Patent ID: 9262747
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A system for tracking participation in a shared media session, the system comprising: a computer including a computer processor, the computer configured to: convert speech waveforms into voice samples; store the voice samples in a database; access an attendee list, in an electronic calendar, for the shared media session; connect to a shared media session, the shared media session including a plurality of participants; monitor voices of the participants during the shared media session; compare the monitored voices to only the voice samples stored in the database of attendees listed in the attendee list; determine a first identity for a first participant based on the monitored voices compared with the voice samples of attendees listed in the attendee list, the first identity being determined with a first confidence level; identify the first participant as the first identity if the first confidence level is above a first threshold; track an amount of participation by the first identity; and display on an electronic calendar for the shared media session the amount of participation by the first identity to the plurality of participants.