VOICE PRINT IDENTIFICATION FOR IDENTIFYING SPEAKERS

• US 20140100849A1
• Filed: 12/10/2013
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Rasmussen, David John
• Granted Patent: US 9,691,393 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/04 Training, enrolment or model building
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/06 Decision making techniques; Pattern matching strategies
• 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 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status

Abstract

Voice print identification for identifying speakers is provided. A plurality of speakers are recorded and associated with identity indicators. Voice prints for each speaker are associated with the plurality of recorded speakers. If the voice print for at least one speaker corresponds to a known user according to the identity indicators, a database entry associating the user with the voice print may be created. Additional information associated with the user may also be displayed.

Claims

1. A method for providing voice print identification, comprising:

recording a plurality of speakers at an event;

creating a plurality of voice prints, each voice print being associated with a speaker from the plurality of speakers;

identifying at least one identity indicator for each of the plurality of speakers;

identifying the event associated with recording the plurality of speakers;

identifying a list of attendees for the event associated with the recording the plurality of speakers;

correlating the at least one identity indicator, event, and the list of attendees to determine whether at least one of the plurality of voice prints corresponds to a particular speaker.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one identity indicator comprises at least one of the following:

a location of the recording, a time of the recording, a caller ID, a device identifier, a host user, a calendar entry associated with the event, a recorded image, and a voice to text segment.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response whether at least one of the plurality of voice prints corresponds to a particular speaker, displaying at least one information element associated with the particular speaker.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one information element comprises at least one of the following:

a list of previous meetings with the particular speaker, contact information associated with the particular speaker, an email associated with the particular speaker, a document associated with the particular speaker, and social network information associated with the particular speaker.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating an event presence database entry for each of the plurality of speakers, wherein each database entry comprises the voice print associated with each of the plurality of speakers and an event identifier associated with the event.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

creating an event attendee database entry comprising the event identifier associated with the event and the list of attendees for the event.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the event identifier associated with the event and the list of attendees for the event are identified according to a calendar entry associated with the event.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

creating an identity indicator database entry comprising the event identifier and the at least one identity indicator.

9. A computer-readable storage device which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing voice print identification, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

recording a plurality of speakers at an event;

creating a plurality of voice prints, each voice print being associated with a speaker from the plurality of speakers;

identifying at least one identity indicator for each of the plurality of speakers;

identifying the event associated with recording the plurality of speakers;

identifying a list of attendees for the event associated with the recording the plurality of speakers;

correlating the at least one identity indicator, event, and the list of attendees to determine whether at least one of the plurality of voice prints corresponds to a particular speaker.

10. The computer-readable storage device of claim 9, wherein the at least one identity indicator comprises at least one of the following:

a location of the recording, a time of the recording, a caller ID, a device identifier, a host user, a calendar entry associated with the event, a recorded image, and a voice to text segment.

11. The computer-readable storage device of claim 9, further comprising:

in response whether at least one of the plurality of voice prints corresponds to a particular speaker, displaying at least one information element associated with the particular speaker.

12. The computer-readable storage device of claim 11, wherein the at least one information element comprises at least one of the following:

a list of previous meetings with the particular speaker, contact information associated with the particular speaker, an email associated with the particular speaker, a document associated with the particular speaker, and social network information associated with the particular speaker.

13. The computer-readable storage device of claim 9, further comprising:

creating an event presence database entry for each of the plurality of speakers, wherein each database entry comprises the voice print associated with each of the plurality of speakers and an event identifier associated with the event.

14. The computer-readable storage device of claim 13, further comprising:

creating an event attendee database entry comprising the event identifier associated with the event and the list of attendees for the event.

15. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14, wherein the event identifier associated with the event and the list of attendees for the event are identified according to a calendar entry associated with the event.

16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14, further comprising:

creating an identity indicator database entry comprising the event identifier and the at least one identity indicator.

17. A system for providing voice print identification, the system comprising:

a memory storage; and

a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to;

record a plurality of speakers at an event;

create a plurality of voice prints, each associated with a speaker from the plurality of speakers;

identify at least one identity indicator for each of the plurality of speakers;

identify the event associated with recording the plurality of speakers;

identify a list of attendees for the event associated with the recording the plurality of speakers;

correlate the at least one identity indicator, event, and the list of attendees to determine whether at least one of the plurality of voice prints corresponds to a particular speaker.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one identity indicator comprises at least one of the following:

a location of the recording, a time of the recording, a caller ID, a device identifier, a host user, a calendar entry associated with the event, a recorded image, and a voice to text segment.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

in response whether at least one of the plurality of voice prints corresponds to a particular speaker, displaying at least one information element associated with the particular speaker.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one information element comprises at least one of the following:

a list of previous meetings with the particular speaker, contact information associated with the particular speaker, an email associated with the particular speaker, a document associated with the particular speaker, and social network information associated with the particular speaker.