User authentication apparatus and method thereof
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1. A user authentication apparatus, comprising:
- an information collection unit which collects authentication information from a plurality of devices associated with a user, the collected authentication information including user information and device identification information; and
a control unit which verifies whether each of the plurality of devices, based on the collected authentication information, is registered for the user, and determines whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of devices verified by the control unit is larger than a predetermined amount of information and whether the plurality of devices include a device predetermined to be indispensible for user authentication,wherein the control unit authenticates the user if it is determined that the amount of information collected from the plurality of devices verified by the control unit is larger than the predetermined amount of information and the plurality of devices include the device predetermined to be indispensible for user authentication.
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Abstract
A user authentication apparatus includes an information collection unit which collects user information from a plurality of personal devices of a user within a predetermined distance, and a control unit which identifies the user as a user corresponding to the collected information based on the amount of user information collected. Accordingly, user authentication can be easily performed using devices of a user, resulting in increased user convenience.
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1. A user authentication apparatus, comprising:
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an information collection unit which collects authentication information from a plurality of devices associated with a user, the collected authentication information including user information and device identification information; and a control unit which verifies whether each of the plurality of devices, based on the collected authentication information, is registered for the user, and determines whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of devices verified by the control unit is larger than a predetermined amount of information and whether the plurality of devices include a device predetermined to be indispensible for user authentication, wherein the control unit authenticates the user if it is determined that the amount of information collected from the plurality of devices verified by the control unit is larger than the predetermined amount of information and the plurality of devices include the device predetermined to be indispensible for user authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A user authentication method, comprising:
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collecting authentication information from a plurality of devices associated with a user, the collected authentication information including user information and device identification information; verifying whether each of the plurality of devices, based on the collected authentication information, is registered for the user, and determining whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of devices is larger than a predetermined amount of information and whether the plurality of devices include a device predetermined to be indispensible for user authentication; and authenticating the user if it is determined that the amount of information collected from the plurality of devices verified is larger than the predetermined amount of information, and the plurality of devices include the device predetermined to be indispensible for user authentication. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium comprising an execution program for executing a user authentication method, wherein the user authentication method comprises:
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collecting authentication information from a plurality of devices associated with a user, the collected authentication information including user information and device identification information; verifying whether each of the plurality of devices, based on the collected authentication information, is registered for the user, and determining whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of devices is larger than a predetermined amount of information and whether the plurality of devices include a device predetermined to be indispensible for user authentication; and authenticating the user if it is determined that the amount of information collected from the plurality of devices verified is larger than the predetermined amount of information, and the plurality of devices include the device predetermined to be indispensible for user authentication. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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