System and method of protecting data

A system and method for protecting confidential data within an electronic device are described. The invention allows the authentication of the identity of the user through the user of a primary and/or secondary authentication system. In one embodiment, the system includes a pin module for locally st...

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Main Authors OGURA EIJI, TSUKAMURA YOSHIHIRO, YASUDA HIROYUKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.04.2004
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A system and method for protecting confidential data within an electronic device are described. The invention allows the authentication of the identity of the user through the user of a primary and/or secondary authentication system. In one embodiment, the system includes a pin module for locally storing a unique user identifier configured to correspond to an identity of an individual; an answer module for locally storing an answer set wherein the answer set comprises an answer to a corresponding question and is configured to correspond to the identity of the individual; and a controller for locally authenticating the identity of the individual by comparing an input with the answer set.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20020273662