Patent ID: 7398555
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: G06F,G07C

Abstract:
1. An electronic apparatus having a display, comprising: a photographic device acquiring image information of a user that operated the electronic apparatus; a first memory, provided within said electronic apparatus, storing therein parameters which are set by a user authorized to access said electronic apparatus and representing conditions at which said image information is to be acquired, wherein said conditions include when a power supply for said electronic apparatus is turned ON, when a BIOS setup program installed in said electronic apparatus is activated, when said electronic apparatus is resumed, and when an illegal password is entered in said electronic apparatus, wherein an image information acquiring format and writing mode are selected, set and stored in said first memory; a second memory, provided within said electronic apparatus, storing image information acquired by said photographing device; a control unit reading out said parameters from said first memory when a user operates said electronic apparatus, directing acquisition of image information by said photographic device when one or more of said conditions represented by the read parameters are established, and storing, in said second memory, the acquired image information; and an input unit for designating to display said image information stored in said second memory, by said authorized user, wherein said control unit causes the acquired image information to be read out from said second memory and then displayed on said display in accordance with the received input.