Speaker verification methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for determining validity of an identity asserted by a speaker using a voice print associated with a user whose identity the speaker is asserting, the voice print obtained from the user'"'"'s utterance of at least one enrollment utterance including at least one enrollment word, the method comprising:
- obtaining a voice signal of the speaker uttering at least one challenge utterance, wherein the at least one challenge utterance includes at least one word that was not in the at least one enrollment utterance; and
determining whether the speaker is the user based, at least in part, on the voice signal and the voice print.
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Abstract
One aspect includes determining validity of an identity asserted by a speaker using a voice print associated with a user whose identity the speaker is asserting, the voice print obtained from characteristic features of at least one first voice signal obtained from the user uttering at least one enrollment utterance including at least one enrollment word by obtaining a second voice signal of the speaker uttering at least one challenge utterance that includes at least one word not in the at least one enrollment utterance, obtaining at least one characteristic feature from the second voice signal, comparing the at least one characteristic feature with at least a portion of the voice print to determine a similarity between the at least one characteristic feature and the at least a portion of the voice print, and determining whether the speaker is the user based, at least in part, on the similarity.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for determining validity of an identity asserted by a speaker using a voice print associated with a user whose identity the speaker is asserting, the voice print obtained from the user'"'"'s utterance of at least one enrollment utterance including at least one enrollment word, the method comprising:
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obtaining a voice signal of the speaker uttering at least one challenge utterance, wherein the at least one challenge utterance includes at least one word that was not in the at least one enrollment utterance; and determining whether the speaker is the user based, at least in part, on the voice signal and the voice print. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. At least one computer readable medium encoded with at least one program for execution on at least one processor, the program having instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method of determining a validity of an identity asserted by a speaker using a voice print associated with a user whose identity the speaker is asserting, the voice print obtained from the user'"'"'s utterance of at least one enrollment utterance including at least one enrollment word, the method comprising:
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obtaining a voice signal of the speaker uttering at least one challenge utterance, wherein the at least one challenge utterance includes at least one word that was not in the at least one enrollment utterance; and determining whether the speaker is the user based, at least in part, on the voice signal and the voice print. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A speaker verification system comprising:
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at least one computer readable storage medium storing a voice print obtained from a user'"'"'s utterance of at least one enrollment utterance; a receiver to receive a voice signal of the speaker uttering at least one challenge utterance, wherein the at least one challenge utterance includes at least one word that was not in the at least one enrollment utterance; and at least one controller, coupled to the memory and the receiver, configured to determine whether the speaker is the user based, at least in part, on voice signal and the voice print. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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