Audio challenge for providing human response verification

• US 8,959,648 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2010
• Issued: 02/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Nagamati, Romklau, Lightwood, Miles
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J
• Application Number:
  US12/924,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20120084450A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,600 Days
• Field of Search: 726/26
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2133 Verifying human interaction, e.g., Captcha

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for audio challenges for providing human response verification. There is provided a method comprising receiving a request to verify whether a client is human controlled, generating, using a database, a challenge question and a corresponding answer set, selecting a plurality of images and an audio instruction corresponding to the challenge question, presenting the plurality of images and the audio instruction to the client, receiving a submission to the challenge question from the client, and responding to the request by verifying whether the submission is contained in the answer set to determine whether the client is human controlled. By utilizing easily understood elements such as common shapes and objects, familiar characters, colors, sizes, orientations, and sounds, even young children can solve the challenge question, whereas automated systems are deterred by the complex audio and image analysis required.

Claims

1. A method for use by a system having a processor for administering an audio challenge for providing human response verification, the method comprising:

receiving a request to verify whether a client is human controlled;

generating, by the processor, using a database, a challenge question and a corresponding answer set, wherein the challenge question includes identifying a sound audible in an audio clip by having the client count a number of times the sound is audible in the audio clip;

selecting the audio clip corresponding to the challenge question;

selecting an audio instruction from a plurality of stored audio instructions corresponding to the challenge question;

presenting the audio clip and the audio instruction to the client;

receiving a submission to the challenge question from the client, wherein the submission includes the number of times the sound is audible in the audio clip; and

responding to the request by verifying whether the submission is contained in the answer set to determine whether the client is human controlled.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting of the audio instruction is by outputting to a speaker of the client.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of characters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of common objects.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of colors.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of sizes.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of orientations.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of images comprises a video clip, and wherein the challenge question further includes identifying objects visible in the video clip.

9. A server for administering an audio challenge for providing human response verification, the server comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a request to verify whether a client is human controlled;

generate, using a database, a challenge question and a corresponding answer set,

wherein the challenge question includes identifying a sound audible in an audio clip by having the client count a number of times the sound is audible in the audio clip;

select the audio clip corresponding to the challenge question;

select an audio instruction from a plurality of stored audio instructions corresponding to the challenge question;

present the audio clip and the audio instruction to the client;

receive a submission to the challenge question from the client, wherein the submission includes the number of times the sound is audible in the audio clip; and

respond to the request by verifying whether the submission is contained in the answer set to determine whether the client is human controlled.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to present the audio instruction by outputting to a speaker of the client.

11. The server of claim 9, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of characters.

12. The server of claim 9, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of common objects.

13. The server of claim 9, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of colors.

14. The server of claim 9, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of sizes.

15. The server of claim 9, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of orientations.

16. The server of claim 9, wherein the plurality of images comprises a video clip, and wherein the challenge question further includes identifying objects visible in the video clip.