Patent ID: 9633194
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. An authentication system comprising: an electronic apparatus; and a remote operating device to remotely operate the electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a main controller to control the electronic apparatus and a sub-controller to control the electronic apparatus independently from the main controller; wherein, in a case in which the remote operating device accesses the electronic apparatus, upon the remote operating device accessing the electronic apparatus, the main controller carries out a first user authentication for authenticating the remote operating device in accordance with first authentication information received from the remote operating device, and, after the remote operating device is authenticated by the first user authentication carried out by the main controller, the sub-controller carries out a second user authentication for authenticating the remote operating device in accordance with second authentication information received from the remote operating device; and wherein the main controller comprises a first CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the sub-controller comprises a second CPU (Central Processing Unit) which is independent of the first CPU and which controls the electronic apparatus in accordance with remote operation from the remote operating device.