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Simultaneous voice recognition and verification to allow access to telephone network services
Assignee: Nuance Communications Inc
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Filing: 1994-03-22
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Granted: 1996-03-12
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Expires: 2014-03-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention describes a system and method for enabling a caller to obtain access to services via a telephone network by entering a spoken password having a plurality of digits. Preferably, the method includes the steps of: (1) prompting the caller to speak the password beginning with a first digit and ending with a last digit thereof, (2) recognizing each spoken digit of the password using a speaker-independent voice recognition algorithm, (3) following entry of the last digit of the password, determining whether the password is valid, and (4) if the password is valid, verifying the caller's identity using a voice verification algorithm.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan K. Hunt
- 👤 Thomas B. Schalk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:03
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/30; G06F21/31; G06F21/32; G06F21/40; G06F21/70; G06F21/82; G06F21/83; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/30; G07C9/32; G07C9/33; G07C9/37; G10; G10L; G10L17/00; G10L17/22; G10L17/24; H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/38; H04M3/382; G06F2221/00; G06F2221/21; G06F2221/2105; G06F2221/2113; G06F2221/2117; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A method for enabling a caller to obtain access to a service via a telephone network by speaking a password, comprising the steps of: deriving first and second groups of speech feature data from the password: recognizing the password and simultaneously attempting to verify that the caller who spoke the password is associated with the password using the first and second groups of speech feature data derived from the password; if the caller's association with the password can be verified, accepting the caller's identity and providing access to the service; if the caller's association with the password cannot be verified, prompting the caller to answer at least one personal question associated with the password; determining whether the question is answered correctly; if the question is answered correctly, accepting the caller's identity and providing access to the service; and if the question is answered incorrectly, rejecting the caller's identity and prohibiting access to the service.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A method for enabling a caller to obtain access to a service via a telephone network by speaking a password, comprising the steps of: deriving first and second groups of speech feature data from the password: recognizing the password and simultaneously attempting to verify that the caller who spoke the password is associated with the password using the first and second groups of speech feature data derived from the password; if the caller's association with the password can be verified, accepting the caller's identity and providing access to the service; if the caller's association with the password cannot be verified, prompting the caller to answer at least one personal question associated with the password; determining whether the question is answered correctly; if the question is answered correctly, accepting the caller's identity and providing access to the service; and if the question is answered incorrectly, rejecting the caller's identity and prohibiting access to the service.
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