Secure logon to notebook or desktop computers
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1. An electronic system comprising:
- a microphone to receive audio in an analog format;
computational circuitry coupled to the microphone, the computational circuitry to filter the audio to produce a filtered audio, the filtered audio subsequently being used to produce a digital voice pattern; and
a biometric device coupled to the computational circuitry, the biometric device including circuitry to receive the digital voice pattern as an input, to compare the digital voice pattern with a master digital voice pattern, and if matching, to provide limited access to a publicly accessible network by allowing access to a predetermined group of web sites when the master digital voice pattern has a priority level equal to or greater than a predetermined priority level and by excluding access to the predetermined group of web sites when master digital voice pattern has a priority level lower than the predetermined priority level.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling user access to stored content and interconnections to various sites accessible through a publicly accessible network. In one embodiment, the system includes a computer having a microphone to receive analog voice audio. The voice audio is filtered and digitized to produce a digital voice pattern. The digital voice pattern is compared to a master digital voice pattern. If successful, the amount of access afforded to a requesting user is determined based on the priority level of master digital voice pattern.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic system comprising:
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a microphone to receive audio in an analog format; computational circuitry coupled to the microphone, the computational circuitry to filter the audio to produce a filtered audio, the filtered audio subsequently being used to produce a digital voice pattern; and a biometric device coupled to the computational circuitry, the biometric device including circuitry to receive the digital voice pattern as an input, to compare the digital voice pattern with a master digital voice pattern, and if matching, to provide limited access to a publicly accessible network by allowing access to a predetermined group of web sites when the master digital voice pattern has a priority level equal to or greater than a predetermined priority level and by excluding access to the predetermined group of web sites when master digital voice pattern has a priority level lower than the predetermined priority level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic system comprising:
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a microphone to receive audio in an analog format; computational circuitry coupled to the microphone, the computational circuitry to filter the audio to produce a filtered audio, the filtered audio subsequently being used to produce a digital voice pattern; and a biometric device coupled to the computational circuitry, the biometric device to limit access to a publicly accessible network by preventing access to at least one web site associated with the publicly accessible network when a master digital voice pattern either differs from the digital voice pattern or has a priority level and allows full access to the publicly accessible network when the priority level of the master digital voice pattern is at least equal to the predetermined priority level. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic system comprising:
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audio input means for receiving audio; compute means for filtering the audio to produce a filtered audio subsequently being digitized to produce a digital voice pattern, the compute means being coupled to the audio input means; biometric means for receiving a master digital voice pattern and the digital voice pattern as inputs, for performing a comparison between the digital voice pattern and the master digital voice pattern, for analyzing a priority level assigned to the master digital voice pattern, and for limiting access to a publicly accessible network by precluding access to at least one web site while still allowing access to the publicly accessible network when the digital voice pattern is not substantially identical to the master digital voice pattern, the biometric means being coupled to the compute means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for regulating access by an electronic system to a plurality of web sites accessible through a publicly accessible network, comprising:
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comparing a digital voice pattern with a master digital voice pattern; determining a priority level assigned to the master digital voice pattern when a successful comparison is performed; and limiting access to a publicly accessible network by precluding the requesting user from accessing at least one web site of the plurality of web sites accessible through publicly accessible network when the priority level is less than a priority threshold level while still allowing access to the remaining web sites. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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