Patent ID: 11903674
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H  Y | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A wearable article comprising:
an annular casing that surrounds a space into which a body part of a user is to be inserted;
an imaging element that is provided in the annular casing, the imaging element configured to capture a first image of the space;
an authentication circuit configured to authenticate the user based on a second image of biometric information previously stored in a storage and the first image of the space, in a case where there is a change from a first state in which the body part is not present in the space to a second state in which the body part is present in the space;
a capacitive sensor that is provided in the annular casing and configured to output a sensor value in accordance with a positional relationship between the annular casing and the body part;
a wearing determination circuit configured to determine whether the body part is present in the space, based on the sensor value; and
a light source configured to emit light based on an authentication result of the authentication circuit to notify the user of the authentication result.