Authentication device and authentication method

1. An authentication device that authenticates a user using biometric information, the authentication device comprising:

a memory configured to store combination information in advance, the combination information including (i) a plurality of combinations of biometric information identifying one or more registered users and identification information identifying one or more terminals carried by the one or more registered users, and (ii) a number of successes in user authentication for each combination; and

a processor programed to:

acquire the identification information from a first terminal of the one or more terminals that is present around the authentication device, the identification information identifying the first terminal;

acquire biometric information from an authentication target user;

control a threshold for determination of success or failure in user authentication of the authentication target user based on the acquired identification information and the combination information stored in the memory;

when a combination of the acquired identification information and the acquired biometric information is present in the combination information, authenticate the authentication target user based on the threshold and a result of comparison between the acquired biometric information and the biometric information on the one or more registered users;

when the authentication succeeds, update the number of successes for the combination of the acquired biometric information and the acquired identification information in the successful authentication by increasing the number of successes; and

based on the processor acquiring the acquired identification information, and a combination for which the number of successes for the acquired identification information is greater than or equal to a predetermined number being present in the combination information, set the threshold such that a false acceptance rate for erroneously authenticating a person other than the one or more registered users becomes lower than when the combination is not present.

2. The authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein the number of successes is a number of consecutive successes in authentication of the biometric information combined with the identification information.

3. The authentication device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to reset the number of successes for other combinations other than the combination in a current successful authentication with respect to the same identification information when the acquired biometric information that is combined with the acquired identification information in the current authentication process is different from the biometric information that has been combined with the same identification information up to the present.

4. The authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein the number of successes is the number of successes in authentication of the biometric information combined with the identification information in a predetermined period.

5. The authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to:

set the threshold to be used to a second threshold when the combination for which the number of successes for the acquired identification information is greater than or equal to the predetermined number is present in the memory, and

set the threshold to be used to a first threshold when the combination for which the number of successes for the acquired identification information is greater than or equal to the predetermined number is not present in the memory, the first threshold being lower than the second threshold.

6. The authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein all or a part of the memory and the processor is configured by an electronic control unit.

7. The authentication device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is programed to, in response to the authentication succeeding, update the number of successes for the combination of the acquired biometric information and the acquired identification information in the successful authentication by increasing the number of successes by one.

8. An authentication method executed by an authentication device that authenticates a user using biometric information, the authentication device including an electronic control unit that includes a memory which stores combination information in advance, the combination information including (i) a plurality of combinations of biometric information identifying one or more registered users and (ii) identification information identifying one or more terminals carried by the one or more registered users, and a number of successes in user authentication for each combination, the authentication method comprising:

by the electronic control unit,

acquiring the identification information from a first terminal of the one or more terminals that is present around the authentication device, the identification information identifying the first terminal;

acquiring biometric information from an authentication target user;

controlling a threshold for determination of success or failure in user authentication of the authentication target user based on the acquired identification information and the combination information stored in the memory;

authenticating the authentication target user based on the threshold and a result of comparison between the acquired biometric information and the biometric information on the one or more registered users when a combination of the acquired identification information and the acquired biometric information is present in the combination information;

when the authentication succeeds, updating the number of successes for a combination of the acquired biometric information and the acquired identification information in the successful authentication by increasing the number of successes by one; and

based on the acquired identification information identifying the present terminal being acquired, and a combination for which the number of successes for the acquired identification information is greater than or equal to a predetermined number being present in the combination information, setting the threshold such that a false acceptance rate for erroneously authenticating a person other than the one or more registered users becomes lower than when the combination is not present.

9. The authentication method of claim 8 , wherein

the updating of the number of successes for a combination of the acquired biometric information and the acquired identification information in the successful authentication increases the number of successes by one.