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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2008
Naoki Saito, Ashiya, JP;
Yukio Kanaoka, Nara, JP;
Naoki Saito, Ashiya, JP;
Yukio Kanaoka, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic seal apparatus causing an image displaying/reading apparatus to display an electronic document. The electronic seal apparatus includes (i) a storage section for storing a first identification information of a user's first digit and an associated user's first seal image, (ii) a digit identifying section for determining whether a digit indicated on a subject image is the user's first digit, and (iii) a sealing section for sealing onto the electronic document, when the digit indicated on the subject image is the user's first digit, a seal image associated with the first identification information. Thereby, a seal image can be electronically sealed after finger authentication is performed even if a finger authentication scanner solely dedicated for reading an image from a digit is not provided.