Biometric authentication device and method
US9298996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/1341
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A biometric authentication device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: determine, when authentication with first biometric information has been successful, whether second biometric information different from the first biometric information is from a user corresponding to the first biometric information using a determining method corresponding to one of a plurality of security levels, the determining method being selected from among a plurality of determining methods based on the one of the plurality of security levels, and register, when the second biometric information has been determined to be from the user, the second biometric information associated with the user.
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