Headphone biometric authentication
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsCesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
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Abstract
A voice signal in a headphone is detected. The voice signal includes a person speaking an audible command. Based on detecting the voice signal a first biometric signature of a user is retrieved. The first biometric signature is compared to one or more biometric features of the person. Based on comparing the first biometric signature to the one or more biometric features an authentication of the user is determined. An authentication action is performed based on the detected voice signal. The authentication action is performed in response to verifying the authentication.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- detecting a voice signal in a headphone, wherein the voice signal includes a spoken audible command spoken by a person;
- retrieving, based on detecting the voice signal, a first biometric signature of a user;
- comparing the first biometric signature to one or more biometric features of the person;
- determining, based on comparing the first biometric signature to the one or more biometric features, an authentication of the user;
- and
- performing, based on detecting the voice signal and in response to verifying the authentication, an authentication action.
A system, the system comprising:
- a memory, the memory containing one or more instructions;
- and
- a processor, the processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor, in response to reading the one or more instructions, configured to:
- detect a voice signal in a headphone, wherein the voice signal includes a person speaking an audible command;
- retrieve, based on detecting the voice signal, a first biometric signature of a user;
- compare the first biometric signature to one or more biometric features of the person;
- determine, based on comparing the first biometric signature to the one or more biometric features, an authentication of the user;
- and
- perform, based on detecting the voice signal and in response to verifying the authentication, an authentication action.
A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage media;
- and
- program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions configured to:
- detect a voice signal in a headphone, wherein the voice signal includes a person speaking an audible command;
- retrieve, based on detecting the voice signal, a first biometric signature of a user;
- compare the first biometric signature to one or more biometric features of the person;
- determine, based on comparing the first biometric signature to the one or more biometric features, an authentication of the user;
- and
- perform, based on detecting the voice signal and in response to verifying the authentication, an authentication action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.