Patent ID: 6389397
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
A user identification validation system that verifies the identity of a user who provides a voice input to said user identification validation system, comprising:means for storing a plurality of user identification data entries, each of said user identification data entries serving to uniquely identifying a particular user and comprising at least one voice input segment provided by said particular user, comprising: a memory for storing said plurality of user identification data entries, at least one for each of the users who access said user identification validation system; means for indexing each of said plurality of user identification data entries by a sort key provided by said particular user, means for writing in each of said plurality of user identification data entries a prestored user provided voice input segment; means, responsive to a service requesting user accessing said user identification validation system, for converting at least a portion of a voice input provided by said service requesting user into a text string; means for identifying at least one of said plurality of user identification data entries stored in said means for storing that contains data matching said text string; and a voice recognition system that is operational to compare said voice input provided by said service requesting user with said at least one of said plurality of user identification data entries to validate the identity of said service requesting user a memory for storing said plurality of user identification data entries, at least one for each of the users who access said user identification validation system; means for indexing each of said plurality of user identification data entries by a sort key provided by said particular user; and means for writing in each of said plurality of user identification data entries a prestored user provided voice input segment.