MULTI-PARTY CONVERSATION ANALYZER & LOGGER
In one aspect, the present invention facilitates the investigation of networks of criminals, by gathering associations between phone numbers, the names of persons reached at those phone numbers, and voice print data. In another aspect the invention automatically detects phone calls from a prison where the voiceprint of the person called matches the voiceprint of a past inmate. In another aspect the invention detects identity scams in prisons, by monitoring for known voice characteristics of likely imposters on phone calls made by prisoners. In another aspect, the invention automatically does speech-to-text conversion of phone numbers spoken within a predetermined time of detecting data indicative of a three-way call event while monitoring a phone call from a prison inmate. In another aspect, the invention automatically thwarts attempts of prison inmates to use re-dialing services. In another aspect, the invention automatically tags audio data retrieved from a database, by steganographically encoding into the audio data the identity of the official retrieving the audio data.
1 . A method of detecting when one inmate is acting as a verbal intermediary for another inmate on a phone call, comprising:
monitoring an inmate phone and detecting verbal utterance patterns,
simultaneously monitoring with a directional microphone the area near said inmate phone and detecting verbal utterance patterns, and
alerting a call control official when alternating similar utterance patterns are detected which happen first near the inmate phone, and then subsequently on the inmate phone.