Interconnected Voice Verification System for Cross-Provider Interoperability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are hindered by the need to recreate accounts and provide personal information each time they want to access different voice virtual assistant ecosystems, leading to proprietary data capture that restricts interoperability and innovation, disadvantageing consumers.
Innovation Solution
A verification system that stores unique wake phrases and biometric signatures in a Personal Extension Knowledge/Preference Database (PEKD), allowing users to access their data across various devices and services through voice authentication, enabling device-independent ambient virtual assistants while ensuring security and privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users create separate accounts for each voice virtual assistant ecosystem, then each company can capture and utilize user personal information within its proprietary ecosystem, but users must recreate accounts and provide personal information repeatedly when accessing different services, and innovative companies face hurdles to user adoption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a voice verification server as an intermediary between users and multiple commercial providers. The server stores voiceprints and wake phrases centrally, allowing users to authenticate once and access services from multiple providers without recreating accounts. This mediator enables interoperability while maintaining security through centralized voice-based authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The voice verification system creates a universal authentication mechanism that works across different commercial providers and voice-enabled devices. Instead of provider-specific accounts, users have a single voice-based identity that functions universally across the ecosystem, enabling seamless access to diverse services without repeating authentication processes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If companies maintain proprietary ecosystems with centralized data control, then they can provide integrated services within their ecosystem, but users cannot benefit from services of other companies without recreating accounts, and innovative disruptive companies face barriers to entry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication function from the service provision function. The voice verification server handles only authentication (storing voiceprints and wake phrases), while commercial providers focus on delivering services. This segmentation allows interoperability without requiring complex integration between providers, as the authentication layer is independent and standardized.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to the ecosystem architecture by introducing a separate voice verification layer that operates independently from individual provider systems. This dimensional addition enables cross-provider access without complicating existing provider architectures, as the new authentication dimension works in parallel with existing service delivery mechanisms.
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AI summary
A system and method are disclosed for achieving interoperability and access to a personal extension knowledge/preference database (PEKD) through interconnected voice verification systems. Devices from various different companies and systems can link to a voice verification system (WS). Users can also enroll with the VSS so that the VSS can provide authentication of users by personal wake phrases. Thereafter users can access their PEKD from un-owned devices by speaking their wake phrase.