User authentication apparatus, method thereof and computer readable recording medium
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1. A user authentication apparatus comprising:
- an information collection unit which collects authentication information on a plurality of portable devices of a user via a communication network; and
a control unit which identifies whether each of the plurality of portable devices is registered for the user based on the collected authentication information, and determines whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than a predetermined amount of information and whether the plurality of portable devices include a portable device predetermined to be indispensable for user authentication,wherein the control unit authenticates the user if it is determined that the amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than the predetermined amount of information, and the plurality of portable devices include the portable device predetermined to be indispensable for user authentication.
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Abstract
A user authentication apparatus, a user authentication method, and a computer readable recording medium are provided. The user authentication apparatus includes: an information collection unit which collects authentication information on a plurality of portable devices of a user through a communication network; and a control unit which identifies whether each of the plurality of portable devices is registered for the user or not based on the collected authentication information, determines whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than a threshold value, and authenticates the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A user authentication apparatus comprising:
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an information collection unit which collects authentication information on a plurality of portable devices of a user via a communication network; and a control unit which identifies whether each of the plurality of portable devices is registered for the user based on the collected authentication information, and determines whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than a predetermined amount of information and whether the plurality of portable devices include a portable device predetermined to be indispensable for user authentication, wherein the control unit authenticates the user if it is determined that the amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than the predetermined amount of information, and the plurality of portable devices include the portable device predetermined to be indispensable for user authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A user authentication method comprising:
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collecting authentication information on a plurality of portable devices of a user via a communication network; identifying whether each of the plurality of portable devices is registered for the user based on the collected authentication information and determining whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than a predetermined amount of information and whether the plurality of portable devices include a portable device predetermined to be indispensable for user authentication; and authenticating the user if it is determined that the amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than the predetermined amount of information, and the plurality of portable devices include the portable device predetermined to be indispensable for user authentication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium which stores a program for executing a user authentication method, the user authentication method comprising:
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collecting authentication information on a plurality of portable devices of a user via a communication network; identifying whether each of the plurality of portable devices is registered for the user based on the collected authentication information and determining whether an amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than a predetermined amount of information and whether the plurality of portable devices include a portable device predetermined to be indispensable for user authentication; and authenticating the user if it is determined that the amount of information collected from the plurality of portable devices that are identified is greater than the predetermined amount of information, and the plurality of portable devices include the portable device predetermined to be indispensable for user authentication.
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