Abstract: A non-limiting example toy is a toy of a soft toy type, and includes an outer cover and filler that is filled inside the outer cover. A buttock portion of a stuffed toy is formed with a flat surface or approximately flat surface, and an ornament member is sewn on a surface side of the outer cover. A reinforcing member is adhered on a back side of the outer cover in a position corresponding to the ornament member. An IC tag is stuck on this reinforcing member. A user passes the stuffed toy over a reader/writer by bringing the buttock portion (hips portion) of the stuffed toy providing with the ornament member into contact to the reader/writer or by putting (sitting down) the stuffed toy on the reader/writer. Accordingly, tag information is read or tag information is rewritten.

Abstract: The organism authenticating apparatus 71 of this invention comprises a means that fixes the position of a hand or a finger of a hand, an infrared ray radiating means 97 that radiates infrared rays, an infrared ray image input means 91 that is placed at the opposite side of said hand or said finger of a hand with regard to said infrared ray radiating means, an organism recognizing means that recognizes that the organism is live, a processing means that processes data that are inputted by said infrared ray image input means so that it collates them with image data that are registered in advance and an output means that outputs the result of processing carried out by said processing means. By using this invention, it becomes possible to obtain a clear blood vessel pattern image by a compact size apparatus by using an infrared ray source and by capturing the passed-through infrared ray image of the organism, and it becomes possible by using an organism recognizing means to prevent false authentication.

Abstract: The organism authenticating apparatus 71 of this invention comprises a means that fixes the position of a hand or a finger of a hand, an infrared ray radiating means 97 that radiates infrared rays, an infrared ray image input means 91 that is placed at the opposite side of said hand or said finger of a hand with regard to said infrared ray radiating means, an organism recognizing means that recognizes that the organism is live, a processing means that processes data that are inputted by said infrared ray image input means so that it collates them with image data that are registered in advance and an output means that outputs the result of processing carried out by said processing means. By using this invention, it becomes possible to obtain a clear blood vessel pattern image by a compact size apparatus by using an infrared ray source and by capturing the passed-through infrared ray image of the organism, and it becomes possible by using an organism recognizing means to prevent false authentication.