Patent ID: 11949838

Abstract:
The number of operational errors where a user unintentionally logs in as another user in quick login is reduced.A processing device capable of user authentication includes a user registrator that receives registration of terminal identification information of a portable communication terminal as one piece of personal information associated with a user, a storage device that stores the personal information for each user, a user authenticator that displays a selection item related to a registered user on a user authentication screen, and performs authentication of the user in response to a selection, a terminal information acquirer that performs wireless communication with the portable communication terminal carried by a nearby user to acquire the terminal identification information of the portable communication terminal, and a nearby terminal determiner that determines whether the terminal identification information acquired matches the terminal identification information included in the personal information of the nearby user. In a case where the terminal identification information acquired matches the terminal identification information of the nearby user, the user authenticator displays a user selection item of the nearby user on the user authentication screen, in a manner such that the user selection item of the nearby user has a priority higher than the user selection item of another user.