Voiceprint-Based Friend Addition Method

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current social media platforms face challenges in rapidly expanding user friend circles efficiently, as existing methods are cumbersome and lack real-time convenience in adding friends through voice-based interactions.

Innovation Solution

A voiceprint-based friend addition method that uses voice recognition technology to identify and match voice content with pre-generated voiceprint identification statements, allowing users to add friends by inputting voice information without manual interaction across multiple terminals, enhancing security and accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional manual friend addition methods are used, then security and accuracy can be maintained through verification steps, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefriend addition processVSAvoidfriend addition time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (typing, navigating menus, confirming additions) with voice-based acoustic input. Users simply speak the friend's name or identifier, and the system automatically processes the addition request, eliminating the need for manual interaction across multiple terminals and significantly reducing the time required while maintaining security through voiceprint verification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service friend addition by automatically extracting voiceprint information from the user's spoken input, matching it against the target user's registered voiceprint, and completing the friend addition process without requiring manual verification steps. The system serves itself by automatically handling the entire friend addition workflow based on voice recognition.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If voiceprint-based friend addition is implemented, then real-time performance and convenience are improved, but system complexity increases due to voice recognition requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefriend addition speedVSAvoidvoice recognition system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The voiceprint recognition system serves multiple functions: it identifies the user speaking, verifies the target friend's identity, extracts voiceprint information for matching, and triggers the friend addition process. By making the voice recognition system multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for separate verification systems and manual input mechanisms, thereby managing complexity while enhancing productivity.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The voiceprint information acts as an intermediary that bridges the user's spoken command and the system's friend addition action. Instead of directly processing complex voice commands or requiring manual input, the system uses voiceprint matching as an intermediate verification step that simplifies the overall process and manages system complexity by providing a clear, standardized verification mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If voiceprint verification is performed, then security and accuracy of friend addition are enhanced, but the process requires additional verification steps

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefriend addition accuracyVSAvoidverification process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the verification process with the friend addition process itself. Instead of separating verification into distinct additional steps, the voiceprint matching is integrated into the friend addition workflow, where the act of speaking the friend's name simultaneously performs both the addition request and the verification function, thereby enhancing reliability without significantly increasing perceived complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

Users perform preliminary voiceprint registration in advance, storing their unique voice characteristics in the system. This preliminary action enables rapid verification during friend addition without requiring complex real-time analysis, as the system simply compares the current voice input against the pre-stored voiceprint template, enhancing accuracy while managing verification complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3291225B1Method and device for securely adding connection
Publication Date: 2022.03.16 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a friend addition method and device. The method includes that: when a voiceprint-based friend addition request is received, target voice information is acquired (S11); user information of a user to be added is determined (S12) according to the target voice information; and the user to be added is added (S13) as a friend according to the user information. With the technical solution, the technical effect of adding the friend through a voice is achieved; and moreover, such a friend addition process may be implemented only by inputting the voice information without interaction among multiple terminals, so that operations of a user are simplified, the friend addition process is more convenient and faster, and friend addition real-time performance is improved.