PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring apparatus and a measuring method capable of improving reliability of biological information.SOLUTION: A measuring apparatus 10 for measuring biological information by causing a region to be examined to come in contact with a contact part 14 includes a storage part 15 for storing specific information on a living body of a subject capable of identifying the subject, an authentication sensor 11 for acquiring authentication information on the living body of the subject that authenticates the subject, from the region to be examined coming in contact with the contact part 14, a light source 21 for emitting measuring light, a light receiving part 22 for receiving scattering light of the measuring light from the region to be examined, a biological information generation part 17 for generating biological information based on the output of the light receiving part 22, and a control part 16. The control part 16 causes the measuring light to be emitted from the light source 21 when the authentication information matches the specific information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】生体情報の信頼性を向上可能な測定装置及び測定方法を提供する。【解決手段】被検部位を接触部14に接触させて生体情報を測定する測定装置10は、被検者を特定可能な、被検者の生体に関する特定情報を記憶する記憶部15と、接触部14に接触する被検部位から、被検者を認証する、被検者の生体に関する認証情報を取得する認証センサ11と、測定光を射出する光源21と、被検部位からの測定光の散乱光を受光する受光部22と、受光部22の出力に基づいて生体情報を生成する生体情報生成部17と、制御部16とを備え、制御部16は、認証情報が特定情報に一致する場合、光源21から測定光を射出させる。【選択図】図1
