User authentication using member with either holes or projections

Claim 2

An authentication apparatus, comprising: a touch sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein the specifying member is placed on a specified region of the touch sensor; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specified region is a predetermined region decided by a random number.

Claim 3

An authentication apparatus, comprising: a touch sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein the specifying member is placed on a specified region of the touch sensor; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result; and a deciding unit deciding the specified region based on four corners of a screen of said touch sensor and a random number.

Claim 4

An authentication apparatus, comprising: a touch sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein the specifying member is placed on a specified region of the touch sensor; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result; and a deciding unit deciding the specified region based on four corners of a screen of said touch sensor and a random number.

Claim 5

An authentication apparatus, comprising: a touch sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on said touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on said touch sensor, said touch sensor reads a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified on the specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code read by said touch sensor and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 6

An authentication apparatus, comprising: a touch sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on said touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on said touch sensor, said touch sensor reads a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified on the specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code read by said touch sensor and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 7

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed on a specified region on said touch sensor; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specified region is a predetermined region decided by a random number.

Claim 8

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed on a specified region on said touch sensor; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specified region is a predetermined region decided by a random number.

Claim 9

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed on a specified region on said touch sensor; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; carrying out an authentication based on the compared result; and deciding said specified region based on four corners of a screen of said touch sensor and a random number.

Claim 10

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed on a specified region on said touch sensor; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; carrying out an authentication based on the compared result; and deciding said specified region based on four corners of a screen of said touch sensor and a random number.

Claim 11

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified and the specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 12

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified and the specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 13

A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed in a specified region on a touch sensor; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and authenticating based on the compared result, wherein said specified region is a predetermined region the computer is made to decide by a random number.

Claim 14

A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed in a specified region on a touch sensor; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and authenticating based on the compared result, wherein said specified region is a predetermined region the computer is made to decide by a random number.

Claim 15

A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed in a specified region on a touch sensor; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; authenticating based on the compared result; and deciding said specified region based on four corners of a screen of the coordinate detector and a random number.

Claim 16

A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed in a specified region on a touch sensor; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; authenticating based on the compared result; and deciding said specified region based on four corners of a screen of the coordinate detector and a random number.

Claim 17

A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and authenticating based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting a outputs code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified on the specifying member, and said comparing compares the output code and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 18

A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and authenticating based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting a outputs code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified on the specifying member, and said comparing compares the output code and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 19

An authentication apparatus comprising: a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates input by a specifying member having a plurality of projections; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result.

Claim 20

An authentication apparatus comprising: a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates input by a specifying member having a plurality of projections; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result.

Claim 21

The authentication apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said detecting unit detects the coordinates determined by the plurality of projections.

Claim 22

The authentication apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the detected coordinates correspond to a weighted average coordinate of positions of the plurality of projections.

Claim 23

The authentication apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said detecting unit detects resistances corresponding to the coordinates input from a resistor layer type coordinate detector via the specifying the member, and said comparing unit compares the plurality of detected coordinates and the registered coordinates by comparing the detected resistances and registered resistance.

Claim 24

The authentication method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said detecting detects resistances corresponding to the coordinates input from a resistor layer type coordinate detector via the member, and said comparing compares the plurality of detected coordinates and the registered coordinates by comparing the detected resistances and registered resistances.

Claim 25

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting coordinates input by a member having a plurality of projections; comparing the detected coordinates and registered coordinates; and carrying out an authentication based on a compared result.

Claim 26

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting coordinates input by a member having a plurality of projections; comparing the detected coordinates and registered coordinates; and carrying out an authentication based on a compared result.

Claim 27

The authentication method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said detecting detects the coordinates determined by the plurality of projections.

Claim 28

The authentication method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the detected coordinates correspond to a weighted average coordinate of positions of the plurality of projections.

Claim 29

A computer readable storage medium storing a program for making a computer detect coordinates, comprising: detecting means for making the computer detect coordinates input by a member having a plurality of projections; comparing means for making the computer compare the detected coordinates and registered coordinates; and authentication means for making the computer. carry out an authentication based on a compared result.

Claim 30

A computer readable storage medium storing a program for making a computer detect coordinates, comprising: detecting means for making the computer detect coordinates input by a member having a plurality of projections; comparing means for making the computer compare the detected coordinates and registered coordinates; and authentication means for making the computer. carry out an authentication based on a compared result.

Claim 31

The computer. readable storage medium as claimed in claim 18 , wherein said detecting means makes the computer detect the coordinates determined by the plurality of projections.

Claim 32

The computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the detected coordinates correspond to a weighted average coordinate of positions of the plurality of projections.

Claim 33

The computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 18 , wherein said detecting means makes the computer detect resistances corresponding to the coordinates input from a resistor layer type coordinate detector via the member, and said comparing means makes the computer compare the plurality of detected coordinates and the registered coordinates by comparing the detected resistances and registered resistances.

Claim 34

An authentication apparatus, comprising: a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates input from a touch sensor, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting unit outputs a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified via the specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code output from said detecting unit and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 35

An authentication apparatus, comprising: a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates input from a touch sensor, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting unit outputs a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified via the specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code output from said detecting unit and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 36

An authentication apparatus comprising: a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting unit outputs a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code output from said detecting unit and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 37

An authentication apparatus comprising: a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; a comparing unit comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting unit outputs a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code output from said detecting unit and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 38

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 39

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 40

A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit to make the computer carry out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting means makes the computer output a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based can the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing means makes the computer compare the code output from said detecting means and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 41

A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and an authentication unit to make the computer carry out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting means makes the computer output a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based can the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing means makes the computer compare the code output from said detecting means and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 42

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input by a pointing device via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified and the specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

Claim 43

A user authentication method, comprising: detecting a plurality of coordinates, input by a pointing device via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates; comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified and the specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.