Determining identity data for a user
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Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a method of determining identity data in respect of a user of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: the electronic device receiving a second sound signal resulting from a first sound signal interacting with a part of the head of the user; deriving a signature from at least the second sound signal, the signature being characteristic of a topography of a part of the head of the user, determining identity data in dependence on the signature. In one embodiment, the electronic device produces the first sound signal which is substantially undetectable by the human ear or unobtrusive to the user. In another embodiment, the first sound signal is produced by the user.
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48 Claims
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25. A method of determining identity data in respect of a user of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) the electronic device receiving a first sound signal produced by the user;
b) the electronic device receiving a second sound signal resulting from interaction of the first sound signal with a part of the body of the user;
c) the electronic device deriving a signature from at least the second sound signal in dependence on the first sound signal, the signature being characteristic of a topography of the part of the body of the user; and
d) determining identity data in dependence on the signature. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of determining identity data in respect of a user of an electronic telecommunication device, the user having a human auditory system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) the electronic device producing a first sound signal during the provision of telecommunications services, the first sound signal being substantially undetectable by the human auditory system;
b) the electronic device receiving a second sound signal resulting from interaction of the first sound signal with a part of the body of the user;
c) deriving a signature from at least the second sound signal, the signature being characteristic of a topography of the part of the body of the user; and
d) determining identity data in dependence on the signature. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. Apparatus for determining identity data in respect of a user of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising an electronic device arranged to:
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a) receive a first sound signal produced by the user;
b) receive a second sound signal resulting from interaction of the first sound signal with a part of the body of the user; and
c) derive a signature from at least the second sound signal in dependence on the first sound signal, the signature being characteristic of a topography of the part of the body of the user, wherein the apparatus is arranged to determine identity data in dependence on the signature. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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43. Apparatus for determining identity data in respect of a user, the user having a human auditory system, the apparatus comprising an electronic telecommunication device arranged to:
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a) produce a first sound signal during the provision of telecommunications services, the first sound signal being substantially undetectable by the human auditory system; and
b) receive a second sound signal resulting from interaction of the first sound signal with a part of the body of the user, wherein the apparatus is arranged to derive a signature from at least the second sound signal, the signature being characteristic of a topography of the part of the body of the user, and to determine identity data in dependence on the signature. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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47. A telephony device comprising a locally accessible data store, the data store storing data representing one or more sound signals, the telephony device being controllable by a remote device to produce, during the provision of telecommunications services, a first sound signal using data stored in the data store and to receive a second sound signal resulting from interaction of the first sound signal with a part of the body of a user, the second sound signal being for use in determining identity data in respect of the user.
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48. A telephony device comprising:
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a loudspeaker for generating, during the provision of telecommunications services, a first sound signal; and
a microphone for receiving a second sound signal resulting from interaction of the first sound signal with a part of the head of a user of the telephony device, the telephony device being arranged so that both the loudspeaker and microphone are locatable adjacent to an ear of the user.
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