Patent ID: 7263347
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating a user of a wireless telephone on a wireless network, the method comprising: storing at a network storage location voice prints from the user of the wireless telephone, the voice prints context-specific to responses to voice prompts from an interactive voice response (IVR) system of the wireless network; receiving an ID of the wireless telephone; communicating one or more of the voice prompts from the IVR system to the wireless telephone; receiving a voice selection from the wireless telephone; with the IVR system of the wireless network, analyzing the voice selection received from the wireless telephone to determine a corresponding selection ID; retrieving from the network storage location a voice print from among the stored voice prints, the retrieved voice print corresponding to the selection ID and to the ID of the wireless telephone; and generating authentication credentials when the retrieved voice print matches at least a portion of the voice selection.