COMPOSITE MACHINE AND PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION METHOD IN THE COMPOSITE MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composite machine, the operability of authentication of which is significantly enhanced, whereby a user individual can be authenticated, without the need for the user to conduct any operations for the personal authentication and the succeeding operation, based on the personal authentication, can be shifted smoothly from the personal authentication. SOLUTION: The composite machine is provided with an RF ID control section 206 for contactlessly reading user recognition information from a memory card 300 by way of a radio wave. The composite machine carries out authentication, by comparing the recognition information read from the memory card 300 with a personal information table stored in a hard disk 210. The composite machine displays a message, denoting the result of the authentication for the authenticated user on a touch panel 204 via a panel control section 205. Further, the composite machine acquires a customized menu of the user, whose registration is confirmed from the hard disk 210 and displays the menu on the touch panel 204. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI