PTL 2 discloses a method of performing personal authentication using bone conducted sound received by a bone conduction microphone, instead of voice propagating through air.
A problem lies in that, with a method of acquiring biometric information and performing personal authentication, the user needs to perform some kind of action for authentication. For example, in the case of personal authentication using fingerprint or vein, the user's action such as placing his or her finger on a dedicated scanner is necessary. In the case of personal authentication using face or iris, the user's action such as facing a camera is necessary. In the case of personal authentication using voice or bone conducted sound, the user's action such as uttering a password is necessary. The user required to perform such action has a psychological and/or physical burden.