System and method for voice authentication over a computer network
View Patent ↗Systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media are provided for voice authentication. The method includes receiving a speech sample from a user through an Internet browser for authentication as part of a request for a restricted-access resource, pre-authenticating the speech sample, transmitting an authentication request to an authentication server, which compares the speech sample to a previously established speech profile associated with the user, and providing access to the restricted access resource based on the response.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, on a mobile device, a speech sample from a user as part of a request for a restricted-access resource; and
when the user has previously established identity with the mobile device:
pre-authenticating the speech sample;
transmitting the request to an authentication server which compares the speech sample to a previously established speech profile associated with the user; and
providing access to the restricted-access resource based on a response to the request from the authentication server.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user captures and sends the speech sample with a single user input.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein pre-authentication of the speech sample has a lower standard than authentication by the authentication server.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
when the speech sample fails to meet a certainty threshold, prompting the user for an additional speech sample;
receiving the additional speech sample from the user;
performing a second comparison of the additional speech sample to the previously established speech profile; and
transmitting the authentication request to the authentication server upon the second comparison meeting the certainty threshold.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the speech sample is a spoken password.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user reads specified text to generate the speech sample.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the authentication request comprises sending a portion of the speech sample to the authentication server via voice over IP.
8. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, result in the processor performing operations comprising:
receiving, on a mobile device, a speech sample from a user as part of a request for a restricted-access resource; and
when the user has previously established identity with the mobile device:
pre-authenticating the speech sample;
transmitting the request to an authentication server which compares the speech sample to a previously established speech profile associated with the user; and
providing access to the restricted-access resource based on a response to the request from the authentication server.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user captures and sends the speech sample with a single user input.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein pre-authentication of the speech sample has a lower standard than authentication by the authentication server.
11. The system of claim 8 , the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, result in operations comprising:
when the speech sample fails to meet a certainty threshold, prompting the user for an additional speech sample;
receiving the additional speech sample from the user;
performing a second comparison of the additional speech sample to the previously established speech profile; and
transmitting the authentication request to the authentication server upon the second comparison meeting the certainty threshold.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the speech sample is a spoken password.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user reads specified text to generate the speech sample.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein transmitting the authentication request comprises sending a portion of the speech sample to the authentication server via voice over IP.
15. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, result in the computing device performing operations comprising:
receiving, on a mobile device, a speech sample from a user as part of a request for a restricted-access resource; and
when the user has previously established identity with the mobile device:
pre-authenticating the speech sample;
transmitting the request to an authentication server which compares the speech sample to a previously established speech profile associated with the user; and
providing access to the restricted-access resource based on a response to the request from the authentication server.
16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the user captures and sends the speech sample with a single user input.
17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein pre-authentication of the speech sample has a lower standard than authentication by the authentication server.
18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15 , having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, result in operations comprising:
when the speech sample fails to meet a certainty threshold, prompting the user for an additional speech sample;
receiving the additional speech sample from the user;
performing a second comparison of the additional speech sample to the previously established speech profile; and
transmitting the authentication request to the authentication server upon the second comparison meeting the certainty threshold.
19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the speech sample is a spoken password.