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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120013438 | DATA SECURITY SYSTEM A data security system comprises a host processor, and a plurality of remote computers. Each remote computer provides biometric authentication of a user prior to responding to the user request for data access. The remote computers are handheld when in operational mode. ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110298585 | SMART CARD AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SMART CARD There provided an exemplary smart card. The exemplary smart card comprises a microphone for capturing an audio signal. The exemplary smart card also comprises at least one processor for processing the audio signal.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110285504 | BIOMETRIC IDENTITY VERIFICATION A method and apparatus for providing biometric authentication of a user uses a registration process in which a reference data sample representative of a biometric attribute of a reference user is used to train a statistical classifier such as a neural network to achieve... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110260832 | SECURE VOICE BIOMETRIC ENROLLMENT AND VOICE ALERT DELIVERY SYSTEM In one embodiment, a method includes enrolling a potential enrollee for an identity-monitoring service. The enrolling includes acquiring personally-identifying information (PII) and capturing a voiceprint. Following successful completion of the enrolling, the potential ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110043330 | ENABLING SECURE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN SPOKEN WEB SITES Techniques for enabling a secure transaction with a remote site that uses voice interaction are provided. The techniques include authenticating a remote site to enable a secure transaction, wherein authenticating the remote site comprises using a dynamically generated a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110012732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED/SEMI-AUTOMATED ENTRY FILTERING An automated gatekeeper system and method are disclosed. The system and method comprise a control unit, sensors monitoring a checkpoint and gates to controlled premises and controllable gates. A person who wishes to enter may be inquired by the system in order to monito... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100328035 | SECURITY WITH SPEAKER VERIFICATION A data base is created for storage of voice prints of requesters that are believed to be fraudulently attempting to access information for which they are not authorized to obtain. When a user opens an account a voice print is obtained and stored. The user also provides ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100295658 | INTELLIGENT LOCK The present invention provides an intelligent lock including an image recognition system, a voiceprint recognition system and a fingerprint recognition system. These recognition systems can recognize a built-in recognition data of the lock. If the built-in recognition d... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100268537 | Speaker verification system A text-independent speaker verification system utilizes mel frequency cepstral coefficients analysis in the feature extraction blocks, template modeling with vector quantization in the pattern matching blocks, an adaptive threshold and an adaptive decision verdict and i... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100117794 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND OPERATING BIOMETRICALLY ENABLED MULTI-PURPOSE CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT DEVICES A method and system used to integrate and control multiple secure credentialing approaches including magnetic stripes, bar codes, contact and contactless SmartCard chips, Short Message Systems (SMS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), vicinity type Radio Frequency Identi... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100057590 | System and Method for Data Acquisition and Processing A system and method for data acquisition and processing is described which can audio data form the basis of new and improved business and consumer services. Audio datagrams such as short duration audio-recordings made from radio or television broadcasts or from a CD pla... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100001833 | REPRESENTING SECURITY IDENTITIES USING CLAIMS The claims based identity model provides a model which associates security identities with claims. The model represents information contained in the claims, as well as, captures relationships between the security identities described in the claims. Finally, the data mod... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090254448 | Automated Service-Based Order Processing A system and method provide efficient, secure and fast automation of order processing. The method includes initiating an order by wirelessly receiving data from a personal digital key (PDK). The method also includes receiving a biometric input and confirming the initiat... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090206993 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BIO-METRIC VOICE PRINT AUTHENTICATION A method (700) and system (900) for authenticating a user is provided. The method can include receiving one or more spoken utterances from a user (702), recognizing a phrase corresponding to one or more spoken utterances (704), identifying a ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20080180213 | Digital Intercom Based Data Management System A digital intercom based data management system and methods are provided. In at least one embodiment of the invention the system includes a digital intercom, a processor and a mobile RFID device. The system can be implemented within a healthcare facility and enables eff... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080169903 | System and Method for Radio Frequency Identifier Voice Signature Conventional techniques for logging and using a user's signature are insecure and inflexible. A system and method are provided which: i) translate a user's first signature, such as a user's voice signature, into a user's second signature, such as a radio frequency ident... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080106370 | System and method for speech-recognition facilitated communication to monitor and control access to premises The invention is a system and method for accessing premises utilizing speech recognition technology. By presenting an audible set of options, recognizing words, phrases, or numbers, from a first speech source and then presenting an audible set of options until a final c... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20070247301 | Voice protector security alarm system The Voice Protector Security Alarm is an improvement to current alarm systems that are on the market today. The voice sensors are placed in normal home objects that home invaders will not notice. In the instance of a home invasion, the victim calls for help, the voice i... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070186480 | AUTOMATIC DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM The present invention provides an automatic door control system that includes a door, a control module assembly, and a drive train assembly. The control module assembly is coupled to the door. The drive train assembly is coupled to the control module assembly, where the... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20050275505 | Voice-controlled security system with smart controller A control system for permitting voice control of at least one device by at least one user includes a transponder which outputs an electronic signal which includes an identification code; an electronic receiver for receiving said electronic signal and downconverting said... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050213796 | Multi-identification method and multi-identification apparatus A multi-identification apparatus includes a first identification device which executes a first personal identification on a person to be identified, an image pickup unit which takes image data of the person, a controller which presets the image pickup unit on the basis ... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050033687 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUDITORY EMISSIONS RECOGNITION BIOMETRICS ON A FOB The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using auditory emissions recognition biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes an auditory emissions scan sensor that detects biometric samples and a... | 02/10/2005 |
