Patent ID: 8334994
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store a first user identification data that identifies a user and an identification data corresponding to the first user identification data; a receiving unit configured to receive a recording medium identification data that is read from a recording medium; a searching unit configured to search the identification data of the user by use of the recording medium identification data received by the receiving unit; an extracting unit configured to extract the first user identification data of the user corresponding to the identification data searched by the searching unit; an authentication unit configured to execute authentication process by use of the first user identification data extracted by the extracting unit; and a connecting unit configured to connect an external device that stores a second user identification data that identifies a user, wherein the authentication unit is configured to execute authentication process that sends the first user identification data used for authentication to the external device and that authenticates a user of the first user identification data corresponding to the searched identification data in case that the external device stores the second user identification data corresponding to the first user identification data sent from the apparatus.