Authentication system

US9014435B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9014435-B2
Application numberUS-34036908-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 19, 2008
Priority dateDec 21, 2007
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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On the basis of information regarding zones in which a plurality of registrants are assumed to be currently located, characteristic data of registrants who are assumed to be in the zone corresponding to a terminal apparatus that read the characteristic data of a user being authenticated is compared the characteristic data of the user being authenticated.

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What is claimed is: 1. An authentication system comprising: an obtaining apparatus configured to obtain characteristic data of an object in a current zone; a data managing unit configured to select, from a database, a plurality of first authenticated objects having an assumed current location zone corresponding to the current zone of the object whose characteristic data is obtained by the obtaining apparatus; and an authentication unit configured to perform authentication by c…

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What does patent US9014435B2 cover?
On the basis of information regarding zones in which a plurality of registrants are assumed to be currently located, characteristic data of registrants who are assumed to be in the zone corresponding to a terminal apparatus that read the characteristic data of a user being authenticated is compared the characteristic data of the user being authenticated.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ohnishi Motoo, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G07C9/37. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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