Patent ID: 9336782
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G10L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for collecting voice data from a plurality of users, the method performed by one or more server computers and comprising: storing speech unit count information for each user of the plurality of users, wherein the speech unit count information for a user includes a count for each speech unit of a plurality of speech units; receiving first authentication credentials from a first user device, wherein the authentication credentials correspond to a first user of the plurality of users; transmitting a first prompt to the first user device; receiving first voice data from the first user device, wherein the first voice data corresponds to the first user speaking the first prompt; storing the first voice data or a processed version of the first voice data; obtaining one or more phonetic representations of the first prompt; determining a first sequence of speech units corresponding to the first voice data using the one or more phonetic representations of the first prompt; modifying first speech unit count information corresponding to the first user using the first sequence of speech units; selecting a second prompt; transmitting the second prompt to the first user device; receiving second voice data from the first user device, wherein the second voice data corresponds to the first user speaking the second prompt; and storing the second voice data or a processed version of the second voice data.