IP Library Granted Patent US 11,012,556
Granted Patent B2
US 11,012,556 · App. 16/413,956 · Granted May 18, 2021

Non-verbal sensitive data authentication

Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca (Baltimore, MD); Jeremy A. Greenberger (San Jose, CA); David M. Ogle (Powell, OH)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04M3/2281H04L63/0853H04M3/5183H04W12/06H04M2203/256H04M2203/6009H04M2203/6045
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,012,556
App. No.
16/413,956
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, computer system, and computer program product for processing a secure data phone request are provided. The embodiment may include receiving a plurality of user responses to one or more security questions. The embodiment may also include identifying, during a phone call, a request for sensitive information by a call participant. The embodiment may further include identifying a response within the plurality of received user responses that satisfies the identified request. The embodiment may also include transmitting the identified response to the call participant.

Claims (16)

1. A processor-implemented method for processing a secure data request via a mobile device, the method comprising:

identifying a user participating in a voice call by a user voice signature using sensors associated with the mobile device;

identifying a verbal request, received during the voice call, for the identified user to provide sensitive information;

identifying, upon authorization by the identified user, at the time of the request, to provide the sensitive information, a response, in a repository of stored responses associated with the identified user, that satisfies the request, wherein authorization is provided in a format selected from a group consisting of a device key combination, a recognized voice command, and a new menu option on the user device; and

transmitting, to the requestor, the identified response in an encrypted file format via a network using a network interface card.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the user has authorized the identified response be transmitted to the call participant further comprises:

receiving an authorization from the user, through a graphical user interface, to transmit the identified response.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the authorization further comprises:

displaying, in the graphical user interface, two or more responses within the stored responses that satisfy the identified request; and

receiving a selection of a response of the two or more displayed responses.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stored responses are stored as a pre-recorded voice clip on a client computing device, a pre-recorded number sequence on the client computing device, or a pre-recorded voice clip on a cloud-based service.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensitive information comprises personal identifying information, and wherein the personal identifying information is selected from a group consisting of a telephone number, a driver's license number, a pin, a birth date, a password, an account number, a security question answer, a nickname, a mother's maiden name, a child name, a pet name, an educational institution attended, a currently owned item, or a previously owned item.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

in response to a user answering a request for sensitive information a first time, prompting the user to save a user answer to the request for sensitive information as a pre-recorded answer.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

converting the identified response to an analog signal for transmission to the requestor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2019
From: DELUCA, LISA SEACAT; GREENBERGER, JEREMY A.; OGLE, DAVID M.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049198/0553 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15817538 · Nov 20, 2017
Related Publication 20190273820A1 · Sep 5, 2019