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Radio telecommunication device and method of authenticating a user with a voice authentication token

US6084967A · kind A · utility

166Cited by
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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1997
Grant dateJul 4, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and a method are described for providing a security token. The security token may be used for numerous applications, but is particularly useful in conjunction with radiotelephone devices having secure functions. In accordance with the invention the user must insert a PIN and utter sounds. The radiotelephone device will activate the secure functions only if the PIN is correct and the sounds uttered are authenticated against voice feature vectors stores it the token.

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