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Speaker authentication by fusion of voiceprint match attempt results with additional information

US7240007B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2003
Grant dateJul 3, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L15/24
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A speaker authentication system includes a data fuser operable to fuse voiceprint match attempt results with additional information to assist in authenticating a speaker providing audio input. In other aspects, the system includes a data store of speaker voiceprints and a voiceprint matching module adapted to receive an audio input and operable to attempt to assist in authenticating a speaker by matching the audio input to at least one of the speaker voiceprints. The voiceprint matching module adjusts a confidence of voiceprint match attempt results by at least one of: (a) a number of utterance repetitions upon which a matching speaker voiceprint has been trained; or (b) a passage of time since a training occurrence associated with a matching speaker voiceprint.

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