Information processing apparatus and information processing method
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first recording unit configured to record information concerning an activity pattern of a registered user;
a first obtaining unit configured to obtainprocessing circuitry; and
memory storing instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to perform the steps ofgenerating an activity pattern of a registered user by continuously tracking movement of the registered user for a predetermined period and recording information concerning the tracking,obtaining information concerning a location at which a user begins an authentication process;
,a second obtaining unit configured to obtainobtaining a current time at which the user begins the authentication process;
, a determination criterion calculating unit configured to calculatecalculating a determination criterion by weighing the information concerning the generated activity pattern of the registered user recorded in the first recording unit against the obtained information concerning the location obtained by the first obtaining unit and the obtained current time obtained by the second obtaining unit; and
, an authentication-level determining unit configured to determinedetermining, from a plurality of authentication levels, an authentication level to be used in the authentication process based on the determination criterion, each authentication level corresponding to different authentication requirements, andapplying the determined authentication level to the authentication process.
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Abstract
An activity-area/time-frame weighting table indicates the likelihood of where a user is most likely to be in a certain time frame, and weighting (the number of points) is set depending on times frames, which are divided into weekdays and weekends. The activity pattern may be obtained through the user'"'"'s application at the time of registration, or may be obtained by detecting the locations of the user for a predetermined period, such as for one week, using a GPS or PHS. For example, when a user is mostly likely to be on the route to the company from home in the time frame of commuting hours on a weekday, the weighting is set low. Based on an area and time frame in which a corresponding credit card or the like is used, the number of points is determined, and is then used to set an authentication level.
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20 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first recording unit configured to record information concerning an activity pattern of a registered user; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain processing circuitry; and memory storing instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to perform the steps of generating an activity pattern of a registered user by continuously tracking movement of the registered user for a predetermined period and recording information concerning the tracking, obtaining information concerning a location at which a user begins an authentication process;
,a second obtaining unit configured to obtainobtaining a current time at which the user begins the authentication process;
,a determination criterion calculating unit configured to calculatecalculating a determination criterion by weighing the information concerning the generated activity pattern of the registered user recorded in the first recording unit against the obtained information concerning the location obtained by the first obtaining unit and the obtained current time obtained by the second obtaining unit; and
,an authentication-level determining unit configured to determinedetermining, from a plurality of authentication levels, an authentication level to be used in the authentication process based on the determination criterion, each authentication level corresponding to different authentication requirements, and applying the determined authentication level to the authentication process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information processing method comprising:
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generating, by a server, an activity pattern of a registered user by continuously tracking movement of the registered user for a predetermined period and recording information concerning the tracking in memory in a first recording unit, the information concerning an activity pattern of a registered user; obtaining information by a first obtaining unit the server, the information concerning a location at which a user begins an authentication process; obtaining a current time by a second obtaining unit the server at which a user begins the authentication process; calculating, by the server, a determination criterion by weighing the information concerning the activity pattern of the registered user recorded in the first recording unit against the obtained information concerning the location obtained by the first obtaining unit and the obtained current time obtained by the second obtaining unit;
anddetermining, from a plurality of authentication levels by the server, an authentication level to be used in the authentication process based on the determination criterion, each authentication level corresponding to different authentication requirements; and applying, by the server, the determined authentication level to the authentication process.
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11. An information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of authentication devices each configured to execute an authentication of a user'"'"'s personal information comprising:
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a first transmitting unit configured to transmit, to an authentication center, information to calculate a determination criterion to determine an authentication level to execute an authentication process for a user; a first receiving unit configured to receive authentication level information from the authentication center; and a determining unit configured to determine a combination of the plurality of the authentication devices to execute the authentication process, based on the authentication level information received by the first receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus that uses a plurality of authentication devices each configured to execute an authentication of a user'"'"'s personal information, the information processing method comprising:
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transmitting, to an authentication center, information to calculate a determination criterion to determine an authentication level to execute an authentication process for a user; receiving authentication level information from the authentication center; and using a combination of the plurality of the authentication devices to execute the authentication process, based on the received authentication level information, each authentication level corresponding to different authentication requirements.
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17. An information processing apparatus comprising a plurality of authentication devices each configured to execute an authentication of a user'"'"'s personal information, the information processing apparatus performing an authentication process using a combination of the authentication devices which is determined based on information including at least one of time and a location at which the authentication process is performed.
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18. An authentication method for an information processing apparatus that uses a plurality of authentication devices each configured to execute an authentication of a user'"'"'s personal information, the authentication method comprising performing an authentication process by using a combination of the authentication devices which is determined based on information including at least one of time and a location at which the authentication process is performed.
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19. An information processing apparatus comprising a plurality of authentication devices each configured to execute an authentication of a user'"'"'s personal information, the information processing apparatus performing an authentication process using a combination of the authentication devices which is determined based on information including at least one of an item being purchased through the authentication process and an amount of money for the item.
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20. An authentication method for an information processing apparatus that uses a plurality of authentication devices each configured to execute an authentication of a user'"'"'s personal information, the authentication method comprising performing an authentication process using a combination of the authentication devices which is determined based on information including at least one of an item being purchased through the authentication process and an amount of money for the item.
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