WO2020104042A1 - Procédé mis en œuvre par ordinateur pour associer l'un à l'autre au moins deux terminaux de communication, et terminal de communication - Google Patents

Procédé mis en œuvre par ordinateur pour associer l'un à l'autre au moins deux terminaux de communication, et terminal de communication

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WO2020104042A1
WO2020104042A1 PCT/EP2018/082423 EP2018082423W WO2020104042A1 WO 2020104042 A1 WO2020104042 A1 WO 2020104042A1 EP 2018082423 W EP2018082423 W EP 2018082423W WO 2020104042 A1 WO2020104042 A1 WO 2020104042A1
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communication
communication terminal
audio signals
communication terminals
terminals
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PCT/EP2018/082423
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German (de)
English (en)
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Thomas Lederer
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Unify Patente Gmbh & Co. Kg
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Priority to PCT/EP2018/082423 priority Critical patent/WO2020104042A1/fr
Priority to EP18811196.7A priority patent/EP3884693A1/fr
Publication of WO2020104042A1 publication Critical patent/WO2020104042A1/fr

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
    • H04W12/06—Authentication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
    • H04W12/50—Secure pairing of devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/08—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for authentication of entities
    • H04L63/0861—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for authentication of entities using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan

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  • the present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for associating at least two communication terminals with one another and a communication terminal.
  • Modern communication and collaboration platforms allow users to communicate and collaborate with each other at different locations.
  • applications are known which make this possible, for example “circuit”.
  • a virtual meeting room can be used via a single application in which various functions for efficient communication and collaboration are available online.
  • a user takes part in such a conversation, this can be done from any device on which the application is running, in order to access the corresponding conversations or documents and the like, for example, via the web browser Chrome, Internet Explorer or Firefox.
  • the user can use a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone, or a laptop computer.
  • a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, or a laptop computer.
  • CMR Circuit Meeting Room
  • a participant not only wants to dial into the teleconference with a single device, such as his mobile phone, but also in parallel, e.g. For example, if you use your laptop computer with both devices in close proximity to each other (for example, in the same room), the user must enter an additional pin code that is displayed on the CMR screen to ensure that both devices are actually in the same room.
  • Another known pairing method is based on Bluetooth connections, which, however, must then also be present for this.
  • GPS Global Positioning Services
  • Another approach provides for two end devices, such as two smartphones, to determine the direct proximity of these end devices to one another via the “Bump” application.
  • the devices must be brought into contact with one another or abut one another, with motion sensors and a cloud service being used to determine the proximity and to carry out an association.
  • Bluetooth beacons which can be used to detect other end devices in the vicinity which emit a beacon signal.
  • these are also based on the necessary Bluetooth signals.
  • a still further approach for determining the direct proximity of two terminals to one another is to emit an inaudible noise from a device or a terminal to be associated, the inaudible noise being detected by the other terminal in the vicinity, for example via its microphone and analyzed to decode the inaudible signal.
  • this approach cannot be used in practice and is subject to errors, so that it cannot be implemented.
  • This object is achieved by a computer-implemented method with the features according to claim 1 and by communication terminal to carry out the method with the features according to claim 8.
  • Preferred embodiments are specified in the respective subclaims.
  • a computer-implemented method for associating at least two communication terminals, each having a microphone and connected to a communication network comprising the following steps: activating the respective
  • Microphones of the at least two communication terminals Receiving sound waves, in particular a word or phrase spoken by a user, through the respective microphones of the at least two communication terminals, converting the sound waves into audio signals by the respective communication terminals; and forwarding the
  • Audio signals from the respective communication terminals via the communication network to a cloud service the cloud service being designed to compare the audio signals for agreement and, if the audio signals meet at least one predetermined agreement criterion, the respective ones
  • the method according to the invention makes it possible to have two communication terminals located in direct proximity to one another (e.g. direct proximity means here in a room; the distance between the two terminals is not limited to a predetermined distance; rather, direct proximity can be understood that the at least two communication terminals by one and the same user or
  • Conference participants should be usable in parallel) without these two communication terminals having to establish a Bluetooth connection. This also does not require expensive GPS sensors or that both communication terminals are in the same communication network). This means that the method according to the invention is independent of the type of network connection (WLAN / DSL, GSM, LAN / WAN).
  • Another advantage of the method according to the invention is that, due to the fact that the voice or audio signals (generated by the voice of the user who speaks a word or a sentence) are used, an additional authentication of the user can be carried out in order to determine whether the association service can or may use it at all.
  • the method can thus also comprise a step of authenticating the user of the at least two communication terminals, in particular based on the audio data.
  • the at least one match criterion is based on a match of audio samples from the received audio signals.
  • the audio sample can also be used to authenticate the user regarding the use of the association service.
  • the method comprises a step of generating an acoustic fingerprint on the basis of the Sound waves and a forwarding of the acoustic fingerprint to the cloud service.
  • the acoustic fingerprint can also be used to authenticate the user.
  • the at least one match criterion is then preferably based on a match of the acoustic fingerprints.
  • time stamps are added to the respective audio signals by the at least two communication terminals, and the match criterion is also based on a match of the time stamps.
  • the at least two communication terminals receive the respective mutual IP addresses from the cloud service in order to communicate with one another.
  • the method is preferably carried out by calling a
  • Association function started on the at least two communication terminals, wherein the call is made by pressing a predetermined button or a predetermined button.
  • the association of the at least two communication terminals represents the parallel use of the at least two terminals by a user in an online group conversation on a communication and collaboration platform.
  • the invention provides a communication terminal which has a microphone and means for establishing a connection to a communication network, the communication terminal being provided with a button or button which is designed to perform an association function for associating the To start communication terminal with at least one further communication terminal, the association function comprising activating the microphone and converting the sound waves received via the microphone, in particular a word or phrase spoken by a user, into audio signals via the communication network to a cloud service for comparing the forwarded Audio signals with audio signals of an at least second communication terminal to be associated with the communication terminal according to a match criterion.
  • the communication terminal is preferably a mobile telephone or a laptop computer.
  • the communication terminal is further configured to receive an IP address of the at least second communication terminal to be associated.
  • the communication terminal is configured to associate with the second communication terminal after receiving the IP address of the at least second communication terminal to be associated, in order to parallel with the associated at least second communication terminal in an online group conversation on a communication and Collaboration platform to be usable by a user.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a communication network with a cloud service for performing the method for associating at least two Communication terminals according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a global communication network 1 with a cloud service 2 for performing the method for associating two communication terminals 3, 4 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • more than two communication terminals that a user 5 wants to use in parallel can also be associated with one another, e.g. B. in a teleconference, which can be carried out using a WebRTC-based application, for example via a communication and collaboration platform, implemented on the circuit.
  • the cloud service 2 for associating communication terminals can be integrated in the communication and collaboration platform or can be provided separately.
  • the communication terminals here comprise a first communication terminal 3 in the form of a mobile phone of the user 5 and a second communication terminal 4 in the form of a laptop computer of the same user 5.
  • Each communication terminal 3, 4 has its own microphone 6 (for the mobile phone) or 6 '(for the laptop computer).
  • both the first communication terminal 3 and the second communication terminal 4 are provided with a button 7 (for the mobile phone) or 7 ′′ (for the laptop computer), which the user 5 can actuate to start an association function.
  • the button 7, 7 ' can be implemented, for example, on a touch screen of the respective communication terminals 3, 4, or also by means of a button or a button (e.g. a button for making a call to a USB connected via a USB interface -Audio device.
  • the USB audio device would be Jabra Speak 510 or Logitech Group in question, which in addition to speakers and microphones also include buttons for removing or hanging up the audio device, can be integrated into this solution, for example by supporting a Human Interface Device (HID) USB device standards) on the respective communication terminal 3, 4.
  • HID Human Interface Device
  • both communication terminals 3, 4 are each set to the “listen mode” (reception / listening), their respective microphones 6, 6 ′ being activated. As soon as the microphones 6, 6 'are switched on, the user 5 can then speak any word or an entire sentence or the like, the sound waves thereby generated or emitted being received by the respective microphones 6, 6' and in each communication terminal 3, 4 can be converted into audio signals.
  • the first communication terminal 3 uses a first network 8, e.g. B. a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and the second communication terminal
  • Second network 4 uses a different second network 9, e.g. B. WLAN / DSL.
  • a respective acoustic fingerprint it is also possible for a respective acoustic fingerprint to be calculated from the audio signals before the audio signals are forwarded to the cloud service 2. That is, on the The first communication terminal creates a first acoustic fingerprint and then forwards it to the cloud service 2, and a second acoustic fingerprint is created for the second communication terminal and then forwards it to the cloud service 2.
  • the cloud service 2 then receives the audio data either directly or in the form of the respective fingerprints and then applies a comparison algorithm to respective audio samples (one of the audio data recorded by the microphone 6 of the first communication terminal 3 and another of the audio data recorded by the microphone 6 ' of the second communication terminal 4).
  • the respective audio signals have to meet a predetermined matching criterion in order to be recognized as matching - that is, originating from the same user.
  • This match criterion can include a match in the respective audio samples, but it can also additionally include a match in time stamps with which the respective audio data are provided before they are forwarded to the cloud service 2.
  • This evaluation results in an exact determination of a close proximity (for example in the same room or also at a predetermined distance) of the two communication terminals 3, 4 to be associated if the two audio samples are identical or if the two acoustic fingerprints alternatively match and thus can be assigned to the same user 5, then an association of the two communication terminals 3, 4 is carried out.
  • the cloud service 2 sends the respective mutual IP addresses to the communication terminals 3, 4.
  • the cloud service 2 sends the first communication terminal 3 the IP address of the second communication terminal 4 and the second communication terminal 4 the IP address of the first communication terminal 3.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé mis en œuvre par ordinateur pour associer l'un à l'autre au moins deux terminaux de communication (3, 4) qui présentent chacun un microphone (6, 6') et sont connectés à un réseau de communication (1, 8, 9), le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes : activation du microphone (6, 6') concerné des deux ou plus de deux terminaux de communication (3, 4); réception d'ondes acoustiques, en particulier d'un mot ou d'une phrase prononcé par un utilisateur (5), par le microphone (6, 6') concerné des deux ou plus de deux terminaux de communication (3, 4); conversion des ondes acoustiques en signaux audio par les terminaux de communication (3, 4) concernés; et retransmission des signaux audio des terminaux de communication (3, 4) concernés à un service en nuage (2) sur le réseau de communication (1, 8, 9), le service en nuage (2) étant configuré pour comparer les signaux audio quant à leur concordance et pour, dans la mesure où les signaux audio remplissent au moins un critère de concordance, associer l'un à l'autre les terminaux de communication (3, 4) concernés. La présente invention concerne par ailleurs un terminal de communication (3, 4) qui présente un microphone (6, 6') et des moyens permettant d'établir une connexion avec un réseau de communication (1, 8, 9), le terminal de communication (3, 4) étant muni d'une touche ou d'un bouton (7, 7') qui est conçu pour lancer une fonction d'association permettant d'associer le terminal de communication (3, 4) à au moins un autre terminal de communication (3, 4), la fonction d'association consistant à activer le microphone (6, 6') et à convertir les ondes acoustiques reçues par l'intermédiaire du microphone (6, 6'), en particulier un mot ou une phrase prononcé par un utilisateur (5), en signaux audio retransmis à un service en nuage (2) sur le réseau de communication (1, 8, 9), pour comparer les signaux audio retransmis à des signaux audio d'au moins un deuxième terminal de communication (3, 4) à associer au terminal de communication (3, 4) en fonction d'un critère de concordance.
PCT/EP2018/082423 2018-11-23 2018-11-23 Procédé mis en œuvre par ordinateur pour associer l'un à l'autre au moins deux terminaux de communication, et terminal de communication WO2020104042A1 (fr)

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