IP Library Granted Patent US 10,002,639
Granted Patent B1
US 10,002,639 · App. 15/620,044 · Granted Jun 19, 2018

Sanitization of voice records

Inventors: Michael Joseph Gaeta (San Antonio, TX); Michael Jay Szentes (San Antonio, TX)
Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
G11B27/031G06F21/60G10L15/02G10L15/142G10L15/16
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Patent No.
US 10,002,639
App. No.
15/620,044
Granted
Jun 19, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for sanitizing audio recordings. One of the methods includes identifying confidential information in a transcription of an audio file. The method includes altering at least a portion of the audio file to remove the identified confidential information.

Claims (28)

1. A computer-implemented method for sanitizing digital audio recordings, the method comprising:

identifying confidential information in a transcription of an audio file; and

altering at least a portion of the audio file to remove the identified confidential information, comprising:

identifying a type of confidential information in the audio file;

obtaining an audio cue that identifies with the type of confidential information; and

replacing the confidential information in the audio file with the audio cue that identifies the type of confidential information that was replaced.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising transcribing the audio file.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the confidential information comprises applying at least one regular expression to the transcription.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein altering at least a portion of the audio file comprises removing the confidential information from the audio file.

5. A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with computer program instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

identifying confidential information in a transcription of an audio file; and

altering at least a portion of the audio file to remove the identified confidential information, comprising:

identifying a type of confidential information in the audio file;

obtaining an audio cue that identifies with the type of confidential information; and

replacing the confidential information in the audio file with the audio cue that identifies the type of confidential information that was replaced.

6. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 5 , further comprising transcribing the audio file.

7. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 5 , wherein identifying the confidential information comprises applying at least one regular expression to the transcription.

8. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 5 , wherein altering at least a portion of the audio file comprises removing the confidential information from the audio file.

9. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

identifying confidential information in a transcription of an audio file; and

altering at least a portion of the audio file to remove the identified confidential information, comprising:

identifying a type of confidential information in the audio file;

obtaining an audio cue that identifies with the type of confidential information; and

replacing the confidential information in the audio file with the audio cue that identifies the type of confidential information that was replaced.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising transcribing the audio file.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein identifying the confidential information comprises applying at least one regular expression to the transcription.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein altering at least a portion of the audio file comprises removing the confidential information from the audio file.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2018
From: UIPCO, LLC
To: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Reel/Frame 045064/0518 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2017
From: GAETA, MICHAEL JOSEPH; SZENTES, MICHAEL JAY
To: UIPCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 042679/0565 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62352290 · Jun 20, 2016
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