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Digital integrated apparatus, image input-output system, and user authentication method

US6792547B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2000
Grant dateSep 14, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0077
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a digital integrated apparatus capable of registering and fetching image data, and has an object to solve various problems resulting from the necessity of the user authentication at the time of using the apparatus. Specifically, it is arranged that, the display-input control means 92a classifies the user authentication under the first user authentication in a specific level and the second user authentication in a lower level than the first one, and then judges based on the initial setting whether the result of the second user authentication is valid or not. The first user authentication is based on the attribute of user's personal information including a user registration card Ku, and the second user authentication is based on the user ID and password inputted from the control panel 92. Therefore, it is possible to limit the fetching by using the other person's user ID and password.

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