US 12,112,758 B2Granted

Systems and methods for determining traits based on voice analysis

AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.

InventorsAnkur Anil Aher, Jeffry Copps Robert Jose

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Abstract

Systems and methods are provided herein for determining one or more traits of a speaker based on voice analysis to present content item to the speaker. In one example, the method receives a voice query and determines whether the voice query matches within a first confidence threshold of a speaker identification (ID) among a plurality of speaker IDs stored in a speaker profile. In response to determining that the voice query matches to the speaker ID within the first confidence threshold, the method bypasses a trait prediction engine and retrieves a trait among the plurality of traits in the speaker profile associated with the matched speaker ID. The method further provides a content item based on the retrieved trait.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving a voice query;
generating a biometric fingerprint of the voice query;
comparing the generated biometric fingerprint with a plurality of biometric fingerprints stored within a profile of a user;
determining whether a match exists between the generated biometric fingerprint and one of the plurality of biometric fingerprints stored within the profile of the user, wherein the match is associated with a confidence score;
in response to determining that the confidence score associated with the match is above a first confidence threshold, retrieving a trait stored in the profile of the user that is associated with the matched biometric fingerprint of the plurality of biometric fingerprints;
and
in response to determining that the confidence score associated with the match is below the first confidence threshold and above a second confidence threshold:
determining a trait corresponding to the generated biometric fingerprint;
and
updating the plurality of biometric fingerprints stored within the profile of the user with the determined trait corresponding to the generated biometric fingerprint.

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Application: 18/203,214Filed 30 May 2023 · continuation
Priority: 22 Jun 2020
Published: US 2023/0306969 A128 Sep 2023
Granted: 8 Oct 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

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G10L 17/06
Speaker identification or verification techniques: decision making techniques; Pattern matching strategies
G10L 17/04
Speaker identification or verification techniques: training, enrolment or model building
G10L 17/18
Speaker identification or verification techniques: artificial neural networks; Connectionist approaches
G10L 17/26
Speaker identification or verification techniques: recognition of special voice characteristics, e.g. for use in lie detectors; Recognition of…

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Application16/908,132Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Jun 2020
US 2023/0306969 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 Sep 2023
US 11,699,447 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2021/0398541 A1Published application
US 12,112,758 B2This patent

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