IP Library Patent Application 13303362
Patent Application
App. No. 13/303,362

Audio Signal De-Identification

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App. No.
13/303,362
Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for automatically de-identifying spoken audio signals. In particular, techniques are disclosed for automatically removing personally identifying information from spoken audio signals and replacing such information with non-personally identifying information. De-identification of a spoken audio signal may be performed by automatically generating a report based on the spoken audio signal. The report may include concept content (e.g., text) corresponding to one or more concepts represented by the spoken audio signal. The report may also include timestamps indicating temporal positions of speech in the spoken audio signal that corresponds to the concept content. Concept content that represents personally identifying information is identified. Audio corresponding to the personally identifying concept content is removed from the spoken audio signal. The removed audio may be replaced with non-personally identifying audio.

Claims (3)

1 . A method comprising steps of:

(A) identifying a first portion of an original audio signal, the first portion representing sensitive information; and

(B) producing a modified audio signal in which the identified first portion is protected against unauthorized disclosure.

Assignments (8)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 22, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
To: MMODAL IP LLC; MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; MEDQUIST OF DELAWARE, INC.; MMODAL MQ INC.; MEDQUIST CM LLC
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To: MMODAL IP LLC
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From: MMODAL IP LLC
To: MMODAL IP LLC
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 10, 2014
From: MMODAL IP LLC
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 8, 2014
From: MMODAL IP LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2014
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2012
From: MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: MMODAL IP LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 22, 2012
From: MMODAL IP LLC; MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; POIESIS INFOMATICS INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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