(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2002/0095588 Al
Shigematsu et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jul. 18,2002
(54) AUTHENTICATION TOKEN AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM
(76) Inventors: Satoshi Shigematsu, Kanagawa (JP);
Kenichi Saito, Kanagawa (JP);
Katsuyuki Machida, Kanagawa (JP);
Takahiro Hatano, Kanagawa (JP);
Hakaru Kyuragi, Tokyo (JP);
Hideyuki Unno, Kanagawa (JP);
Hiroki Suto, Kanagawa (JP); Mamoru
Nakanishi, Kanagawa (JP); Kqji Fujii,
Kanagawa (JP); Hiroki Morimura,
Kanagawa (JP); Toshishige
Shimamura, Kanagawa (JP); Takuya
Adachi, Kanagawa (JP); Namiko
Ikeda, Kanagawa (JP)
Correspondence Address:
BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN 12400 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SEVENTH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 (US)
(21) Appl. No.: 09/853,770
(22) Filed: May 11, 2001
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Jan. 12, 2001 (JP) 005002/2001
Jan. 12, 2001 (JP) 004998/2001
An authentication token includes a personal collation unit and communication unit. The personal collation unit includes a sensor, storage unit, and collation unit. The sensor detects biometrical information ol a user and outputs the detection result as sensing data. The storage unit stores in advance registered data to be collated with the biometrical information ol the user. The collation unit collates the registered data with the sensing data and outputs the collation result as authentication data. The communication unit transmits the authentication data from the personal collation unit to the use device as communication data. The personal collation unit and communication unit are integrated.
