Patents by Inventor Toru Sumino

Toru Sumino 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).

  • Individual authentication system performing authentication in multiple steps
    Patent number: 6957338
    Abstract: An individual authentication system is disclosed, by which the data processing device which needs the individual authentication can be used and managed with higher security. The individual authentication system for authenticating the user of a data processing device storing a password comprises an individual authentication card for storing biological information and a password for identifying a registered user; a card reader for reading out and outputting the biological information and the password stored in the card; a biological information input device for inputting biological information from a user and outputting the information; and a collating unit for respectively collating the biological information and the password output from the card reader with the biological information output from the biological information input device and the password stored in the data processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Sumino
  • Information providing system and information providing method
    Publication number: 20010056447
    Abstract: To provide system to easily and quickly integrate and display information required by a user in accordance with the user's setup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Sumino