Patent ID: 7516324

Claim:
An information-processing system comprising: an information-processing client apparatus and an information management apparatus connected to said information-processing client apparatus by a communication network wherein said information-processing client apparatus having connected thereto: individual authentication means for authenticating a person operating said information-processing client apparatus and for generating game data, said individual authentication means including (a) a fingerprint sensing means for sensing a fingerprint and outputting fingerprint data in gray scale, (b) a fingerprint collation means for generating template data of a characteristic portion of the fingerprint from the fingerprint data, (c) a memory means for storing the template data and chip data to be given in exchange for stake data, (d) an elemental-information-generating means for generating elemental information in accordance with a predetermined condition, and (e) an authentication-information-generating means for irreversibly generating authentication-information on the basis of said elemental information generated by said elemental-information-generating means, said information management apparatus comprises: an authentication-information-receiving means for receiving a plurality of pieces of said authentication information from said information-processing client apparatus; and an authentication-information transmitting means for transmitting said pieces of said authentication information, received by said authentication-information-receiving means, back to said information-processing client apparatus, wherein said information-processing client apparatus including an elemental-information-transmitting means for transmitting said elemental information generated by said elemental-information-generating means to said information management apparatus after reception of all said pieces of said authentication information from said information management apparatus.