Microsoft's Acoustic Caller ID Patent 185
theodp writes "A new patent granted to Microsoft Tuesday for automatic identification of telephone callers based on voice characteristics
covers constructing acoustic models for telephone callers by identifying words or subject matter commonly used by callers and capturing the acoustic properties of any utterance. Not only that, it's done 'without alerting the caller during the call that the caller is being identified,' boasts Microsoft in the patent claims."
Re:Only Innovation: Real Time versus Offline? (Score:3, Funny)
NOW I get it... (Score:5, Funny)
Brilliant!
For real? (Score:2, Funny)
Worse than IP broadcast TO THE WORLD! (Score:2, Funny)
they think they can ... (Score:3, Funny)
... but it works as well as their speech recognition [slashdot.org]. Between this, face recognition and kill drones OBL will be found and exterminated early and often. I hope it's not me next.
The programmers put in an Easter egg, just for you. Whenever Twitter says "shit" into his cell phone, the official Microsoft transcript has "M$".
Thus proving the rule (Score:5, Funny)
1. Choose something already being done in the real world, anything really
2. describe it with maximum verbosity
3. add "on the Internet" at the end
Tada! PATENT!
Actually, NSA will have prior Art (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Only Innovation: Real Time versus Offline? (Score:0, Funny)
Dumbass: "Yes, this is **** from the "
Me: "Your phone number?"
Dumbass: "Oh, it's ###-###-####"
Q-TIPS PEOPLE! FUCKING USE THEM!
Sneakers (Score:3, Funny)
Without the caller's knowlege? OMG! (Score:3, Funny)
How insidious!
What. Is. The. Difference.
Re:"Can you guarantee my safety?" (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Only Innovation: Real Time versus Offline? (Score:4, Funny)
Good Lord, no. They ask for your account number just to irritate you because both you and the person you're talking to know damn well you had to key in your account number just 2 minutes ago.
Re:Without the caller's knowlege? OMG! (Score:3, Funny)
Me: "Oh, hi [insert partners' friends name]. I'll go get her."
Them: "How'd you know it was me?"
Sheesh do anything with computers or on the internet and you can patent it.
Haven't I done this before? (Score:3, Funny)
me: hello?
caller: Hello, I'm Suzi Cheatem from Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe. I was wondering if you'd like to answer a few questions about your behaviour while using the Internet.
I think hrm, this sounds like one of those annoying telemarketers
me: Sorry, I'm not interested in speaking to telemarketers
caller: It seems like you have identified me from a previously identified acoustic model. I'm afraid I'm going to have to tell Microsoft that you have stolen their idea. You can expect a bill from them within two weeks.
<hangs up>
Gosh, those telemarketers get stranger every time they call me.
Re:Only Innovation: Real Time versus Offline? (Score:1, Funny)
I dunno how useful this is. I usually just recognize the voice myself.
Ah ha! Prior art!!