Remote authentication system

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EP 0 935 221 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/05

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	11.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/32

(21)	Application number: 98123757.1

(22)	Date of filing: 14.12.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G07C 9/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

05.02.1998 JP 2422598

(71)	Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
	Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Nakamura, Hiroshi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 (JP) Fujii, Teruko Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 (JP) Sadakane, Tetsuo Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 (JP) Baba, Yoshimasa Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner
	Mozartstrasse 17 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	Remote authentication system

(57) To a user terminal (5), one or plural kinds of biometric acquisition devices (6-10) are connected, and in an authentication server (3), one or plural authentication information acquisition software are stored according to the user terminal (5) and/or a user. In accordance with the operation of a prescribed authentication acquisition software corresponding to the user terminal (5) and/or user, which is downloaded from the authentication server (3) in authentication, biometric information acquired by one or plural kinds of biometric acquisition devices and/or keyed-in user discrimination information are used.

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