GB2235322A - Voice-operated service - Google Patents

Voice-operated service

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GB2235322A
GB2235322A GB9023374A GB9023374A GB2235322A GB 2235322 A GB2235322 A GB 2235322A GB 9023374 A GB9023374 A GB 9023374A GB 9023374 A GB9023374 A GB 9023374A GB 2235322 A GB2235322 A GB 2235322A
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speaker
template
digit
male
female
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GB9023374D0 (en
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Ian Ross Cameron
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British Telecommunications PLC
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British Telecommunications PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/38—Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections
    • H04M3/382—Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections using authorisation codes or passwords
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L17/00—Speaker identification or verification
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L17/00—Speaker identification or verification
    • G10L17/22—Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/487—Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
    • H04M3/493—Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2201/00—Electronic components, circuits, software, systems or apparatus used in telephone systems
    • H04M2201/40—Electronic components, circuits, software, systems or apparatus used in telephone systems using speech recognition
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S379/00—Telephonic communications
    • Y10S379/903—Password

Abstract

In a telephone banking service, initial log-on (before service has identified the user) must use speaker-independent recognition (i.e. the speech recognizer (2) operates in accordance with a word template drawn from the population at large). Once the speaker is identified, the recognizer (2) employs a template specific to each individual speaker; this is much more accurate. The invention assists the log-on procedure by assigning each speaker a password consisting of a string of, for example, 5 digits which uniquely identify him, measuring the clarity with which the speaker recites each digit, compared to the standard template, and selecting his password from only those digits which he can clearly pronounce. The first digit may be used to indicate whether the speaker is male or female, and thereafter a respective "male" or "female" standard template may be employed.
GB9023374A 1988-04-27 1990-10-25 Voice-operated service Expired GB2235322B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB888809898A GB8809898D0 (en) 1988-04-27 1988-04-27 Voice-operated service
PCT/GB1989/000445 WO1989010612A1 (en) 1988-04-27 1989-04-26 Voice-operated service

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GB9023374D0 GB9023374D0 (en) 1990-12-19
GB2235322A true GB2235322A (en) 1991-02-27
GB2235322B GB2235322B (en) 1992-05-06

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GB888809898A Pending GB8809898D0 (en) 1988-04-27 1988-04-27 Voice-operated service
GB9023374A Expired GB2235322B (en) 1988-04-27 1990-10-25 Voice-operated service

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GB888809898A Pending GB8809898D0 (en) 1988-04-27 1988-04-27 Voice-operated service

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US (1) US5384833A (en)
EP (2) EP0411037B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH03505007A (en)
AT (1) ATE176546T1 (en)
CA (1) CA1338613C (en)
DE (2) DE68928927T2 (en)
GB (2) GB8809898D0 (en)
HK (1) HK136596A (en)
WO (1) WO1989010612A1 (en)

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DE68914449D1 (en) 1994-05-11
JPH03505007A (en) 1991-10-31
GB2235322B (en) 1992-05-06
EP0411037B1 (en) 1994-04-06
DE68928927T2 (en) 1999-06-10
GB9023374D0 (en) 1990-12-19
EP0570082A2 (en) 1993-11-18
EP0411037A1 (en) 1991-02-06
EP0570082A3 (en) 1994-01-12
EP0570082B1 (en) 1999-02-03
ATE176546T1 (en) 1999-02-15
WO1989010612A1 (en) 1989-11-02
US5384833A (en) 1995-01-24
GB8809898D0 (en) 1988-06-02
DE68928927D1 (en) 1999-03-18
HK136596A (en) 1996-08-02
DE68914449T2 (en) 1994-07-28
CA1338613C (en) 1996-09-24

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