Audio encryption systems and methods
View Patent ↗Encryption systems and methods for audio data, and more particularly, for complete audio encryption of recorded data for transmission, management, review, and modification or transformation of selected segments of encrypted audio data, without compromising data security by exposing unencrypted data at any time.
1. A method for secure audio data management and editing comprising the steps of:
providing a base system including a remote server computer having a memory, a processor, and power supply connected thereto, in communication via a network with at least one mobile device constructed and configured for receiving an audio input;
a user selecting through the at least one mobile device a job from a job list;
the system receiving or recording the audio input by the at least one mobile device and automatically transforming the audio input into encrypted audio data at the time the audio input is being recorded on the at least one mobile device;
the system automatically transforming the encrypted audio data into a series of encrypted audio data segments, each of the segments having an order and a content, respectively, wherein each of the encrypted audio data segments is editable in its encrypted form;
storing each of the encrypted audio data segments on the mobile device;
transforming each of the encrypted audio data segments into encrypted text segments that correspond to the audio input; and
the user providing a selection input via a graphic user interface of the mobile device, wherein the selection includes an editing function to be performed to one of the encrypted audio data segments or more of the encrypted text segments.
2. The method of claim 1 , further including the step of the at least one mobile device communicating with the remote server computer via wireless communication over the network for transmitting the encrypted audio data.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method provides the audio data and/or its transcribed equivalent are completely encrypted from the time of generation and capture as the audio input by the at least one mobile device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method provides for the audio data to be encrypted at all times, including and not limited to transfer to a remote data server (database), editing remotely from the dictation generation and/or on a mobile device by the dictation user/generator, saving, and combinations thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of automatically transforming the audio inputs into encrypted audio data occurs simultaneously with audio inputs recording by the at least one mobile device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the audio inputs are automatically encrypted in a series of data modules or segments.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the audio inputs are automatically encrypted in a series of data modules or segments including exactly the same amount of data.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the encrypted audio data segment size is equivalent to about 128 bytes.
9. The method of claim 8 , further including the step of the system providing further transformation of the encrypted audio data, including editing via the at least one mobile device.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one mobile device operable on a proprietary operating system, namely iOS.
11. A method for secure audio data management comprising the steps of:
providing a mobile device constructed and configured for receiving an audio input;
receiving the audio input by the mobile device and automatically transforming the audio input into encrypted audio data at the time the audio input is being recorded on the mobile device;
an application intercepting the audio input at the time the audio input is being recorded on the mobile device, the application then sending the audio input in an encrypted tunnel to a data center;
the data center immediately converting the audio input to text and returning the text to the application;
inserting the text into an external application at a location where a cursor was positioned when the application began intercepting the audio input;
automatically transforming the encrypted audio data into a series of encrypted audio data segments, each of the segments having an order and a content, respectively;
responsively managing, seeking, and streaming the encrypted audio data on the mobile device using the stored encrypted audio data segments;
automatically combining those edited segments during playback/streaming; and wherein each of the encrypted audio data segments is editable in its encrypted form, without affecting the order or content of the non-edited segments.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the predetermined amount of data is equivalent to about 128 bytes.
13. The method of claim 11 , further including the step of the system providing further transformation of the encrypted audio data, including editing via the at least one mobile device.