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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190437 | Speaker verification methods and apparatus In one aspect, a method for determining a validity of an identity asserted by a speaker using a voice print is provided. The method comprises acts of performing a first verification stage comprising comparing a first voice signal from the speaker uttering at least o... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180646 | System and method for implementing voice print-based priority call routing A system, method, and computer-usable medium for routing a call. A server receives a call from a client. A routing engine captures a voice print from the call. In response to the routing engine capturing the voice print from the call, the routing engine compares the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8140340 | Using voice biometrics across virtual environments in association with an avatar's movements Mechanisms are provided for utilizing a voiceprint to authorize a user to perform an operation restricted to authorized users. A voiceprint is stored in an audio attribute file and is associated with a user. Based on a comparison of this voiceprint and an utterance ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8121845 | Speech screening This invention relates to screening of spoken audio data so as to detect threat words or phrases. The method is particularly useful for protecting children or vulnerable adults from unsuitable content and/or suspicious or threatening contact with others via a commun... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8099285 | Temporally accurate watermarking system and method of operation A system for identifying audio data is provided. The system includes a transform system receiving left channel audio data and right channel audio data and generating a plurality of frequency bins of left channel magnitude data, left channel phase data, right channel... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095369 | Apparatus and method for verifying transactions using voice print A system, apparatus, and method for verifying that a consumer seeking to conduct a transaction with a merchant is authorized to use an associated account. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatus may include a voice response unit, a storage medium, and a voice print... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095368 | System and method for voice authentication over a computer network Systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media are provided for voice authentication. The method includes receiving a speech sample from a user through an Internet browser for authentication as part of a request for a restricted-access r... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086461 | System and method for tracking persons of interest via voiceprint Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for tracking a person of interest. The method embodiment comprises identifying a person of interest, capturing a voiceprint of the person of interest, comparing a received voiceprint of a caller with the vo... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082154 | Centralized biometric authentication A communications system obtains verification of an expected identity of a party from a remote centralized biometric system over a communications network. A forwarder forwards, over the communications network to the remote centralized biometric system when the party ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8082155 | Camera with printhead for printing images with encoded audio data A handheld camera comprises a housing containing an image sensor for generating image data; an audio sensor for generating audio data; a processor for generating coded data using the audio data and a pagewidth inkjet printhead. The printhead is configured for printi... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078470 | System for indicating emotional attitudes through intonation analysis and methods thereof The present invention discloses means and method for indicating emotional attitudes of a speaker, either human or animal, according to voice intonation. The invention also discloses a method for advertising, marketing, educating, or lie detecting by indicating emoti... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073701 | Method and apparatus for identity verification using visual representation of a spoken word The present disclosure relates to identity verification devices and methods. A system is provided that utilizes a system of tonal and rhythmic visualization of a spoken word to accurately identify the true owner of a credit or other personal card based on their voic... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060372 | Methods and appratus for characterizing media Methods and apparatus for characterizing media are described. In one example, a method of characterizing media includes capturing a block of audio; converting at least a portion of the block of audio into a frequency domain representation including a plurality of co... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055505 | Audio content digital watermark detection Digital watermark detection apparatus including detection units which calculate detected values of watermark signals by use of keys for PCM data of channels of audio content, a plurality of units which add the detected values corresponding to each of the channels an... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8046230 | Automated third party verification system Methods and computer readable medium for providing third party verification data files to entities authorized to access the data files using a third party verification system. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes obtaining a data file identifier and retri... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8032380 | Method of accessing a dial-up service A method of accessing a dial-up service is disclosed. An example method of providing access to a service includes receiving a first speech signal from a user to form a first utterance; recognizing the first utterance using speaker independent speaker recognition; re... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032381 | Method for playing audio signals provided on a photograph A method of decoding coded data provided on a photograph using a reader. The coded data is at least partially indicative of an audio signal and is provided on a photograph substrate in the same area as an image. The method includes steps of scanning the image using ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027842 | Service for providing speaker voice metrics A method of providing voice metrics over an established telephone call between a user and a subscriber can include receiving voice information from the user over the call and determining biometric information from the voice information for the user. The method furth... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027841 | Centralized server obtaining security intelligence knowledge by analyzing VoIP bit-stream Systems and methods provide security intelligence knowledge of network communications. Particularly, VoIP packetized data being communicated over the network, together with other types of data communications over the network, is monitored and detected. From the VoIP... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019609 | Sonic/ultrasonic authentication method A method for verifying and identifying users, and for verifying users' identity, by means of an authentication device capable of transmitting, receiving and recording audio or ultrasonic signals, and capable of converting the signals into digital data, and performin... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010367 | Spoken free-form passwords for light-weight speaker verification using standard speech recognition engines The present invention discloses a system and a method for authenticating a user based upon a spoken password processed though a standard speech recognition engine lacking specialized speaker identification and verification (SIV) capabilities. It should be noted that... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7996230 | Selective security masking within recorded speech A marker is derived from an interaction between a person and an agent of a business and the agent's user interface. A part of a speech signal that corresponds to a portion of the person's special information is located with the marker. The speech signal results from... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7949535 | User authentication system, fraudulent user determination method and computer program product A system and method is provided for easily detecting a fraudulent user who attempts to obtain authentication using voice reproduced by a reproducer. A personal computer is provided with an audio data obtaining portion for picking up ambient sound around a person as ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7895043 | Automated third party verification system A third party verification system, method, and computer readable medium comprising a response unit in communication with at least a first party, said response unit configured to automatically elicit information in the form of a dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) respo... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7865368 | System and methods for recognizing sound and music signals in high noise and distortion A method for recognizing an audio sample locates an audio file that most closely matches the audio sample from a database indexing a large set of original recordings. Each indexed audio file is represented in the database index by a set of landmark timepoints and as... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7822611 | Speaker intent analysis system A speaker intent analysis system and method for validating the truthfulness and intent of a plurality of participants' responses to questions. A computer stores, retrieves, and transmits a series of questions to be answered audibly by participants. The participants'... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7805311 | Embedding and employing metadata in digital music using format specific methods A method of embedding useful data in a digital music file in a way that maintains compatibility with existing digital music formats and players and has no effect on the size of the digital music file or sound quality. A digital music file is analyzed to determine a ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792677 | Voice guide system and voice guide method thereof A voice guide system for outputting voice in response to operations of an information processing apparatus, which includes a password input detecting unit that detects an input operation of a password; and a voice guide outputting unit that outputs by voice an input... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788102 | Automated third party verification system A system, method, and computer readable medium for providing third party verification data files to entities authorized to access said data files using a third party verification system, comprises obtaining a data file identifier of said data file stored in said ver... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7788101 | Adaptation method for inter-person biometrics variability Embodiments of a system and method for verifying an identity of a claimant are described. In accordance with one embodiment, a feature may be extracted from a biometric sample captured from a claimant claiming an identity. The extracted feature may be compared to a ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7716055 | Apparatus and method for verifying transactions using voice print A verification system for verifying that a consumer seeking to conduct a transaction with a merchant using an account is authorized to use the account. A voice response unit records a voice print of the customer, e.g. when the account is established, and associates ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7684992 | Remote application correction A data processing system (CAR), particularly a smart card coupled to a communication device (MOB), communicating with a remote entity (OP). The data processing system has a location for storing a file (F) which can be downloaded from said remote entity, A program (G... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7664647 | Camera for encoding audio signals A camera system is provided having an integral sound recording means for recording and outputting a permanent record of sound associated with a photograph wherein the sound is recorded with infrared ink. Also provided are means for reproducing the recorded sound and... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7627477 | Robust and invariant audio pattern matching The present invention provides an innovative technique for rapidly and accurately determining whether two audio samples match, as well as being immune to various kinds of transformations, such as playback speed variation. The relationship between the two audio sampl... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7613614 | Voice guide system and voice guide method thereof A voice guide system for outputting voice in response to operations of an information processing apparatus, which includes a password input detecting unit that detects an input operation of a password; and a voice guide outputting unit that outputs by voice an input... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610203 | System for recording and playing audio signals provided on a photograph A system for recoding and playing an audio signal provided on a photograph. The system includes a camera having a sensing system for sensing an image and recording an audio signal and a processor for generating coded data at least partially indicative of the audio s... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7571101 | Quantifying psychological stress levels using voice patterns A system and method of assigning a numeric score to a voice pattern of a human subject wherein the score is indicative of the psychological stress level of the human subject. A verbal utterance of a human subject is converted into electrical signals to provide a sub... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565297 | Method and apparatus for the secure identification of the owner of a portable device Methods for the authentication of a web site by a visitor to the web site. The visitor uses a device, such as a portable device like a cell phone to compute a dynamic identification string and a one-time password. The dynamic identification string is sent to a servi... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7565296 | Digital audio watermark inserting/detecting apparatus and method The present invention relates to a digital audio watermark inserting/detecting method and apparatus. The present invention provide the digital audio watermark inserting method having the step of encoding a digital audio signal by using a scale factor table, the meth... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7555432 | Audio steganography method and apparatus using cepstrum modification Audio steganography methods and apparatus using cepstral domain techniques to make embedded data in audio signals less perceivable. One approach defines a set of frames for a host audio signal, and, for each frame, determines a plurality of masked frequencies as spe... | 06/30/2009 |
