Certification system, certification apparatus, and certification method

A certification apparatus, comprising:

• registration means for registering personal information certified to a user;
• storage means for storing personal identification information inherent to said user;
• request reception means for receiving a personal information certification request requesting certification of presented personal identification information sent from a portable terminal apparatus and said personal information of said user;
• judgment means for judging whether said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information or not;
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• information sending means for sending certification information certifying said personal information of said user to said portable terminal apparatus in response to said personal information certification request when said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information as a result of a judgment of said judgment means.

A certification method comprising:

• a registration step of registering personal information certified to a user;
• a storage step of storing personal identification information inherent to said user;
• a request reception step of receiving presented personal identification information sent from a portable terminal apparatus and a personal information certification request requesting certification of said personal information of said user;
• a judgment step of judging whether said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information or not;
• and
• an information sending step of sending certification information certifying said personal information of said user in response to said personal information certification request to said portable terminal apparatus when said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information as a result of a judgment at said judgment step.

A certification program for making a certification apparatus execute, said certification program comprising:

• a registration step of registering personal information certified to a user;
• a storage step of storing personal identification information inherent to said user;
• a request reception step of receiving presented personal identification information sent from a portable terminal apparatus and a personal information certification request requesting certification of said personal information of said user;
• a judgment step of judging whether said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information or not;
• an information sending step of sending certification information certifying said personal information of said user in response to said personal information certification request to said portable terminal apparatus when said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information as a result of a judgment at said judgment step.

A certification program storage medium for making a certification apparatus execute a certification program, said certification program comprising:

• a registration step of registering personal information certified to a user;
• a storage step of storing personal identification information inherent to said user;
• a request reception step of receiving presented personal identification information sent from a portable terminal apparatus and a personal information certification request requesting certification of said personal information of said user;
• a judgment step of judging whether said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information or not;
• an information sending step of sending certification information certifying said personal information of said user in response to said personal information certification request to said portable terminal apparatus when said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information as a result of a judgment at said judgment step.

A portable terminal apparatus comprising:

• input means for entering presented personal identification information;
• request sending means for sending said presented personal identification information and a personal information certification request requesting certification of personal information of a user to a certification apparatus which registers said personal information certified to said user and stores personal identification information inherent to said user;
• and
• information reception means for receiving certification information sent from said certification apparatus at a time when said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information as a result of a comparison of said personal identification information with said presented personal identification information, said certification information certifying said personal information of said user in response to said personal information certification request.

A certification information acquirement method comprising:

• an input step of entering presented personal identification information;
• a request sending step of sending said presented personal identification information and a personal information certification request requesting certification of personal information of a user to a certification apparatus which registers said personal information certified to said user and stores personal identification information inherent to said user;
• and
• an information reception step of receiving certification information sent from said certification apparatus at a time when said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information as a result of a comparison of said personal identification information with said presented personal identification information, said certification information certifying said personal information of said user in response to said personal information certification request.

A certification information acquirement program for making a portable terminal apparatus execute, said certification information acquirement program comprising:

• an input step of entering presented personal identification information;
• a request sending step of sending said presented personal identification information and a personal information certification request requesting certification of personal information of a user to a certification apparatus which registers said personal information certified to said user and stores personal identification information inherent to said user;
• and
• an information reception step of receiving certification information sent from said certification apparatus at a time when said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information as a result of a comparison of said personal identification information with said presented personal identification information, said certification information certifying said personal information of said user in response to said personal information certification request.

A certification information acquirement program storage medium for making a portable terminal apparatus execute a certification information acquirement program, said certification information acquirement program comprising:

• an input step of entering presented personal identification information;
• a request sending step of sending said presented personal identification information and a personal information certification request requesting certification of personal information of a user to a certification apparatus which registers said personal information certified to said user and stores personal identification information inherent to said user;
• and
• an information reception step of receiving certification information sent from said certification apparatus at a time when said personal identification information coincides with said presented personal identification information as a result of a comparison of said personal identification information with said presented personal identification information, said certification information certifying said personal information of said user in response to said personal information certification request.