User intent analysis extent of speaker intent analysis system
View Patent ↗A speaker intent analysis system and method for validating the truthfulness and intent of a plurality of participants' responses to questions. A computer stores, retrieves, and transmits a series of questions to be answered audibly by participants. The participants' answers are received by a data processor. The data processor analyzes and records the participants' speech parameters for determining the likelihood of dishonesty. In addition to analyzing participants' speech parameters for distinguishing stress or other abnormality, the processor may be equipped with voice recognition software to screen responses that while not dishonest, are indicative of possible malfeasance on the part of the participants. Once the responses are analyzed, the processor produces an output that is indicative of the participant's credibility. The output may be sent to proper parties and/or devices such as a web page, computer, e-mail, PDA, pager, database, report, etc. for appropriate action.
1. A method for assessing speaker intent comprising the steps of:
a. retrieving questions stored on a memory medium using a computer;
b. transmitting the questions for audible production over a communications network to a plurality of participant transceivers using a computer;
c. receiving from the participant transceivers and analyzing the plurality of participants' audible answers to the audible questions to produce a computer generated determination as to a participant's intent to deceive or not deceive when producing the responses;
d. outputting a product of analysis for each participant indicative of the probability that the participant intended to deceive or not deceive when producing the participants' audible answers;
e. obtaining an image of a participant; and
f. analyzing the image of a participant by a computer to produce a computer generated determination of the participant's identity.
2. The method for assessing speaker intent of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
a. recognizing a participant's audible answers to a question by a voice-recognition process; and
b. outputting an alert if the participant's audible answers meets a certain criteria.
3. The method for assessing speaker intent of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
a. providing a list of persons; and
b. producing an alert if the participant is identified as a person on the list.
4. The method for assessing credibility of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
a. simultaneously transmitting audible questions and receiving audible answers to and from a plurality of participants at one time.