Identification of call participants
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an audio telecommunication driver providing an audio stream;
a mixer/demixer operable to demix digital authentication data from the audio stream; and
an identification engine operable to receive an identification credential of one or more remote users via the digital authentication data, authorize the one or more remote users as a participant in the audio stream, and re-authorize the remote user as a participant in the audio stream periodically or in response to a stimulus.
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Abstract
In an example, an audio stream such as a voice call or live-streaming service may have mixed therein a user identification, which may identify the user as an authorized participant in the audio stream. For example, a user may identify himself to a smart phone, and then initiate a call with his bank. The smart phone may mix a user identification into the voice stream. A receiving device at the bank may demix the identification, and determine that the user is authorized to call about this account. In another example, identification may be used for DRM purposes, to identify a user as a legitimate participant in an audio stream. When a user is not authorized, an appropriate action may be taken, such as dropping the user, degrading the quality of the audio stream, or providing a notification that the user is not authorized.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an audio telecommunication driver providing an audio stream; a mixer/demixer operable to demix digital authentication data from the audio stream; and an identification engine operable to receive an identification credential of one or more remote users via the digital authentication data, authorize the one or more remote users as a participant in the audio stream, and re-authorize the remote user as a participant in the audio stream periodically or in response to a stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more computer-readable mediums having stored thereon instructions operable to instruct a processor to:
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demix digital authentication data of a remote user from digital data encoded in an audio stream; authorize the remote user as a participant in the audio stream; and re-authorize the remote user as a participant in the audio stream periodically or in response to a stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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demixing digital authentication data of a remote user from digital data encoded in an audio stream; authorizing the remote user as a participant in the audio stream; and re-authorizing the remote user as a participant in the audio stream periodically or in response to a stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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