Audio and Video Teleconferencing Using Voiceprints and Face Prints

• US 20130162752A1
• Filed: 12/22/2011
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
• Inventors: Herz, William S., Wakeland, Carl Kittredge
• Application Number:
  US13/334,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20130162752A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.08
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/10 Multimodal systems, i.e. based on the integration of multiple recognition engines or fusion of expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/20 Pattern transformations or operations aimed at increasing system robustness, e.g. against channel noise or different working conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

Provided is a device including one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to periodically match an image of an individual with one of a plurality of stored identities based upon at least one from the group including (i) facial print data and (ii) voice print data. The one or more processors are configured to associate the matched image with an icon representative of the one stored identity.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to periodically match an image of an individual with one of a plurality of stored identities based upon at least one from the group including (i) facial print data and (ii) voice print data; and

wherein the one or more processors are configured to associate the matched image with an icon representative of the one stored identity.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the associating of the identified image with the icon is maintained when the individual is non-stationary.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the periodically identifying only occurs when the individual is speaking.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising an interface configured for coupling the device to a videoconferencing system.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are components within a computing system including an accelerated processing device (APD) configured for unified operation with a central processing unit (CPU).

6. A system, comprising:

a first processor configured to periodically match an image of an individual with one of a plurality of stored identities based upon facial print data; and

a second processor coupled at least indirectly to the first processor and configured to confirm the matching of the image based upon voiceprint data;

wherein the confirmed matched image is associated with an icon representative of the one stored identity.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first processor is electrically coupled to a video camera and configured to receive the facial print data as an output therefrom.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the second processor is electrically coupled to a microphone and configured to receive the voiceprint data as an output therefrom.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the matching occurs in real time.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the image of the user is displayed on a video monitor.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a third processor configured to continue associating the next image with the icon when the individual is non-stationary.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the video camera and the video monitor communicate wirelessly.

13. The system of claim 6, wherein the associating occurs only when the individual is speaking.

17. A method comprising:

periodically matching, using a first processor, an image of an individual with one of a plurality of stored identities based upon at least one from the group including (i) facial print data and (ii) voice print data; and

associating, using a second processor, the matched image with an icon representative of the one stored identity.

14. The system of claim 17, wherein the associating occurs autonomously.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first and second processors are components within a heterogeneous computing system.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the heterogeneous computing system includes an accelerated processing device (APD) configured for unified operation with a central processing unit (CPU).

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the associating is maintained when the individual is non-stationary.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the matching occurs only when the individual is speaking.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the matching occurs autonomously.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the matching is devoid of user intervention.

22. A computer readable medium storage device having instructions stored thereon, execution of which, by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:

periodically matching, using a first processor, an image of an individual with one of a plurality of stored identities based upon at least one from the group including (i) facial print data and (ii) voice print data; and

associating, using a second processor, the matched image with an icon representative of the one stored identity.

23. A method comprising:

periodically matching, using a first processor, an image of an individual with one of a plurality of stored identities based upon voice print data; and

determining, using a second processor, a location of the image based upon face print data when the image is non-stationary.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the voice print data is spatialized.