Centralized Voice Authentication Server for Single Sign-On

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current voice authentication systems require users to register and establish individual accounts for each platform or device, making the process time-consuming and deterring users from using voice-based authentication for accessing multiple bank accounts, web services, or devices.

Innovation Solution

A single sign-on voice authentication system that utilizes a central voice authentication server connecting to multiple web services, allowing users to authenticate once and access multiple platforms and devices without the need for individual registrations, using a voice user interface and smart headphone/microphone devices with a voice recognition application and databases for secure access.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If users register with each individual platform/system for voice authentication, then authentication security is maintained, but the registration process becomes time-consuming and complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication securityVSAvoidregistration time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple individual platform authentication systems into a single centralized voice authentication server. This server consolidates voice print storage and authentication logic, allowing users to register once and access multiple platforms without repeating the registration process at each individual system, thereby reducing registration time while maintaining security through centralized control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The voice authentication server is designed with universal functionality to serve multiple different platforms and systems. It can authenticate users for various bank accounts, web services, and devices through a single interface, making the authentication system multi-functional and eliminating the need for separate registrations at each platform.

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

2Reliability

If users register with each individual platform/system for voice authentication, then platform-specific authentication control is maintained, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication controlVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The centralized voice authentication server acts as an intermediary between users and multiple platforms. It handles all authentication requests centrally, managing voice print verification and authentication decisions, while platforms simply communicate with this single intermediary rather than implementing their own separate authentication systems, thereby reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of time

If a centralized voice authentication server is implemented, then registration time is reduced, but security risks from centralized data storage increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregistration timeVSAvoidsecurity risks
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

While implementing a centralized authentication server to reduce registration time, the system applies local quality by allowing individual platforms to maintain their own security policies and access control rules. The centralized server handles authentication efficiently, while each platform can enforce its specific security requirements, thus balancing speed with security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10681032B2System and method for voice authentication
Publication Date: 2020.06.09 OV LOOP INC
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AI summary

A system and a method for single sign-on voice authentication that provides access to multiple voice recognition and artificial intelligence platforms, to multiple devices and to multiple third party web service systems.