Patents by Inventor Kentaro Sakuramoto

Kentaro Sakuramoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Authentication apparatus and computer-readable medium storing authentication program code
    Patent number: 9223947
    Abstract: An authentication apparatus may include a storage unit, an analysis unit, and an authentication unit. The storage unit may be configured to store pieces of authentication information and an authentication order of the pieces of authentication information. The analysis unit may be configured to compare pieces of input information with the pieces of authentication information and to compare an input order of the pieces of input information with the authentication order. The authentication unit may be configured to authorize the pieces of input information if the comparison shows that the pieces of input information match the pieces of authentication information as necessary to authenticate and the input order of the pieces of input information matches the authentication order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kentaro Sakuramoto
  • AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM CODE
    Publication number: 20110055905
    Abstract: An authentication apparatus may include a storage unit, an analysis unit, and an authentication unit. The storage unit may be configured to store pieces of authentication information and an authentication order of the pieces of authentication information. The analysis unit may be configured to compare pieces of input information with the pieces of authentication information and to compare an input order of the pieces of input information with the authentication order. The authentication unit may be configured to authorize the pieces of input information if the comparison shows that the pieces of input information match the pieces of authentication information as necessary to authenticate and the input order of the pieces of input information matches the authentication order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kentaro Sakuramoto