Providing access with a portable device and voice commands

• US 10,224,039 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2016
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Himmelstein, Richard B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Qi
• Application Number:
  US15/223,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20160351198A1
• Time in Patent Office: 949 Days
• Field of Search: 704275, 7042701, 704273, 704231, 704250, 704251
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/257 Voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/08 Use of distortion metrics or a particular distance between probe pattern and reference templates
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/24 the user being prompted to utter a password or a predefined phrase
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

A computing device may compare a voice command to a customized voiceprint of a user. The computing device may, if a result of the comparison exceeds a threshold, determine the voice command matches the voiceprint, determine a security level associated with the voice command, generate a signal comprising an audible announcement, access website related information, and utilize customized user settings.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

a microphone configured to receive an auditory signal comprising a voice command;

a processor configured to;

process the auditory signal based on a determined proximity to a portable radio device, wherein the proximity is determined based on a radio frequency (RF) signal received by the computing device from the portable radio device; and

compare the voice command to a customized voiceprint of a user, and on a condition that a result of the comparison exceeds a threshold, determine the voice command matches the voiceprint, determine a security level associated with the voice command, generate a signal comprising an audible announcement, access website related information, and utilize customized user settings.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the voice command includes a password, includes a security code, or includes an identification code.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the voice command is stored locally in a memory device.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the voice command is utilized to log the user in and out.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the proximity is determined based on a bluetooth signal.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the audible announcement is a confirmation.

7. A method performed by a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a microphone of the computing device, an auditory signal comprising a voice command;

processing, by the computing device, the auditory signal based on a determined proximity to a portable radio device, wherein the proximity is determined based on a radio frequency (RF) signal received by the computing device from the portable radio device;

comparing the voice command to a customized voiceprint of a user; and

on a condition that a result of the comparison exceeds a threshold, determining the voice command matches the voiceprint, determining a security level associated with the voice command, generating a signal comprising an audible announcement, accessing website related information, and utilizing customized user settings.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the voice command includes a password, includes a security code, or includes an identification code.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the voice command is stored locally in a memory device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the voice command is utilized to log the user in and out.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the proximity is determined based on a bluetooth signal.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the audible announcement is a confirmation.