Destination device based callee identification

• US 20030108159A1
• Filed: 12/12/2001
• Published: 06/12/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Winters, Scott Lee, Paolini, Michael A., Brown, Michael Wayne, Weaver, James Mark, McIntyre, Joseph Herbert
• Application Number:
  US10/015,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20030108159A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/382 using authorisation codes or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/385 using speech signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/387 using subscriber identification cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42102 Making use of the called party identifier

Abstract

A method, system, and program for destination device initiated callee identification are provided. A voice utterance of a callee is detected at a destination device. Then, a callee identity associated with the voice utterance is identified at the destination device, such that the callee identity is transmittable as an authenticated identity of the callee for a call. A caller receiving the callee identity may decide whether to open communication with the callee or terminate the call. The destination device may access a third party device for authenticating the caller identity according to the voice utterance, where the third party device may be accessible across multiple destination devices via a network.

Claims

1. A method for identifying a particular callee, said method comprising:

detecting, at a destination device, a voice utterance of a callee; and

identifying, at said destination device, a callee identity associated with said voice utterance, such that said callee identity is transmittable as an authenticated identity of said callee for a call.

2. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, further comprising:

prompting said callee, from said destination device, to provide said voice utterance.

3. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, further comprising:

prompting said callee to enter an additional input to verify said callee identity.

4. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, wherein identifying a callee identity further comprises:

extracting speech characteristics from said voice utterance; and

comparing said speech characteristics with a plurality of voice samples stored for identifying a plurality of callees.

5. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting said voice utterance to a third party device via a network; and

receiving said callee identity from said third party device.

6. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, further comprising:

requesting a voice sample for said particular callee from a third party device accessible via a network; and

receiving said voice sample for said particular callee for enabling authenticating of said callee identity.

7. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, further comprising:

transferring said callee identity to an origin device, wherein said origin device is enabled to output said callee identity to a caller, wherein said caller is enabled to select whether to communicate with said callee.

8. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a preferred callee selection from a caller at said destination device; and

automatically terminating said call if said callee identity is different than said preferred callee.

9. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, wherein said origin device is a private exchange network.

10. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, wherein said origin device is a telephony device.

11. The method for identifying a particular callee according to claim 1, wherein said callee identity comprises at least one from among a callee name, a callee location, a subject of said call, and a device identification.

12. A system for identifying a particular callee, said system comprising:

a destination device enabled to receive a call;

means for detecting a voice utterance of a callee at said destination device; and

means for identifying a callee identity associated with said voice utterance at said destination device.

13. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for prompting said callee, from said destination device, to provide said voice utterance.

14. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for prompting said callee to enter an additional input to verify said callee identity.

15. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, wherein said means for identifying a callee identity further comprises:

means for extracting speech characteristics from said voice utterance; and

means for comparing said speech characteristics with a plurality of voice samples stored for identifying a plurality of callees.

16. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for transmitting said voice utterance to a third party device via a network; and

means for receiving said callee identity from said third party device.

17. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for requesting a voice sample for said particular callee from a third party device accessible via a network; and

means for receiving said voice sample for said particular callee for enabling authentication of said callee identity.

18. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for transferring said callee identity to an origin device, wherein said origin device is enabled to output said callee identity to a caller, wherein said caller is enabled to select whether to communicate with said callee.

19. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for receiving a preferred callee selection from a caller at said destination device; and

means for automatically terminating said call if said callee identity is different than said preferred callee.

20. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, wherein said origin device is a private exchange network.

21. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, wherein said origin device is a telephony device.

22. The system for identifying a particular callee according to claim 12, wherein said callee identity comprises at least one from among a callee name, a callee location, a subject of said call, and a device identification.

23. A computer program product for identifying a particular callee, said computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting a voice utterance of a callee at a destination device; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for identifying a callee identity associated with said voice utterance at said destination device.

24. The computer program product for identifying a particular callee according to claim 23, further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for prompting said callee to provide said voice utterance from said destination device.

25. The computer program product for identifying a particular callee according to claim 23, further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for prompting said callee to enter an additional input to verify said callee identity.

26. The computer program product for identifying a particular callee according to claim 23, further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for extracting speech characteristics from said voice utterance; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for comparing said speech characteristics with a plurality of voice samples stored for identifying a plurality of callees.

27. The computer program product for identifying a particular callee according to claim 23, further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for transmitting said voice utterance to a third party device via a network; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for receiving said callee identity from said third party device.

28. The computer program product for identifying a particular callee according to claim 23, further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for requesting a voice sample for said particular callee from a third party device accessible via a network; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for receiving said voice sample for said particular callee for enabling authentication of said callee identity.

29. The computer program product for identifying a particular callee according to claim 23, further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for transferring said callee identity to an origin device, wherein said origin device is enabled to output said callee identity to a caller, wherein said caller is enabled to select whether to communicate with said callee.

30. The computer program product for identifying a particular callee according to claim 23, further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for receiving a preferred callee selection from a caller at said destination device; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for automatically terminating said call if said callee identity is different than said preferred callee.

31. A method for identifying a callee receiving a call, comprising:

detecting a call extended to a destination device;

accessing a third party system enabled to authenticate a callee identity;

receiving a prompting from said third party system to provide a voice utterance;

responsive to detecting a voice utterance at said destination device, transferring said voice utterance to said third party system; and

receiving, from said third party system, an authenticated identity of said callee according to said voice utterance.

32. The method for identifying a callee according to claim 31, wherein accessing a third party system further comprises:

accessing said third party system via a trusted telephone network.

33. The method for identifying a callee according to claim 31, wherein accessing a third party system further comprises:

accessing said third party system via a network comprising at least one of the Internet, an intranet, and a private line.

34. A method for callee identification, comprising:

detecting a call extended to a destination device;

detecting a voice utterance at said destination device from a callee;

accessing a third party system for retrieving a voice imprint corresponding to said voice utterance;

authenticating an identity of said callee identified by said voice imprint by matching said accessed voice imprint with said voice utterance.

35. A method for identifying a callee, said method comprising:

detecting a biometric input at a biometric enabled destination device;

identifying a callee identity associated with said biometric input at said destination device, such that said callee identity is transmittable as an authenticated identity of said callee for a call.

36. The method for identifying a callee according to claim 35, wherein said biometric input comprises at least one from among an eye print, a finger print, a voice input, and a body heat scan.

37. A system for identifying a callee, said system comprising:

a biometric input enabled device;

means for detecting a biometric input at said biometric input enabled destination device;

means for identifying a callee identity associated with said biometric input at said destination device, wherein said callee identity is transmittable as an authenticated identity of said callee for a call.

38. The system for identifying a callee according to claim 37, wherein said biometric input comprises at least one from among an eye print, a finger print, a voice input, and a body heat scan.

39. A computer program product for identifying a callee, said computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting a biometric input at said biometric input enabled destination device;

means, recorded on said recording medium, for identifying a callee identity associated with said biometric input at said destination device, wherein said callee identity is transmittable as an authenticated identity of said callee for a call.