Patents by Inventor Albert Roethlisberger

Albert Roethlisberger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7158776
    Abstract: Techniques for granting access on a network having a network service to a user of a mobile device having a microphone includes determining a first identification uniquely associated with a registered user having a registered voiceprint that matches a voiceprint of the user of the mobile device. A second identification uniquely associated with the mobile device is also determined. It is then determined whether to grant access based on the first identification and the second identification. If it is determined to grant access, access is granted on the network to the user. Various aspects of the invention allow a user to be authenticated separately of the mobile device by the voice of the user, and granted access to a network service based on both the user's identity and the identity of the mobile device. Both the user's voice and the device identity are provided using the current capabilities of wireless telephones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Estes, Wen-Pai Lu, Michele Guel, Craig Huegen, Albert Roethlisberger, Robert Scarbrough