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Authentication system

US9189680B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 13, 2012
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/50
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

It is provided an authentication system, comprising: a reader for obtaining identification information assigned to an identification device held by a subject; an authentication device for authenticating the identification information obtained by the reader; a camera for photographing a facial image of the subject; and a management device which is coupled to a terminal for issuing an alarm and which includes an image database in which the facial image photographed by the camera is accumulated, in which the management device is configured to: search the image database by using information obtained by at least one of the reader and the camera on an occasion of the authentication; determine a reliability of the authentication based on a result of analyzing the retrieved facial image; and transmit data for issuing the alarm to the terminal in a case where it is determined that the reliability is low.

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