Method and apparatus for identity verification

• US 20080275703A1
• Filed: 04/21/2008
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Master Key LLC
• Original Assignee: Master Key LLC
• Inventors: Lemons, Kenneth R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,073,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/246
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/02 Boards or like means for providing an indication of notes

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to identity verification devices and methods. A system is provided that utilizes a system of tonal and rhythmic visualization methods to accurately identify the true owner of a credit or other personal card based on their voice.

Claims

1. An identity verification system, comprising:

a sound input device;

a processing device; and

a display;

wherein;

said processing device executes computer readable code to create a first visual representation of a spoken word sensed by the sound input device for output on the display;

wherein;

said first visual representation is evaluated to determine the identity of the person speaking said spoken word; and

wherein;

said first visual representation is generated according to a method comprising the steps of;

(a) labeling the perimeter of a circle with a plurality of labels corresponding to a plurality of equally spaced frequency intervals in an octave, such that moving clockwise or counter-clockwise between adjacent ones of said labels represents a first frequency interval;

(b) identifying an occurrence of a first frequency within the spoken word;

(c) identifying an occurrence of a second frequency within the spoken word;

(d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first frequency;

(e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second frequency;

(f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label.