Method and system for securely recording a verbal transaction

• US 6,928,421 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2001
• Issued: 08/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Diaphonics, Inc. (Ivrnet, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Diaphonics, Inc. (Ivrnet, Inc.)
• Inventors: Craig, James, Boyle, Mark, Osburn, Andrew, Bernard, Jeremy, Cockerill, Carter
• Primary Examiner(s): CANGIALOSI, SALVATORE A
• Application Number:
  US10/005,700
• Publication Number:
  US 20020107816A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,343 Days
• Field of Search: 704/231, 704/270, 380/257, 380/247, 380/277, 455/410, 705/67
• US Class Current: 705/67
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0855 involving a third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/389 Keeping log of transactions for guaranteeing non-repudiation of a transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions

Abstract

A method and system for securely recording a verbal transaction, the method including the steps of recording an offer and an acceptance of the transaction as a digital audio file, generating a voice security token from the recorded digital audio file, and providing the generated voice security token to a buyer and/or a seller, wherein the voice security token provides authentication of the transaction. The voice security token is generated by sampling audio frequency and intensity set of the recorded digital audio file and converting the sampled information from a current time domain spectrum to a frequency domain spectrum to condense the sampled information. Finally, a digital file is generated from the condensed information, and encrypted to produce the voice security token.

Claims

1. A method of securely recording a verbal transaction, the method comprising the steps of:

(i) recording an offer and an acceptance of the transaction as a digital audio file;

(ii) generating a voice security token (VST) from the recorded digital audio file, including the steps of;

a) sampling audio frequency and intensity set information from the recorded digital audio file;

b) converting the sampled information from a current time domain spectrum to a frequency domain spectrum to condense the sampled information;

c) creating a digital file from the condensed information; and

d) encrypting the digital file to produce the VST; and

(iii) providing the generated VST to a buyer and/or a seller, wherein the VST provides authentication of the transaction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a third party acts as a neutral party by generating and storing the VST, therein providing added integrity.

3. The method according to claim 1, further including the step of permitting either party to access the stored audio file and/or VST by means of a Voice Interface application and/or through a Web channel to enable either party self-service recall of the voice transaction and the VST.

4. A system for securely recording a verbal transaction, the system comprising:

a recorder for recording an offer and an acceptance of the transaction as a digital audio file;

a generator for generating a voice security token (VST) from the recorded digital audio file, the generator including;

a sampler for sampling audio frequency and intensity set information from the recorded digital audio file;

a converter for converting the sampled information from a current time domain spectrum to a frequency domain spectrum to condense the sampled information;

a creator for creating a digital file from the condensed information; and

an encryptor for encrypting the digital file to produce the VST; and

a provider for providing the generated VST to a buyer and/or a seller, wherein the VST provides authentication of the transaction.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein a third party acts as a neutral party by generating and storing the VST, therein providing added integrity.

6. The system according to claim 4, where the system also permits either party to access the stored audio file and/or VST by means of a Voice Interface application and/or through a Web channel to enable either party self-service recall of the voice transaction and the VST.

7. A storage medium readable by a computer, the medium encoding a computer process to provide a method for securely recording a verbal transaction, the computer process comprising:

a processing portion for recording an offer and an acceptance of the transaction as a digital audio file;

a processing portion for generating a voice security token (VST) from the recorded digital audio file including;

a processing portion for sampling audio frequency and intensity set information from the recorded digital audio file;

a processing portion for converting the sampled information from a current time domain spectrum to a frequency domain spectrum to condense the sampled information;

a processing portion for creating a digital file from the condensed information; and

a processing portion for encrypting the digital file to produce the VST; and

a processing portion for providing the generated VST to a buyer and/or a seller, wherein the VST provides authentication of the transaction.

8. The medium according to claim 7, further including a processing portion for generating and storing the VST, with a third party acting as a neutral party, therein providing added integrity.

9. The medium according to claim 7, further including a processing portion for either party to access the stored audio file and/or VST by means of a Voice Interface application and/or through a Web channel to enable either party self-service recall of the voice transaction and the VST.