Method of personnel verification using voice recognition
First Claim
1. A method of enrolling an individual in a computer based telephone system, wherein the computer uses a voice verification and speech identification device;
- a computer program;
at least one database in which files may be created for storing data including a voice print created by the voice verification and speech identification device;
predetermined identification data; and
means to communicate with an individual telephoning the computer, and wherein the telephone system provides automatic number identification (ANI) or PBX extension, the steps of enrolling the individual comprising;
providing the enrollee with at least first predetermined data;
answering a telephone communication by the program;
requiring the enrollee to orally respond to at least one request generated by the computer program for the first predetermined data, by answering at least one inquiry;
receiving a response from the enrollee, including the first predetermined data;
deriving from the response the enrollee'"'"'s voice print by means of the voice recognition and speech identification means;
storing, by the program, the enrollee'"'"'s voice print in the database;
comparing the received first predetermined data with second predetermined data stored in the database to determine whether predetermined criteria are met;
if said predetermined criteria are met, opening at least one file for the storing of data;
requesting the enrollee to initiate a subsequent telephone communication, and upon receiving the subsequent telephone communication, requesting the enrollee to provide an oral response including data.
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Abstract
There is provided computerized method of enrollment in a computerized system and the verification of the location of employees. Each employee, using a predetermined set of instructions, telephones a computer which, under the control of a program and a voice recognition and speech identification device, derives a voice print of the employee. When the employee is sent to a location, the ANI and voice print, which are in the computer'"'"'s database, are verified. If the correct telephone is used, and the voice print compares, the time and place of the telephone call and the employee are recorded for later use by the employer.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of enrolling an individual in a computer based telephone system, wherein the computer uses a voice verification and speech identification device;
- a computer program;
at least one database in which files may be created for storing data including a voice print created by the voice verification and speech identification device;
predetermined identification data; and
means to communicate with an individual telephoning the computer, and wherein the telephone system provides automatic number identification (ANI) or PBX extension, the steps of enrolling the individual comprising;providing the enrollee with at least first predetermined data; answering a telephone communication by the program; requiring the enrollee to orally respond to at least one request generated by the computer program for the first predetermined data, by answering at least one inquiry; receiving a response from the enrollee, including the first predetermined data; deriving from the response the enrollee'"'"'s voice print by means of the voice recognition and speech identification means; storing, by the program, the enrollee'"'"'s voice print in the database; comparing the received first predetermined data with second predetermined data stored in the database to determine whether predetermined criteria are met; if said predetermined criteria are met, opening at least one file for the storing of data; requesting the enrollee to initiate a subsequent telephone communication, and upon receiving the subsequent telephone communication, requesting the enrollee to provide an oral response including data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- a computer program;
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4. A method of enrolling an individual in a computer program-controlled telephone answering system having a computer voice verification and speech identification device;
- a database having files to which information may be added for storing data including identifying voice characteristics created by the voice verification and speech identification device, individual identification data; and
means to communicate with an individual telephoning the computer, said method comprising the steps of;a) receiving a first telephone communication from the individual through the communication means; b) requiring the enrollee to orally respond to a first prompt with identifying information during the first telephone communication; c) deriving, from the response to the first prompt, voice characteristics of the enrollee by the voice recognition and speech identification device; d) storing the derived voice characteristics in a file of the database, the file further including identifying information of the enrollee; e) receiving a second telephone communication from the individual through the communication means; f) requiring the enrollee to orally respond to a second prompt during the second communication; g) deriving, from the response to the second prompt, voice characteristics of the enrollee by the voice recognition and speech identification device; and h) storing the latter derived voice characteristics in association with the file of the database in which previously the voice characteristics and identifying information are stored. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
- a database having files to which information may be added for storing data including identifying voice characteristics created by the voice verification and speech identification device, individual identification data; and
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8. A method for verifying a location of an individual and a time of communication, the individual having been previously registered to determine an identifying voice characteristic and association with a file identification, comprising:
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providing a database having records including individual identification information, voice characteristic information and communication channel identification information, each record being capable of storing communication channel identification information for at least two communication channels; receiving a communication from the individual; receiving, in conjunction with the communication from the individual, an automatic identification of a communication channel used for communication by the individual; receiving a spoken message from the individual including an identifying voice characteristic and file identification; retrieving a record from the database; comparing the identifying voice characteristic in the received spoken message to the voice characteristic information in the database record to determine a correspondence; comparing the individual identification information in the received response to corresponding individual identification information in the database record to determine a correspondence; comparing the received communication channel identification information to corresponding communication channel identification information in the database record to determine a correspondence; and storing, on the basis of the correspondences of the identifying voice characteristics, individual identification information, and communication channel identification information, information relating to the received communication. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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