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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Roy Kennedy, Mesa, AZ (US);
Timothy Gerard Hall, Mesa, AZ (US);
William Chunhung Yip, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
380247 ; 705-1 ; 713188 ; 455411 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and a method are described for providing a security token. The security token may be used for numerous applications, but is particularly useful in conjunction with radiotelephone devices having secure functions. In accordance with the invention the user must insert a PIN and utter sounds. The radiotelephone device will activate the secure functions only if the PIN is correct and the sounds uttered are authenticated against voice feature vectors stores it the token.