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US 2012/0072216 A1Published application
Age determination using speech
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorKevin R. Witzman
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Abstract
A method and device are configured to receive voice data from a user and perform speech recognition on the received voice data. A confidence score is calculated that represents the likelihood that received voice data has been accurately recognized. A likely age range is determined associated with the user based on the confidence score.
Claims20
A computing-device implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by an age verification device, voice data from a user,
- performing, by the age verification device, speech recognition on the received voice data;
- calculating, by the age verification device, a confidence score that represents the likelihood that received voice data has been accurately recognized;
- and
- determining, by the age verification device, a likely age range associated with the user based on the confidence score.
2 more elements
A device, comprising:
- one or more processors configured to:
- obtain voice data from a user;
- perform speech recognition on the obtained voice data;
- calculate a confidence score that represents the likelihood that obtained voice data has been accurately recognized;
- calculate an age verification score based on the confidence score;
- and
- determine an age range associated with the user based on the age verification score.
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A computer-readable memory device having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- obtain voice data from a user;
- perform speech recognition on the obtained voice data;
- wherein the speech recognition is performed in a manner to increase a likelihood of recognition of voice data for a particular age range of callers;
- calculate a confidence score that represents the likelihood that obtained voice data has been accurately recognized;
- calculate an age verification score based on the confidence score;
- and
- determine an age range associated with the user based on the age verification score.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.