personal information of the owner, which is disclosed to a predetermined accessible person of a plurality of predetermined accessible persons upon authentication;
accessible person information storing circuitry storing thereon accessible person characteristic information of each predetermined accessible person indicating a physical characteristic of each predetermined accessible person;
wherein at least one of the plurality of predetermined accessible persons is someone other than the owner;
requester authentication circuitry receiving requester characteristic information indicating a physical characteristic of a requester who requests the personal information of the owner, and performing authentication processing of the requester using the requester characteristic information and the accessible person characteristic information stored on said accessible person information storing circuitry wherein if a computed correlation between the requester characteristic information and the accessible person characteristic information is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value, the requester is authenticated as a predetermined accessible person;
access level setting circuitry setting an access level, which is a level of the personal information to be disclosed to the requester, when said requester authentication circuitry authenticates the requester as the accessible person;
personal information output circuitry outputting a part of the personal information stored on said personal information storing circuitry to the requester in accordance with the access level set by said access level setting circuitry; and
image capturing circuitry for generating the requester characteristic information by capturing an image of the requester while the information storing apparatus is retained by the owner.
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Abstract
An information storing apparatus for judging who requests personal information and for setting an access level for the personal information for the requester. The information storing apparatus includes: a personal information storing section storing thereon the personal information which is to be disclosed to predetermined accessible persons; an accessible person information storing section storing thereon accessible person characteristic information indicating a physical characteristic of each of the plurality of accessible persons; a requester authentication section for receiving requester characteristic information indicating a physical characteristic of a requester who requests the personal information, and for performing authentication processing of the requester using the requester characteristic information and the accessible person characteristic information stored on the accessible person information storing section; an access level setting section for setting an access level, which is a level of the personal information to be disclosed to the requester, when the requester authentication section authenticates the requester as the accessible person; and a personal information output section for outputting a part of the personal information stored on the personal information storing section to the requester in accordance with the access level set-up by the access level setting section.
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16 Claims
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1. An authentication processing and information storing apparatus performing requester authentication processing and storing thereon personal information of the owner, comprising:
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personal information storing circuitry storing thereon the personal information of the owner, which is disclosed to a predetermined accessible person of a plurality of predetermined accessible persons upon authentication; accessible person information storing circuitry storing thereon accessible person characteristic information of each predetermined accessible person indicating a physical characteristic of each predetermined accessible person;
wherein at least one of the plurality of predetermined accessible persons is someone other than the owner;requester authentication circuitry receiving requester characteristic information indicating a physical characteristic of a requester who requests the personal information of the owner, and performing authentication processing of the requester using the requester characteristic information and the accessible person characteristic information stored on said accessible person information storing circuitry wherein if a computed correlation between the requester characteristic information and the accessible person characteristic information is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value, the requester is authenticated as a predetermined accessible person; access level setting circuitry setting an access level, which is a level of the personal information to be disclosed to the requester, when said requester authentication circuitry authenticates the requester as the accessible person; personal information output circuitry outputting a part of the personal information stored on said personal information storing circuitry to the requester in accordance with the access level set by said access level setting circuitry; and image capturing circuitry for generating the requester characteristic information by capturing an image of the requester while the information storing apparatus is retained by the owner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An authentication processing and information storing apparatus performing requester authentication processing and storing thereon personal information of a owner, comprising:
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personal information storing circuitry storing thereon the personal information of the owner which is to be disclosed to a predetermined accessible person of a plurality of predetermined accessible persons upon authentication; authentication processing circuitry, which is requester authentication circuitry performing authentication processing of the requester using requester characteristic information indicating a physical characteristic of the requester, said authentication processing circuitry receiving a title of the requester from a belonging of the requester, and performing the authentication processing by a predetermined strictness of the authentication corresponding to the title wherein if a computed correlation between the requester characteristic information and the accessible person characteristic information is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value, the requester is authenticated as a predetermined accessible person; access level setting circuitry setting a level of the personal information to be disclosed to the requester to a level of the personal information predetermined corresponding to the title when the requester authentication circuitry authenticates the requester as the accessible person; personal information output circuitry outputting a part of the personal information stored on said personal information storing circuitry to the requester in accordance with the access level set by said access level setting circuitry; and image capturing circuitry for generating the requester characteristic information by capturing an image of the requester while the information storing apparatus is retained by the owner.
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11. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for authenticating a requester of personal information, comprising:
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storing personal information of a first person, wherein portions of the personal information are respectively associated with a plurality of levels of accessibility; storing accessor characteristic information of at least one predetermined accessor of the personal information, wherein at least one of the at least one predetermined accessor is someone other than the first person, and wherein the characteristic information indicates at least a physical characteristic of each of the at least one predetermined accessor; receiving requester characteristic information indicating a physical characteristic of a requester who is requesting access to the personal information; authenticating the requester by determining whether the requester is one of the at least one predetermined accessors based on the requester characteristic information and the stored accessor characteristic information; setting an access level for the requester indicating the level of the personal information which the requester is authorized to access; allowing the requester to access a portion of the personal information corresponding to the access level set for the requester; and generating the requester characteristic information by capturing an image of the requester while the computer readable medium is retained by the first person. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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