Patent ID: 7404081
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An electronic storage apparatus, comprising: a secret information storage section for storing secret information regarding an owner; a biometrics information inputting section for inputting biometrics information of an object person of authentication; an extraction section for extracting collation biometrics characteristic information from the biometrics information inputted from said biometrics information inputting section; a collation section for comparing and collating the collation biometrics characteristic information extracted by said extraction section and reference biometrics characteristic information with each other; an authentication result retention section for retaining, where it is recognized from a result of the collation by said collation section that the collation biometrics characteristic information is that of the owner, the result of authentication; a secret information outputting section capable of outputting the secret information stored in said secret information storage section to the outside; a communication controlling section for causing, where the result of authentication retained by said authentication result retention section indicates that the collation biometrics characteristic information is that of the owner, said secret information outputting section to output the secret information stored in said secret information storage section; an unused state detection section capable of detecting that said secret information outputting section is in an unused state; and an authentication result deletion section for deleting, when said unused state detection section detect that said secret information outputting section is in an unused state, the result of authentication retained by said authentication result retention section.