Device and method for authenticating biological information

• US 8,826,392 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2011
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Abe, Narishige
• Primary Examiner(s): REVAK, CHRISTOPHER A
• Application Number:
  US13/233,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20120090015A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,083 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1335 Combining adjacent partial images (e.g. slices) to create a composite input or reference pattern; Tracking a sweeping finger movement
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861

Abstract

An biological-information authentication device includes, a biological-information reading section configured to read biological information; a comparing section configured to compare biological information read by the biological-information reading section with registered biological information to determine whether they match; a registration section configured to register biological information; a biological-information-input-operation extraction section configured to extract input operation data indicating an input operation of biological information read by the biological-information reading section. The device further includes an approval-input-operation determination section configured to determine whether the input operation data of the biological information extracted by the input-operation extraction section matches approval input operation data indicating an input operation for approval that is stored in advance when the comparing section determines that the biological information is unregistered biological information and that biological information input next to the unregistered biological information matches the registered biological information of an administrator having approval authority.

Claims

1. A biological-information authentication device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, and configured to;

read first biological information after second biological information is read,

compare the first biological information with registered biological information,

extract input operation data indicating an input operation of the first biological information, and

register the second biological information, when the input operation data matches approval input operation data indicating a certain input operation for approval, the first biological information matches an administrator'"'"'s biological information among the registered biological information, and the second biological information does not match the registered biological information.

2. The device according to claim 1, the processor being further configured to:

store user identification information that identifies a user and the input operation data or an input operation ID that identifies the input operation data;

wherein user identification information that identifies a user associated with the user identification information is obtained and stores the obtained user identification information and the extracted input operation data or the input operation ID that identifies the input operation data in association with each other.

3. The device according to claim 1, the processor being further configured to:

store user identification information that identifies a user and the input operation data or an input operation ID that identifies the input operation data;

wherein user identification information that identifies a user associated with the user identification information or information indicating that the biological information is unregistered is obtained and stores the user identification information or the information indicating that the biological information is unregistered and the extracted input operation data or an input operation ID that identifies the input operation data in association with each other.

4. The device according to claim 1, the processor being further configured to:

store one or a plurality of items of approval input operation data indicating an input operation for approval;

wherein whether the input operation data of the biological information extracted matches the approval input operation data is determined.

5. The device according to claim 1, the processor being further configured to:

store user identification information that identifies a user and the input operation data or an input operation ID that identifies the input operation; and

identify highest-frequency input operation data of the plurality of items of input operation data;

wherein whether the input operation data extracted matches the highest-frequency input operation data identified is determined, and when it is determined that the input operation data does not match the highest-frequency input operation data, instructs to register the unregistered biological information.

6. The device according to claim 1, the processor being further configured to:

present an action message to perform an input operation for approval when the biological information is unregistered biological information is determined.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein

when biological information input in response to the action message matches the registered biological information of an administrator having approval authority is determined, whether the input operation data of the biological information matches approval input operation data corresponding to the action message is determined.

8. The device according to claim 6, wherein

an action message indicating an input operation for approval is presented.

9. The biological-information authentication device according to claim 1,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

read the second biological information before the first biological information is read,

compare the second biological information with registered biological information stored in a biological information database, and

store the second biological information in the memory, when it is determined the second biological information does not match the registered biological information, and

wherein the second biological information is stored in the biological information database when the input operation data matches the approval input operation data, the first biological information matches the administrator'"'"'s biological information, and the second biological information does not match the registered biological information.

10. A biological information authentication method comprising:

reading, by a processor, first biological information after second biological information is read;

comparing the first biological information with registered biological information;

extracting input operation data indicating an input operation of the first biological information; and

registering the second biological information, when the input operation data matches approval input operation data indicating a certain input operation for approval, and the first biological information matches an administrator'"'"'s biological information among the registered biological information, and the second biological information does not match the registered biological information.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

obtaining user identification information that identifies a user associated with the user identification information; and

storing the obtained user identification information and the extracted input operation data or an input operation ID that identifies the input operation data in association with each other.

12. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

obtaining user identification information that identifies a user associated with the user identification information or information indicating that the biological information is unregistered; and

storing the user identification information or the information indicating that the biological information is unregistered and the extracted input operation data or an input operation ID that identifies the input operation data in association with each other.

13. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

identifying highest-frequency input operation data of the plurality of items of input operation data;

determining whether the extracted input operation data matches the highest-frequency input operation data; and

registering the unregistered biological information when it is determined that the input operation data does not match the highest-frequency input operation data.

14. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

presenting an action message to perform an input operation for approval when it is determined that the input biological information is unregistered biological information.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

determining whether biological information input in response to the presented action message matches the registered biological information of the administrator having approval authority and whether the input operation data of the biological information matches approval input operation data corresponding to the action message.