JP2001188755A - Communication electronic equipment and storage medium stored with communication processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extremely easily perform access to a desired site without executing any operation to input individual authentication data at each time of access to a service site on a communication network in electronic equipment having a communicating function. SOLUTION: Authentication data constituted of a password or an individual name are registered corresponding to each site name and site address of plural arbitrary homes page sites in a password data memory 12d, and a user performs individual authentication by fingerprint collation with a main computer terminal 10, and selects and designates the desired home page site from the list of the registered sites. Therefore, it is possible to perform access by the automatic authentication with the desired home page site based on the authentication data corresponding to the designated site. Thus, it is possible for a user to easily perform access to the desired home page site without performing any operation to input the password at the time of performing access to each home page site.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication electronic device for performing information communication directly with another electronic device having a communication function or via a communication network, and a storage medium storing a communication processing program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, personal computers have been used to access computer terminals of various types of business established on a public communication network such as the Internet via the public communication network such as the Internet to obtain the latest information, purchase products, Various services such as securities, finance, and insurance procedures are available.

[0003] Such access to an electronic commerce service site via a communication network requires similar browser software using a notebook-sized computer terminal (PDA or HPC) as well as a desktop or notebook personal computer. Because it can be activated, you can change the computer terminal used by the user according to his / her location, such as at home, at work, or on the go,
Access to service sites via the network at any time and anywhere is possible.

[0004] In the future, service sites on such communication networks tend to increase more and more in various ways, and one user accesses a variety of service sites on a daily basis using a plurality of computer terminals. Is expected to be commonplace.

[0005]

However, accessing an electronic commerce service site via the communication network requires personal authentication by inputting personal identification information such as an ID and a password. Even if a user has registered and used a common ID and password between different service sites, the user must input the registered ID and password each time accessing each service site. When a new password or password is registered or updated, a new I / O is required for each computer terminal used by the user.
There is a problem in that D and a password have to be input, and a very troublesome and inefficient operation is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. A first object of the present invention is to eliminate the need to perform an operation of inputting personal authentication data each time a service site on a communication network is accessed. Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication electronic device and a storage medium storing a communication processing program, which enable very easy access to a desired site.

A second object of the present invention is to register and update personal authentication data without having to perform new personal authentication data input operations at each of a plurality of terminals used by a user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication electronic device and a storage medium storing a communication processing program, which makes it possible to easily share new personal authentication data among a plurality of terminals.

[0008]

That is, a communication electronic device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a communication electronic device having communication means for performing communication on a network, and for accessing an access place on the network. Authentication data input means for inputting the authentication data, authentication data storage means for storing the authentication data input by the authentication data input means in association with the access location, user authentication means for authenticating the user, In a state where the user has been authenticated by the user authentication means, a location specifying means for specifying an access location and the authentication data storage means are stored in the authentication data storage means in association with the access location specified by the location specifying means. Authentication execution means for executing an authentication procedure for the designated access location using the authentication data.

In such a communication electronic device, when authentication data for accessing an access location on a network is input, the input authentication data is stored in the authentication data storage means in association with the access location. . Then, when an access location is designated by the location designation unit in a state where the user has been authenticated by the user authentication unit for authenticating the user, the access data is stored in the authentication data storage unit in association with the designated access location. Since the stored authentication data is used and an authentication procedure for the specified access location is performed, the user performs personal authentication on the communication electronic device, and simply specifies the desired access location, Access by automatic authentication with a desired access location is performed by the authentication data associated with the specified access location.

A communication electronic device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the communication electronic device according to the first aspect, wherein the communication unit further includes a communication unit with another electronic device, A transmitting unit that transmits the authentication data stored in the authentication data storage unit to another electronic device; a receiving unit that receives the authentication data read and transmitted from the authentication data storage unit of the other electronic device; Storage control means for storing the authentication data received by the receiving means in the authentication data storage means.

In such a communication electronic device, the authentication data stored in the authentication data storage unit is transmitted to the other electronic device by the transmission unit and read out from the authentication data storage unit of the other electronic device. The transmitted authentication data is received by the receiving means, and the authentication data received by the receiving means is stored in the authentication data storage means, so that the authentication data is stored in each of the plurality of communication electronic devices owned by the user. The authentication data for each access location stored in the storage means is appropriately updated and shared.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of a personal computer 10 having a communication function according to the communication electronic apparatus of the present invention.

The personal computer 10 having the communication function includes a control unit (CPU) 11 which is a computer.
It has.

The control unit (CPU) 11 receives various control programs stored in a memory 12 using a hard disk, a flash memory, a semiconductor ROM or a RAM, or an external storage medium 13 such as a floppy disk. The operation of each part of the circuit is controlled in accordance with a control program read into a storage device 14 such as a magnetic disk device or a control program fetched from an external computer terminal connected to the communication network N via a transmission control unit 15. These control programs are activated in response to an input signal from an input unit 16 including a keyboard, a pointing device, and the like.

The control unit (CPU) 11 includes the memory 12, the storage device 14, the transmission control unit 15, and the input unit 1.
6 are connected via a data / control bus Bus, and an authentication unit 17, a clock unit 18, and a display unit 19
Is also connected.

The control program stored in the memory 12 controls automatic connection with a homepage site that requires authentication via the communication network N,
Browser program 1 with authentication management function for performing synchronization control of authentication data with another computer terminal
2a, Authentication Unit 17 with Fingerprint Image Reading Device
A personal authentication program 12b for performing personal authentication processing by fingerprint collation, personal authentication data 12c such as fingerprint data, document creation processing and table creation processing, and reading of a data file from the external storage medium 13 by the storage device 14. This personal computer 1
0 stores various application programs for performing various processes that can be executed.

The memory 12 has a password data memory 12d and a synchro password data memory 1
2e, an important data keyword memory 12f and the like are secured.

FIG. 2 shows a password data memory 12d secured in the memory 12 of the personal computer 10.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of stored data in the embodiment.

In the password data memory 12d,
A password and personal name for performing automatic connection control to a homepage site requiring authentication via the communication network N are stored in association with each site name and site address, and correspond to the password of each site. A flag (important flag) indicating whether the password is important, an update date of the password, an expiration date of the password, an update notification date 7 days before the expiration date, and a flag indicating whether the password is automatically updated (automatic update) Update flag), and a synchronization history (final synchronization date) with another computer terminal used in parallel by the same user is stored. Various data stored in the password data memory 12d are stored in the password management server with the authentication management browser. Program 1
2a.

The synchronization password data memory 12e is used for pre-authentication when the important flag is associated with a password to be synchronized when performing synchronization control of authentication data with another computer terminal. The synchro dedicated password to be executed is stored.

FIG. 3 shows an important data keyword memory 1 secured in the memory 12 of the personal computer 10.
It is a figure which shows the content of the storage data in 2f.

When the automatic connection control with the homepage site is performed in accordance with the browser program 12a with authentication management, the important data keyword memory 12f stores
For example, a keyword for determining that the homepage site is money-related and important is stored.

The clock section 18 stores the current year, month,
Date and time are counted sequentially and output.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a menu screen G displayed when the browser program 12a with authentication management of the personal computer 10 is started.

The menu screen G is displayed on the display unit 19 upon activation of the browser program 12a with authentication management, and includes five selection items arbitrarily selected by the user. When the item "site connection" is selected, automatic connection control to a homepage site requiring authentication is performed via the communication network N in accordance with the site connection process shown in FIG. When the item “execute synchronization” is selected, the synchronization of the authentication data is performed with another computer terminal in accordance with the synchronization execution process shown in FIG. 7, and [3. When the item of [New registration / edit] is selected, arbitrary addition / edit / deletion processing corresponding to a manual operation on various data in the password data memory 12d is performed according to the new registration / edit processing shown in FIG.
[4. Password automatic update settings] item,
According to the automatic password update setting process shown in FIG. 9, arbitrary setting or canceling of the automatic updating frequency (period) where the automatic password updating flag is set in the password data memory 12d is performed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of a network authentication system and a synchronization system formed according to the browser program 12a with authentication management of the personal computer 10.

That is, by performing the site connection process (see FIG. 6) by the browser program 12a with authentication management, as shown in FIG. 5A, any one of the home PC, the office PC, and the portable terminal can be used. Even in the terminal, automatic authentication connection control can be performed with all sites that require authentication via the communication network N, and the synchronization execution processing (see FIG. 7) by the browser program 12a with authentication management is performed. By being told, the home P
Synchronization control of authentication data can be performed among a plurality of computer terminals such as C, company PC, and portable terminal.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the synchronization control of the authentication data among the plurality of computer terminals can be freely performed, for example, between all the computer terminals A to D shared by the user. Various data stored in each password data memory 12d can be synchronized.

Next, the browser function with authentication management of the personal computer 10 having the communication function according to the above configuration will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a site connection process started in accordance with the browser program 12a with authentication management of the personal computer 10.

That is, in the menu screen G as shown in FIG. 4, [1. When the item “site connection” is selected, the site connection process shown in FIG. 6 is started.
The user's fingerprint read as an image by the authentication unit 17 is collated with the registered fingerprint stored as the personal authentication data 12c according to the personal authentication program 12b, and the user is authenticated (step A1).

When the user's fingerprint is matched with the fingerprint of the registered user, and the user is authenticated, whether to select a homepage site to be accessed from a list of sites registered in advance or to input arbitrarily. Is displayed to the user as a message, and when selection from the site list is designated, a plurality of site names stored in the password data memory 12d are read out and displayed in a list on the display unit 19 (steps A2 → A3). ).

On the site name list display screen of the display unit 19, when an arbitrary site name to be accessed is designated by a cursor or the like and selected, the password data is associated with the selected site name. Memory 1
The password expiration date stored in 2d is read out,
It is determined whether the currently registered password for the selected site has expired (step A4 → A).
5).

Here, it is determined that the password expiration date stored in the password data memory 12d corresponding to the selected site name has expired before the current date output from the clock unit 18. If so, an expired message is displayed and the process proceeds to error processing (step A5 → error processing).

Then, it is determined that the password expiration date stored in the password data memory 12d corresponding to the selected site name has not expired after the current date output from the clock unit 18. In this case, the authentication data (the password and the personal name) associated with the selected site name is read out, and the access to the selected designated site via the transmission control unit 15 and the communication network N is performed by the authentication data. Then, the terminal user of the personal computer 10 is automatically authenticated (steps A5 → A6, A7).

Then, whether or not the password expiration update notification date stored in the password data memory 12d in association with the designated site name is before the current date output from the clock unit 18 is determined. If it is determined whether or not the password change notice period has expired, and if it is determined that the password change notice period has not yet come within seven days before the password change period, the automatic change is performed in step A7. The process shifts to a normal browser process with the desired homepage site that has been authenticated and accessed, and information and services provided on the site can be obtained (steps A8 → A9).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the password change notification period has expired, that is, if it is within seven days before the password expiration date, an update password input request message is displayed on the display unit 19, and a new password Is entered, the password, the update date, and the password expiration date in the password data memory 12d are updated, and the new password registration update process is performed on the currently connected homepage site. (Steps A8 → A10, A11).

Thereafter, the process is shifted to a normal browser process for the connected homepage site, and the information and services provided on the site can be obtained (step A9).

On the other hand, in step A2, if the user selects a homepage site to be accessed from the site list but does not specify it, and the user inputs a desired homepage address (step A2 → A12), the input homepage address is entered. Is determined as a site address in the password data memory 12d, and if it is determined that the site is present in the site list, the site is set as a selected site and the process proceeds to the processing after step A4. In the same manner as described above, access processing with the selected site and automatic authentication processing are performed (step A13 → A4 to A11).

The homepage address input by the user operation is stored in the password data memory 12.
If it is determined that it does not exist as a site address in d, the corresponding homepage site is accessed via the transmission control unit 15 and the communication network N by the input homepage address, and the user accesses the homepage site on the homepage. A password is input (steps A13 → A14, A15).

When the notification of the authentication OK is obtained by inputting the password, the accessible homepage address, site name, and the password are newly stored and registered in the password data memory 12d (step A16). → A17, A18, A1
9).

Then, the data on the home page during the access is read, and it is determined whether or not the keyword stored in the important data keyword memory 12f exists. For example, it is determined that the important data keyword related to money exists. If so, an important flag is set in association with the currently connected site password newly registered in the password data memory 12d (steps A20, A21 → A22).

After that, the processing shifts to a normal browser process with the connected homepage site, and information and services provided on the site can be obtained (step A9).

Therefore, according to such a site connection function, the user only needs to authenticate himself / herself by fingerprint collation with the personal computer 10 without having to input a password to a desired homepage site. Automatic access and authentication processing is performed by the address and password of the designated site registered in the data memory 12d. For example, even if a different password is registered for each access site, it is very easy to set a desired password. You can access the homepage site.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the synchronization execution process started by the browser program 12a with authentication management of the personal computer 10.

That is, in the menu screen G as shown in FIG. 4, [2. When the item “execute synchro” is selected, the synchro execution process shown in FIG. 7 is started. First, the user's fingerprint read as an image by the authentication section 17 is stored as personal authentication data 12c according to the personal authentication program 12b. The registered fingerprint is collated with the registered fingerprint, and the user is authenticated (step B).
1).

Then, it is determined via the transmission control unit 15 whether or not another computer terminal having a communication function to be synchronized is connected. If it is determined that the computer terminal is connected, transmission is performed from the other computer terminal. It is determined whether the received data has been received (step B2 → B3).

At this time, the plurality of computer terminals performing the synchronization may be any combination of a plurality of computer terminals owned by the user, such as a company PC, a home PC, and a portable terminal. In this case, the browser program with authentication management 12a may be mounted on the computer and the synchronization execution process may be started.

Here, if it is determined that no data has been received from the computer terminal of the connection partner, the process proceeds to the transmission process first, and the latest synchronization with the partner terminal stored as the synchronization history in the password data memory 12d is performed. Is compared with the update date of the password data, and it is determined whether the latest synchronization execution date with the partner terminal is later or before the password update date. Is determined (step B3 → B4).

When the latest synchronization execution date with the partner terminal is earlier than the password update date, if it is determined that the latest data has not been transmitted to the partner terminal, the password data memory is determined. A pointer is set in the line data of the first site in 12d (steps B4 → B5), and it is determined whether or not an important flag is set in the password registration line of the site where the pointer is set (step B6).

Here, the password data memory 12
If it is determined that an important flag indicating a password registration line for accessing an important site such as money is set in the pointer designated line in d, the synchronization displayed on the display unit 19 is performed. A synchro password is input by a user operation in accordance with the message for requesting input of a password (step B6 → B7).
It is determined whether or not the sync password entered by the user matches the registered sync password stored in the sync password memory 12e (step B).
8).

When the entered synchro password and the registered synchro password are collated and matched and it is determined that the password is OK, each item data (site name to update date) of the password registration line designated by the pointer ) Is read and transmitted to the partner terminal (step B).
8 → B9).

On the other hand, if the entered synchro password and the registered synchro password do not match and it is determined that the password is NG, an error message is displayed (step B8 → B10).

Then, the row pointer of the password data memory 12d is moved and set to the password registration line corresponding to the next site, and it is determined whether or not there is registration data in the password registration line where the pointer has been moved and set. If it is determined that there is registration data, the process returns to step B6, and the process of transmitting each item data present in the registration line to the partner terminal is repeated (steps B11, B12 → B6 to B9). .

In this way, by repeating the processing of steps B6 to B12, it is determined that there is no registration data in the password registration line of the password data memory 12d in which the pointer is sequentially moved and set, and transmission from this computer terminal to the partner terminal is performed. If it is determined that the data transmission of the target data has been completed, on the contrary, whether or not data has been received from the partner terminal is determined by the current date when the synchronization history corresponding to the partner terminal is output from the clock unit 18. It is determined whether or not the date has been updated today (step B12 → B13). If it is determined that the data has not been received, the process proceeds to the receiving process (step B13 → receiving process).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step B4 that data transmission has been completed,
At 13, it is determined whether or not data has been received. If it is determined that data has not been received, the process proceeds to a receiving process (step B4 → B13 → receiving process).

In this way, it is determined through the processing of steps B4 to B13 that data has not been received from the partner terminal after the data transmission processing to the partner terminal, or the data transmitted from the partner terminal is determined in step B3. When it is determined that the received data has been received, and the process proceeds to the receiving process, each item data (site name to date of update) of one password registration line read from the password data memory 12d of the partner terminal and transmitted. It is determined whether or not the site name of the received data has already been registered in the password data memory 12d of the computer terminal (steps B14 and B15).

Here, if it is determined that the site name in the data received from the partner terminal is a site name already registered in the password data memory 12d of this computer terminal, the password corresponding to the site name is determined. The update date of the registered row is read, and it is determined whether the update date in the received data is newer (step B1).
5 → B16).

If it is determined in step B15 that the site name in the data received from the partner terminal is not a site name registered in the password data memory 12d of this computer terminal, the received partner terminal Is newly registered in the password data memory 12d of this computer terminal (step B15 → B17).

On the other hand, even if it is determined in step B15 that the site name in the data received from the partner terminal is a site name already registered in the password data memory 12d of this computer terminal, in step B16, If it is determined that the update date in the received data is later than the update date of the password registration line corresponding to the site name, each item data (site name (Update date) is updated and registered in the password registration line corresponding to the same site name in the password data memory 12d of the computer terminal (step B16 → B).
17).

Then, the synchronization history with the partner terminal of the password registration line in the password data memory 12d in which the new registration or the update registration of the received data has been made is updated to today's date (step B18).

When it is determined that there is next data to be received from the partner terminal, the process returns to step B14 and the password data memory 1 of the partner terminal is returned.
The reception / registration processing of each item data (site name to update date) of one password registration line read and transmitted from 2d is repeated (steps B19 → B14-B18).

Thereafter, if it is determined that the next data reception from the partner terminal has been lost, the process returns to the step B2, and the connection waits for another computer terminal. Synchronization processing with the terminal is started (step B19 → B2).

Therefore, according to such a synchronization execution function, in each of a plurality of computer terminals used by the user, the authentication data for each site stored in the password data memory 12d can be easily updated as the latest data. Alternatively, since the information can be updated and registered and shared, by executing the above-described site connection function from any computer terminal, the user only needs to perform personal authentication by fingerprint matching with the personal computer 10. Therefore, the user can very easily access the desired homepage site without inputting the password to the desired homepage site.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a new registration / editing process started by the browser program 12a with authentication management of the personal computer 10.

That is, in the menu screen G as shown in FIG. 4, [3. When the item of [new registration / edit] is selected, the new registration / edit processing shown in FIG. 8 is started, and first, the user's fingerprint read as an image by the authentication unit 17 is used as the personal authentication data in accordance with the personal authentication program 12b. The fingerprint is collated with the registered fingerprint stored as 12c, and the user is authenticated (step C1).

Then, a list of each site name registered in the password data memory 12d, and “add”, “edit”
A menu button of "delete" is displayed on the display unit 19 (step C2). When "add" is selected, a registration screen of the password data corresponding to the new site is displayed. When a site is specified and "edit" or "delete" is selected, existing item data corresponding to the specified site is read and displayed (step C3).

When each item data corresponding to the new site is added, or when editing or deletion is performed on the existing item data of the designated site, the addition, editing, and deletion operations are performed according to the operation. The display is made (step C
4) When the execution operation is performed according to the confirmation OK display message, each item data of the corresponding site is newly stored in the password data memory 12d in the state of the data added, edited, and deleted in step C3. It is registered or changed and registered (step C5 → C6).

Therefore, according to such a new registration / editing function, the item data for each site registered in the password data memory 12d can be freely added, edited, deleted and registered by manual operation. it can.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a password automatic update setting process started by the browser program 12a with authentication management of the personal computer 10.

That is, in the menu screen G as shown in FIG. 4, [4. When the item of “automatic password update setting” is selected, the automatic password update setting process shown in FIG. 9 is started. First, the user's fingerprint read as an image by the authentication unit 17 is transmitted to the personal authentication program 1.
According to 2b, the fingerprint is collated with the registered fingerprint stored as the personal authentication data 12c, and the user is authenticated (step D1).

Then, a list of site names for which automatic password update is set is displayed in the password data memory 12d (step D2), and when a desired site name for which the automatic update condition is to be changed is selected. ,
An automatic update setting screen for the password of the site is displayed (step D3).

Then, on the automatic update setting screen for the password of the designated site, the number of characters of the password, the frequency (period) of the automatic update, the suspension or cancellation of the automatic update, and the selection of the automatic password creation program are arbitrarily set by the user operation. Then, when an execution operation is performed according to the confirmation OK display message, the automatic update condition for the password of the designated site set on the automatic update setting screen is updated and registered (step D4 → D
5).

Therefore, according to such a password automatic update setting function, among the passwords stored in the password data memory 12d and corresponding to each of the plurality of sites, the update condition for the automatically updatable password is set to an arbitrary value. The conditions can be updated and set again.

Therefore, according to the browser function with authentication management of the personal computer 10 having the communication function having the above-described configuration, the password data memory 12d associates the password and the password with the respective site names and site addresses of a plurality of arbitrary homepage sites. The user registers the authentication data consisting of the personal name and the user
0), the user is authenticated by fingerprint collation, etc., and only by selecting and specifying a desired homepage site from the registered site list, the authentication data associated with the specified site is used to identify the desired homepage site. Since the access is performed by the automatic authentication, the user can access the desired homepage site very easily without accessing the respective homepage sites one by one.

Further, according to the browser function with authentication management of the personal computer 10 having the communication function having the above-described configuration, the site address and the authentication data of each of the plurality of sites registered in the password data memory 12d are stored.
Since transmission and reception can be performed with another computer terminal having a browser function with authentication management connected through the transmission control unit 15 to synchronize and share the same, any computer terminal capable of authenticating the user by the fingerprint collation can be used. However, the user can access the desired homepage site very easily by simply performing personal authentication by fingerprint matching with the personal computer 10 and designating the site without entering a password to the desired homepage site. become able to.

Further, according to the browser function with authentication management of the personal computer 10 having the communication function having the above-described configuration, the registration data of each of the plurality of sites stored and managed in the password data memory 12d includes the data update date. When performing data synchronization with another similar computer terminal via the transmission control unit 15, the received registration data of each site is registered in the password data memory 12d. If there is no new registration as it is, even if it is already registered, if the received data is determined to be new by comparison of the update date, it will be updated and registered by rewriting this received new registration data, The latest password data is stored on all computer terminals that users use to access the site. It can be shared, moreover, it is possible to prevent wasteful synchro process of registering the old data is already registered by overwriting the double.

According to the browser function with authentication management of the personal computer 10 having the communication function having the above-described configuration, when a new homepage site is accessed,
For example, in the case of an important homepage site such as a money-related site, an important flag is set in association with the important data as registration data of the corresponding site in the password data memory 12d, and other similar data via the transmission control unit 15 is set. At the time of data synchronization with the computer terminal, if the registration data of the site in which the important flag is set is selected as data to be transmitted to the partner terminal, a synchronization password separately input by the user is stored in the synchronization password data memory 12e. Unless the registered synchronization password matches the stored registration synchronization password, the registration data of the important site is not transmitted. Therefore, it is possible to strictly manage the important password so that the important password is not easily synchronized.

Further, according to the browser function with authentication management of the personal computer 10 having the communication function having the above configuration, the password data of each of the plurality of sites stored and managed in the password data memory 12d includes:
The password expiration date and the update notification date set seven days before the password are stored and managed in association with each other. If the current date output by the clock unit 18 becomes the site password update notification date, When a new password is automatically generated or entered by the user and updated and registered, and this site is being accessed, this new password update procedure is performed. The password can be updated and registered, and the registered data can be easily shared among a plurality of computer terminals by data synchronization with the other similar computer terminals, so that a plurality of computer terminals owned by the user can be selected. No matter when and where you access the desired site, always use the latest and correct password It is possible to perform the site access control by the dynamic authentication.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the communication network N is the Internet and access to a homepage site established on the network has been described. The same operation and effect can be obtained by the browser function with authentication management of the same computer terminal.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the personal authentication for the computer terminal (10) itself is performed by fingerprint collation. However, the configuration using other personal authentication means such as double password collation, voiceprint collation, and iris collation is used. It may be.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the synchronization execution function is activated, the terminal is connected to another computer terminal, so that the terminal whose last synchronization date is older than the update date is determined according to the synchronization history of the connected partner terminal. Is configured to automatically execute synchronization with the computer, but a function to notify the computer terminal that needs synchronization based on the synchronization history with each computer terminal when not connected to another computer terminal is added. May be.

Note that the method described in the above-described embodiment, that is, FIG.
Each method such as the site connection processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the synchronization execution processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the new registration / edit processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, and the automatic password update setting processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. A program that can be stored in an external storage medium 13 such as a memory card (ROM card, RAM card, etc.), a magnetic disk (floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, etc.), a semiconductor memory, etc. Can be distributed. Then, the computer reads the program stored in the external storage medium 13 into the storage device 14 by the storage medium reading unit, and the operation is controlled by the read program, whereby the desired site described in the above-described embodiment is transmitted. An automatic authentication connection function, an automatic synchronization function with another computer terminal, and the like can be realized, and the same processing by the above-described method can be executed.

The data of the program for realizing each of the above methods can be transmitted on the network N in the form of a program code. The transmission control unit 15 of the computer terminal connected to the network N By taking in program data, it is also possible to realize the above-described browser function with an authentication management function.

[0086]

As described above, according to the communication electronic device of the first aspect of the present invention, when the authentication data for accessing the access location on the network is input, the input authentication data becomes the access data. It is stored in the authentication data storage means in association with the location. Then, in a state where the user is authenticated by the user authentication means for authenticating the user, when the access location is designated by the location designation means,
The authentication data stored in the authentication data storage means in association with the designated access location is used, and the authentication procedure for the designated access location is executed. By simply performing personal authentication for the user and specifying a desired access location, access by automatic authentication with the desired access location is performed by the authentication data associated with the specified access location.

Therefore, it is possible to access a desired site very easily, for example, without having to perform an operation of inputting personal authentication data each time a service site on a communication network is accessed.

According to the communication electronic device of the second aspect of the present invention, the authentication data stored in the authentication data storage device is transmitted to the other electronic device by the transmission device, and the authentication data of the other electronic device is transmitted. The authentication data read and transmitted from the authentication data storage unit is received by the reception unit, and the authentication data received by the reception unit is stored in the authentication data storage unit. In each of the electronic devices, the authentication data for each access location stored in the authentication data storage unit is appropriately updated and shared.

Therefore, when registering or updating personal authentication data, the user does not need to input new personal authentication data at each of a plurality of terminals used by the user, and it is very easy to add new personal authentication data. Can be shared between a plurality of terminals.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of a personal computer having a communication function according to a communication electronic device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing contents of data stored in a password data memory secured in a memory of the personal computer.

FIG. 3 is a view showing contents of stored data in an important data keyword memory secured in a memory of the personal computer.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing a menu screen G displayed when the browser program with authentication management of the personal computer is started.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing an outline of a network authentication system and a synchronization system which are formed according to a browser program with authentication management of the personal computer.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a site connection process started in accordance with a browser program with authentication management of the personal computer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a synchronization execution process started by the authentication management browser program of the personal computer.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a new registration / editing process activated by the browser program with authentication management of the personal computer.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary flowchart showing a password automatic update setting process started by the browser program with authentication management of the personal computer.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Personal computer provided with the communication function 11 ... Control part (CPU) 12 ... Memory 12a ... Browser program with authentication management 12b ... Personal authentication program 12c ... Personal authentication data 12d ... Password data memory 12e ... Synchro password memory 12f ... Keyword Memory 13: External storage medium 14: Storage device 15: Transmission control unit 16: Input unit 17: Authentication unit 18: Clock unit 19: Display unit N: Communication network G: Menu screen of the browser function with authentication management

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A communication electronic device having communication means for communicating on a network, comprising: authentication data input means for inputting authentication data for accessing an access location on the network; Authentication data storage means for storing the obtained authentication data in association with the access location, user authentication means for authenticating the user, and a state in which the user has been authenticated by the user authentication means.
A location designating means for designating an access location, and authentication to the designated access location using authentication data stored in the authentication data storage means in association with the access location designated by the location designating means. A communication electronic device comprising: an authentication execution unit that executes a procedure. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a communication unit configured to communicate with another electronic device, a transmission unit configured to transmit the authentication data stored in the authentication data storage unit to another electronic device, and another electronic device. Receiving means for receiving the authentication data read and transmitted from the authentication data storage means of the device; and storage control means for storing the authentication data received by the reception means in the authentication data storage means. The communication electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. An authentication data storage means, wherein the authentication data storage means associates the authentication data input by the authentication data input means with an access place of the authentication data and a time measured by the clock means. An authentication data storage unit that transmits the authentication data associated with the access location and time stored in the authentication data storage unit to another electronic device. Receiving the authentication data associated with the access location and time read from the authentication data storage unit of the electronic device and transmitted, and the storage control unit performs access corresponding to the authentication data received by the reception unit. If the location is not stored in the authentication data storage means, the received authentication data associated with the access location and time is stored in the authentication data storage means. Even if the access location corresponding to the authentication data received by the receiving means is already stored in the authentication data storage means, the time corresponding to the received authentication data is stored in the storage section. 3. The communication according to claim 2, wherein when the time is newer than the time corresponding to the authentication data, the storage control means rewrites the stored authentication data and time into the received authentication data and time and stores the same. Electronics. 4. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: importance determining means for determining importance of the authentication data stored in said authentication data storing means; and second user authenticating means for authenticating a user. When the importance determining means determines that the authentication data stored in the authentication data storing means has a high importance, the authentication is performed when the user is authenticated by the second user authenticating means. The communication electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the communication electronic device is a transmission unit that transmits the authentication data stored in the data storage unit to another electronic device. 5. The authentication data stored in the authentication data storage means has an authentication time limit, and an authentication time limit for detecting a date that is a fixed period before the authentication time limit of the authentication data stored in the authentication data storage means. Detection means; authentication data setting means for setting new authentication data when the date before a predetermined period from the authentication time limit of the authentication data is detected by the authentication time expiration detecting means; Authentication data updating means for rewriting the authentication data before a predetermined period of the authentication expiration date to new authentication data set by the authentication data setting means, and corresponding the new authentication data rewritten by the authentication data updating means to the authentication data. And a registration updating means for updating and registering the access location on the attached network. Communication electronic device according to any one of claims 4. 6. A storage medium storing a communication processing program for controlling a computer of a communication electronic device having communication means for communicating on a network, comprising: an authentication unit for accessing the computer at an access location on the network. Authentication data input means for inputting data; authentication data storage means for storing authentication data input by the authentication data input means in association with the access location; user authentication means for authenticating a user; With the user authenticated by
A location designating means for designating an access place by the user; and using the authentication data stored by the authentication data storage means in association with the access place designated by the place designating means, to the designated access place. A storage medium storing a computer-readable communication processing program for functioning as an authentication executing means for executing the authentication procedure of the present invention. 7. A communication unit of the communication electronic device further includes a communication unit with another electronic device, and transmits the authentication data stored by the authentication data storage unit to another electronic device. Transmitting means for receiving the authentication data transmitted by the transmitting means of another electronic device, and storage control means for storing the authentication data received by the receiving means by the authentication data storing means. A storage medium storing the computer-readable communication processing program according to claim 6.