Speaker verification for authorizing updates to user subscription service received by internet service provider (ISP) using an intelligent peripheral (IP) in an advanced intelligent network (AIN)

• US 6,337,899 B1
• Filed: 03/31/1998
• Issued: 01/08/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lozinskie, Zygmunt A., Alcendor, Tommy, Mandalia, Baiju D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoosain, Allan
• Application Number:
  US09/052,730
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• Field of Search: 379/67.1, 379/88.01, 379/142, 379/202, 379/205, 379/206, 379/207, 379/209, 379/210, 379/34, 379/35, 379/201, 379/219, 379/220, 379/242, 379/243, 379/88.13, 379/88.16, 379/88.17, 379/900, 379/903, 379/907, 379/908, 370/260, 370/261, 370/263, 709/202, 709/203, 709/229, 345/326, 345/327, 704/244, 704/250, 704/256, 704/260
• US Class Current: 379/88.17
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/90 Internet, e.g. Internet phone, webphone, internet-based telephony
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/907 Speech recognition via telephone system or component

Abstract

A method for controlling subscription services delivered to a user by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) coupled to an Automated Intelligent Network (AIN) telephone system with at least one central office switching system. An intelligent peripheral subsystem is connected to the central office switching system, via a call connection channel. The intelligent peripheral subsystem providing at least one auxiliary call processing capability via the call connection channel and provides a telephony speaker authentication method for selectively authorizing updates to user subscription services types provided by the ISP, wherein each of the subscription services types include one or more service options. The method for controlling subscription services including: a) prompting for a voice response; b) authenticating a user'"'"'s voice response pattern by performing a speaker-dependent cepstrum matching algorithm with previously stored samples of the user'"'"'s voice response, and if the user'"'"'s voice response pattern is positively authenticated with previously stored samples, then performing the steps of: c) presenting a menu of user subscription types, each with available AIN service options; and d) responding to a user selection of at least one user subscription types, each with service option, by activating a service option selected by the user, wherein the service option is governed by said ISP by regulating one or more Uniform Resource Locator (URL) addresses received by a user subscriber device from said ISP over a telecommunication line.

Claims

1. A method for controlling subscription services delivered to a user by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) coupled to an Automated Intelligent Network (AIN) telephone system comprising at least one central office switching system, wherein an intelligent peripheral subsystem is connected to said central office switching system, via a call connection channel, said intelligent peripheral subsystem comprising means for providing at least one auxiliary call processing capability via said call connection channel;

and wherein said intelligent peripheral subsystem provides a telephony speaker authentication method for selectively authorizing update to user subscription services types provided by said ISP, wherein each of the subscription services types include one or more service options, the method comprising the steps of;

a) prompting for a voice response;

b) authenticating a user'"'"'s voice response pattern by performing a speaker-dependent cepstrum matching algorithm with previously stored samples of the user'"'"'s voice response, and if the user'"'"'s voice response pattern is positively authenticated with previously stored samples, then performing the steps of;

c) presenting a menu of user subscription types, each with available AIN service options; and

d) responding to a user selection of at least one user subscription types, each with service option, by activating a service option selected by said user, wherein said service option is governed by said ISP by regulating one or more Uniform Resource Locator (URL) addresses received by a user subscriber device from said ISP over a telecommunications line.

2. The telephony speaker authentication response method of claim 1, wherein said step c) of presenting a menu of available AIN service options comprises presenting a menu for television broadcast selection.

3. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 2, wherein said step d) responding to a user selection by invoking a service option selected by said user, further comprises selectively changing said users broadcast reception based upon said user'"'"'s selection.

4. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 3, further comprising selectively changing said user'"'"'s broadcast reception based upon said user'"'"'s selection through use of V-chip compatible broadcast codes.

5. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 1, wherein said step c) of presenting a menu of available AIN service options comprises presenting a menu for Internet site filtering services.

6. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 5, wherein said step d) responding to a user selection by invoking a service option selected by said user, further comprises selectively changing said Internet site filtering services of said user.

7. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 1, wherein said step c) of presenting a menu of available AIN service options comprises presenting a menu for radio broadcast selection.

8. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 7, wherein said step d) responding to a user selection by invoking a service option selected by said user, further comprises selectively changing said user'"'"'s radio broadcast reception based upon said user'"'"'s selection.

9. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 1, wherein said step c) of presenting a menu of available AIN service options comprises presenting a menu for control of household devices over a household network coupled to said AIN system.

10. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 9, wherein said step d) responding to a user selection by invoking a service option selected by said user, further comprises selectively controlling said household device over said household network coupled to said AIN system.

11. The telephony speaker authentication method of claim 1, wherein said intelligent peripheral subsystem is based on an IBM MSP/6000 system.

12. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 1, wherein said means for presenting a menu of available AIN service options comprises means for presenting a menu for television broadcast selection.

13. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 12, wherein said means for responding to a user selection by invoking a service option selected by said user, further comprises means for selectively changing said users broadcast reception based upon said user'"'"'s selection.

14. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 13, further comprising means for selectively changing said users broadcast reception based upon said users selection through use of V-chip compatible broadcast codes.

15. An Automated Intelligent Network (AIN) telephone system comprising at least one central office switching system coupled to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for controlling subscription services delivered to a user by said ISP, wherein an intelligent peripheral subsystem is connected to said central office switching system, via a call connection channel, said intelligent peripheral subsystem comprising means for providing at least one auxiliary call processing capability via said call connection channel;

and wherein said intelligent peripheral subsystem provides a telephony speaker authentication system for selectively authorizing updates to user subscription services types provided by said ISP, wherein each of the subscription services types include one or more service options, the system comprising;

a) means for prompting for a voice response;

b) means for authenticating a user'"'"'s voice response pattern by performing a speaker-dependent cepstrum matching algorithm with previously stored samples of the user'"'"'s voice response;

c) means for presenting a menu of user subscription types, each with available AIN service options; and

d) means for responding to a user selection of at least one user subscription types, each with service option by activating a service option selected by said user, if the user'"'"'s voice response pattern is positively authenticated with previously stored samples user, wherein said service option is governed by said ISP by regulating one or more Uniform Resource Locator (URL) addresses received by a user subscriber device from said ISP over a telecommunications line.

16. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 15, wherein said means of presenting a menu of available AIN service options comprises means for presenting a menu for Internet site filtering services.

17. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 16, wherein said means for responding to a user selection by invoking a service option selected by said user, further comprises means for selectively changing said Internet site filtering services of said user.

18. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 15, wherein said method of presenting a menu of available AIN service options comprises means for presenting a menu for radio broadcast selection.

19. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 18, wherein said means for responding to a user selection by invoking a service option selected by said user, further comprises means for selectively changing said user'"'"'s radio broadcast reception based upon said user'"'"'s selection.

20. The telephone speaker authentication system of claim 15, wherein said means for presenting a menu of available AIN service options comprises means for presenting a menu for control of household devices over a household network coupled to said AIN system, said household devices selected from the group of household devices consisting of lamps, pumps, thermostats and appliances.

21. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 20, wherein said means for responding to a user selection by invoking a service option selected by said user, further comprises means for selectively controlling said household device over said household network coupled to said AIN system.

22. The telephony speaker authentication system of claim 15, wherein said intelligent peripheral subsystem is based on an IBM MSP/6000 system.

23. A method for controlling subscription services delivered to a user by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) coupled to an Automated Intelligent Network (AIN) telephone system comprising at least one central office switching system, wherein an intelligent peripheral subsystem is connected to said central office switching system, via a call connection channel, said intelligent peripheral subsystem comprising means for providing at least one auxiliary call processing capability via said call connection channel;

and wherein said intelligent peripheral subsystem provides a telephony speaker authentication method for selectively authorizing updates to user subscription services types provided by said ISP, wherein each of the subscription services types include one or more service options, the method comprising the steps of;

a) prompting for a voice response;

b) authenticating a user'"'"'s voice response pattern by performing a speaker-dependent cepstrum matching algorithm with previously stored samples of the user'"'"'s voice response, and if the user'"'"'s voice response pattern is positively authenticated with previously stored samples, then performing the steps of;

c) presenting a menu of user subscription types, each with available AIN service options; and

d) responding to a user selection of at least one user subscription types, each with service option, by activating a service option selected by said user, wherein said service option is governed by said ISP by regulating one or more Uniform Resource Locator (URL) addresses;

(i) received by a user subscriber device from said ISP over a telecommunications line and/or (ii) received by a user subscriber device from said ISP over a telecommunication to further regulate one or more Uniform Resource Locator (URL) addresses over a local area network coupled to the subscriber device.

24. An Automated Intelligent Network (AIN) telephone system comprising at least one central office switching system coupled to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for controlling subscription services delivered to a user by said ISP, wherein an intelligent peripheral subsystem is connected to said central office switching system, via a call connection channel, said intelligent peripheral subsystem comprising means for providing at least one auxiliary call processing capability via said call connection channel;

and wherein said intelligent peripheral subsystem provides a telephony speaker authentication system for selectively authorizing updates to user subscription services types provided by said ISP, wherein each of the subscription services types include one or more service options, the system comprising;

a) means for prompting for a voice response;

b) means for authenticating a user'"'"'s voice response pattern by performing a speaker-dependent cepstrum matching algorithm with previously stored samples of the user'"'"'s voice response;

c) means for presenting a menu of user subscription types, each with available AIN service options; and

d) means for responding to a user selection of at least user subscription types, each with one service option by activating a service option selected by said user, if the user'"'"'s voice response pattern is positively authenticated with previously stored samples user, wherein said service option is governed by said ISP by regulating one or more Uniform Resource Locator (URL) addresses;

(i) received by a user subscriber device from said ISP over a telecommunications line and/or (ii) received by a user subscriber device from said ISP over a telecommunication to further regulate one or more Uniform Resource Locator (URL) addresses over a local area network coupled to the subscriber device.