Automated demographic analysis
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsMichael JOHNSTON, Hisao M. CHANG, Harry E. BLANCHARD, Bernard S. RENGER, Linda ROBERTS
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Abstract
A method of generating demographic information relating to an individual is provided. The method includes monitoring an environment for a voice activity of an individual and detecting the voice activity of the individual. The method further includes analyzing the detected voice activity of the individual and determining, based on the detected voice activity of the individual, a demographic descriptor of the individual.
Claims20
A method of generating demographic information relating to an individual, comprising:
- monitoring an environment for a voice activity of an individual;
- detecting the voice activity of the individual;
- analyzing the detected voice activity of the individual;
- determining, based on the detected voice activity of the individual, a demographic descriptor of the individual.
A system for generating demographic information relating to an individual, comprising:
- an audio capture device disposed in an environment for detecting a voice activity of an individual;
- and
- an analyzer that analyzes the detected voice activity to determine, based on the detected voice activity, a demographic descriptor of the individual.
A tangible computer readable medium for storing a computer program for generating demographic information relating to an individual, the computer readable medium comprising:
- an executable monitoring code segment that monitors an environment for a voice activity of an individual;
- an executable detecting code segment that detects the voice activity of the individual in the environment;
- an executable analyzing code segment that analyzes the detected voice activity;
- and
- an executable determining code segment that determines, based on the detected voice activity of the individual, a demographic descriptor of the individual.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.