IP Library Granted Patent US 8,210,427
Granted Patent B2
US 8,210,427 · App. 12/407,061 · Granted Jul 3, 2012

Operating device, authentication device, and image forming device

Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,210,427
App. No.
12/407,061
Granted
Jul 3, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An operating device, including: a non-contact IC reader which reads specific data stored in a non-contact IC; a non-contact IC displacement direction detection device which detects a displace direction of the non-contact IC after the non-contact IC reader has read the specific data; and an operating instruction determination device which determines an operating instruction based on the displacement direction detected by the non-contact IC displacement direction detection device.

Claims (8)

1. An authentication device, comprising:

a non-contact IC reader which reads identification data stored in a non-contact IC;

a non-contact IC displacement direction detection device which detects first and second displacement direction of the non-contact IC after the non-contact IC reader has read the identification data; and

an authentication determination device which stores permitted identification data and permitted displacement data on displacement directions of the non-contact IC given for each permitted identification data, and determines whether or not authentication is to be made based on the permitted identification data, the identification data stored in the non-contact IC, the permitted displacement data, and the first and second displacement directions detected by the non-contact IC displacement direction detection device,

the permitted displacement data including permitted first displacement data, permitted second displacement data, and permitted ordinal data, the permitted ordinal data representing the first displacement direction which is firstly detected and the second displacement direction which is detected subsequent to the first displacement direction.

2. The authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-contact IC displacement direction detection device includes a plurality of antennas disposed apart from one another and detects the displacement direction of the non-contact IC based on a variation pattern of the intensity of signal received at the antennas from the non-contact IC.

3. The authentication device according to claim 2 , wherein the antennas are disposed so as to surround the non-contact IC reader.

4. An image forming device, comprising an authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein an image is formed based on a determination result of the authentication device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 10, 2012
From: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
To: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 028189/0978 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2009
From: NODA, TATSUO; IKAZAKI, AKIHIKO
To: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022419/0045 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-075114 · Mar 24, 2008 · national
JP 2008-075115 · Mar 24, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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