Method and apparatus for identification of conference call participants
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1. A method comprising:
- polling conference call participants for audio electronic business card data;
receiving audio electronic business card data responsive to the poll; and
comparing said audio electronic business card data with voices of conference speakers to confirm identities of said speakers.
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Abstract
A system including a conferencing telephone coupled to or in communication with an identification service. The identification service is configured to poll user devices of conference participants to determine or confirm identities. In response, the user devices transmit audio electronic business cards, which can include user voice samples and/or preprocessed voice recognition data. The identification service stores the resulting audio electronic business card data. When the corresponding participant speaks during the conference, the identification service identifies the speaker.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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polling conference call participants for audio electronic business card data; receiving audio electronic business card data responsive to the poll; and comparing said audio electronic business card data with voices of conference speakers to confirm identities of said speakers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a network; a identification unit operably coupled to the network and configured to poll a plurality of user devices for audio electronic business card data and receive said data from said plurality of user devices and identify participants to a conference based on said audio electronic business card data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A telecommunications method, comprising:
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receiving audio electronic business card data at a identification unit; identifying conference participants from the audio electronic business card data and speech data of conference participants. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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