Synthesized Voice Authentication Engine for Impersonation Resistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional voice authentication techniques are ineffective for individuals with disabilities and those speaking foreign languages, and can be bypassed using mimicked vocal patterns or recorded signals, necessitating improved methods for secure access to locations and information.

Innovation Solution

A synthesized voice authentication system utilizing synthesized voice authorization devices and a biometric combinatory device that generates a unique, secure voice profile by combining biometric information with randomized audio frequencies, enabling secure access for individuals with disabilities and enhancing security against impersonation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional voice authentication techniques are used, then the authentication process is simple and quick, but the system is vulnerable to impersonation attacks and ineffective for individuals with disabilities or language barriers

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecurity against impersonationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple authentication factors including voice biometrics, behavioral patterns, and device characteristics into a unified authentication system. This merging of multiple data sources creates a more reliable authentication mechanism that resists impersonation while maintaining a user-friendly interface that abstracts the underlying complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The authentication system uses composite biometric data combining traditional voice recognition with additional physiological and behavioral markers. This composite approach creates a multi-layered security profile that is significantly more resistant to spoofing attempts while the system presents a simplified user experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional voice authentication is used, then the system is easy to operate, but it cannot accommodate individuals with disabilities or those speaking foreign languages

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccessibility for disabled usersVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The authentication system is designed to accommodate multiple user types and input methods. It can process traditional voice inputs, alternative speech patterns from individuals with disabilities, and various language inputs. The system adapts its verification criteria based on the user profile, maintaining ease of operation while significantly improving accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts its authentication parameters based on the user's characteristics and capabilities. For users with disabilities, the system modifies its voice recognition thresholds and timing requirements. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain user convenience while becoming inclusive of diverse user needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If voice authentication captures only basic audio signals, then the processing is fast and simple, but the authentication can be bypassed using recorded signals or mimicked patterns

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresistance to voice spoofingVSAvoidauthentication processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates real-time feedback mechanisms that analyze voice characteristics during the authentication process. It continuously monitors for signs of spoofing such as unnatural pitch variations, inconsistent timing patterns, or mismatched acoustic features. This feedback loop enables rapid detection of fraudulent attempts while maintaining fast processing through optimized analysis algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of voice patterns during enrollment to establish baseline characteristics. This preliminary action creates a reference profile that enables faster and more accurate real-time verification. By pre-processing and storing key biometric features, the system can quickly compare incoming authentication attempts without requiring extensive real-time computation, thus maintaining speed while improving security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10049673B2Synthesized voice authentication engine
Publication Date: 2018.08.14 BANK OF AMERICA CORP
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AI summary

A system for creating a synthetic voice identifier may include a plurality of synthesized voice authorization (SVA) devices and a biometric combinatory device (BCD). The SVAs may be communicatively coupled to the BCD via a network and may communicate utilizing a markup language. The SVA devices may capture an audio signal of a voice of a user, modify the audio signal with a randomized audio frequency signal to generate a modified audio signal, and communicate, the modified audio signal as a synthesized voice signal associated with the user. The BCD may receive biometric information corresponding to a user, the biometric information comprising at least audio information associated with a voice of the user, receive, at an integration module, location information corresponding to a location of the user, combine, the location information and audio signal information associated with the user to generate a synthesized voice identifier associated with the user, and communicate the synthesized voice identifier to a remote device for use in an authentication process of the user.