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The invention relates generally to computer systems and networks, and more particularly to network security via authentication and authorization.
There are many types of computing services, resources and data that computer users and applications need to manage and otherwise access, such as services and data maintained on corporate networks and other remotely accessible sites including intranets and the internet. As there are many different computing platforms, various platform-independent mechanisms and protocols that facilitate the exchange of network information are becoming commonplace, including HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), XML (extensible Markup Language), XML Schema, and SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) XML. The concept of web services, in which businesses, organizations, and other providers offer services to users and applications, is based on these standards.
To be of value, web services need to enable users and applications to locate them, and exchange the information needed to execute them. To this end, UDDI (Universal Description Discovery & Integration) provides a set of defined services (e.g., in a universal business registry) that help users and applications discover such businesses, organizations, and other web services providers, along with a description of their available web services and the technical interfaces needed to access those services.
However, much of the services, resources and data offered on networks need to be secure, and networks also need to limit the requesting entity to only actions and information for which the entity is authorized. Although UDDI contemplates the need for security, there is no particular mechanism to accomplish authentication and authorization in UDDI, let alone one that can leverage existing security infrastructures. What is needed is a way for authentication and authorization to be performed within the framework of UDDI or a similar platform-independent framework that can leverage security infrastructures, including those that presently exist and those yet to be developed.
Briefly, the present invention provides a system and method for authentication and authorization of users and applications of network services. A client, running on essentially any platform, may use a defined protocol such as SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) to be authenticated and authorized to access network services. The identification management system or systems that handle authentication and authorize access rights need not be of the same platform as the requesting client. Further, the authentication and authorization model can operate within the defined UDDI API (application programming interface) framework.
A client requests a ticket, such as by providing credentials (a security ID and password) over HTTP, and the request is received by a server as a stream of data. An authentication adapter in the server deserializes the stream of data into a data structure that provides the authentication adapter with access to the security (e.g., user) ID and password attributes. For example, in the implementation in which a get_authToken XML SOAP message is received, serialization converts the request data into an instance of an object class in memory, providing direct access to the attributes in the request, and in particular the security ID and password attributes. With the credentials, the server initiates authentication by passing the appropriate credentials to an ID management system. For example, this may be accomplished by invoking a Windows�-based LogonUser API. If authenticated, the authentication adapter further uses the credentials to determine the user's or application's role (e.g., access rights and privileges, or the like).
The authentication adapter then constructs a ticket for the user or application incorporating the role data. For example, an instance of a ticket class is created in memory, and is initialized with the identity of the user/application, the privileges (role) associated with the user/application, a date/time stamp indicating the time at which the ticket was created, and random data. To prepare the ticket for return, the authentication adapter serializes the ticket object into a sequential stream of bytes, which is then encrypted to secure it by cryptographically encoding the bytes. The stream is then prepared for transmission, e.g., UUEncoded for transmission as part of an XML message over the HTTP protocol. At this time, the message including the ticket can be returned to the requesting client.
The client may attach a copy of the authentication ticket to subsequent service requests that require authorization, (e.g., save_service or delete_tModel in a UDDI environment). To validate the ticket and handle the service request, a receiving server reconstructs the ticket data into a form that can be evaluated, such as by rebuilding a ticket object. To this end, a ticket extraction mechanism deserializes the request into a data structure such as an object that provides random access to the ticket data, e.g., within the UDDI <auth_Info> tag. The ticket data is then UUDecoded back into binary data, and the stream decrypted with the appropriate counterpart decryption algorithm.
Once decrypted, the ticket data is deserialized back into an instance of the ticket object, including the important authorization information of ID, role and date/timestamp. In this form, the server has random access to the ticket data, which may be evaluated to determine whether the user's or application's accompanying request is authorized, and if so, to provide the requested service.
Other advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
Exemplary Operating Environment
The invention is operational with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with the invention include, but are not limited to: personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices, tablet devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like.
The invention may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, and so forth, which perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in local and/or remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.
With reference to
The computer 110 typically includes a variety of computer-readable media. Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by the computer 110 and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, and removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can accessed by the computer 110. Communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term "modulated data signal" means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of the any of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.
The system memory 130 includes computer storage media in the form of volatile and/or nonvolatile memory such as read only memory (ROM) 131 and random access memory (RAM) 132. A basic input/output system 133 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within computer 110, such as during start-up, is typically stored in ROM 131. RAM 132 typically contains data and/or program modules that are immediately accessible to and/or presently being operated on by processing unit 120. By way of example, and not limitation,
The computer 110 may also include other removable/non-removable, volatile/nonvolatile computer storage media. By way of example only,
The drives and their associated computer storage media, discussed above and illustrated in
The computer 110 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 180. The remote computer 180 may be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer 110, although only a memory storage device 181 has been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 110 is connected to the LAN 171 through a network interface or adapter 170. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 110 typically includes a modem 172 or other means for establishing communications over the WAN 173, such as the Internet. The modem 172, which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 121 via the user input interface 160 or other appropriate mechanism. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 110, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. By way of example, and not limitation,
Authentication and Authorization
The present invention is generally directed towards a model for authentication and authorization of users and applications of network services, in which a client running on essentially any platform may use a defined protocol such as SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) to be authenticated and authorized to access network services. The identification management system or systems that handle authentication and authorize access rights need not be of the same platform as the requesting client. For example, in one implementation, the accounts, policies and other security infrastructure provided by a Microsoft� Windows� (e.g., Windows� .NET Server 2003) platform offer an effective environment for managing the access control for implementations of the Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI) Application Programming Interface (API), versions 1, 2 and 3. The present invention thus provides for the authentication and authorization of users and applications of the UDDI API that leverages a Microsoft� Windows� operating system (e.g., Windows� .NET Server 2003) security infrastructure and API set, yet fully preserves the ability for clients on both Microsoft (e.g., Windows� .NET) platforms and non-Microsoft platforms to leverage the API. Note, however, that while the present invention will be primarily described with respect to SOAP, XML, UDDI, and/or Windows�/.NET, it is understood that the present invention is not limited to any particular implementation, protocols, components, APIs, and so on, but also encompasses like mechanisms for requesting and receiving network services.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<get_authToken xmlns="urn:uddi-org:api_v2" generic="2.0"
An authentication adapter 208 extracts the appropriate credentials (e.g., security ID and password data) from the request data 204, as described below, and provides that data in an appropriate format to an authentication mechanism, shown in
In addition to authentication, the ID management system 210 (or a separate entity, not shown) has user and group management features that return authorization data (e.g., indicative of access rights and privileges) for the user, user's security group and/or application, such as the user's role (e.g., administrator, coordinator, publisher, user or other group). As can be appreciated, authentication may be performed by a separate entity from that which determines authorization data, however as will be described below, in a preferred implementation a single returned ticket for a valid user or application will be built and will serve to authenticate the user or application and identify the user's or application's role for authorization purposes. In the described example, the authentication adapter 208 may comprise a UDDI Services component in Windows� .NET Server 2003 or the like, which leverages the security APIs, user accounts and security groups in the Windows� operating system to analyze the information provided in the get_authToken message to generate the authentication information.
Assuming the credentials are validated and the role data retrieved from the ID management system 210, the authentication adapter 208 constructs a ticket 212 for the client 202, and returns the ticket (in encrypted form) in response to the client's request 204, as represented in
Once in possession of the ticket, the client provides the ticket when making a web service request (or multiple requests), thereby providing the client with access to the network services within the scope of the role identified in that ticket. This is represented in
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention,
At block 306, authentication is performed by passing the appropriate credentials 308 (e.g., including the security ID and password) to the ID management system 210 (
Assuming logon is successful, block 310 represents an algorithm and/or other retrieval mechanism that determines the role membership that corresponds to these credentials. For example, based on membership in a set of Windows� security groups, the algorithm establishes the level of privileges that should be associated with the specified credentials. In one .NET-based implementation, the level of privileges may correspond to a defined role (e.g., administrator, coordinator, publisher, user or other group) having a corresponding scope.
With the authenticated user's or application's authorization (e.g., role membership) data, the authentication adapter 208 constructs a ticket, as represented by block 312. To this end, an instance of a ticket class 314 is created in memory, and is initialized with the identity of the user/application, the privileges (role) associated with the user/application, a date/time stamp indicating the time at which the ticket was created, and random data (sometimes referred to as salt).
To prepare the ticket for returning, the authentication adapter 208 serializes the ticket object 314, as represented by block 316, by writing the ticket object into a sequential stream of bytes in memory. The byte stream is then cryptographically encoded to secure it's contents from improper use, as represented by block 318.
Block 320 UUEncodes this stream, that is, transforms this encrypted, binary byte stream into a text stream appropriate for transmission as part of an XML message over the HTTP protocol. At this time, the ticket can be returned to the client. To this end, in an HTTP/SOAP transmission environment, for example, block 322 populates a message object with the text stream, and serializes the response out to an HTTP network stream. In one implementation, the response, in the form of an authToken SOAP message, contains the authentication ticket (in an element named authinfo) as shown in the example below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<authToken generic="2.0" xmlns="urn:uddi-org:api_v2"
As represented in
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<save_business generic="2.0" xmlns="urn:uddi-org:api_v2">
<businessEntity businessKey="" operator="MS">
<name xml:lang="en">MY BUSINESS</name>
<description xml:lang="en">A business
As also represented in
At block 510, the now decrypted ticket data is deserialized back into an instance of the ticket object 512, including the important authorization-related information 514, e.g., ID, role and date/timestamp. The random data may be discarded, although it may also have some use (e.g., as part of a checksum). In any event, the ticket object 512 now provides random access to the ticket data 514, which the ticket evaluation mechanism 410 can use in determining whether the user's or application's accompanying request is authorized.
As can be seen from the foregoing detailed description, there is provided a method and system to provide authentication and authorization services to network (e.g., web) service users and applications. The authentication and authorization can take place in a SOAP-based web service environment, use an ID management system that is independent of the platform of the client, and be accomplished within the framework of UDDI specifications. The method and system thus provide significant advantages and benefits needed in contemporary computing.
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, certain illustrated embodiments thereof are shown in the drawings and have been described above in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Maria P
Beautiful hostess, loads of info. We highly recommend anyone travelling to Japan to do a Tea ceremony
My daughters and I were the only attendees for the tea ceremony that day. We learned a lot!
Awesome experience. We got to experience a real authentic ceremony and wear the kimonos. The staff was so helpful and kind. They explained any questions we had. It was a really great experience. i highly recommend this to anyone.
Gustavo B
This was the highlight of our trip. We had a lovely time and it was a very intimate setting. She was very knowledgeable and thorough during the ceremony.
What a lovely way to pass an hour and half learning about the Japanese history of the tea ceremony. Our host was charming and very knowledgeable - we felt we honoured to spend time with her - and loved our kimonos !
The tour company offers a very good service value for money. They were very professional and adapted to our special needs. Our Tea Master was very kind and knowledgeable. I recommend it.
This was exactly the experience we were looking for. From dressing in kimonos, to learning about the history and rituals of the tea ceremony, to experiencing the ceremony itself, it was perfect. My daughter stated that this was her favorite part of our entire trip. It was a great way to immerse ourselves in historical and traditional Japanese culture.
Great tour! The host was incredible! Very funny as well! We loved it! Thank you very much!
Fun to learn.
Amazing tour!!
Sensei Kimi was such a wonderful person! Had the best possible tea ceremony and Kimono experience! Absolutely a must try for everyone who wants to know Japanese culture
We all enjoyed this introduction to the tea ceremony. The host was truely exceptional. We felt truely welcome.
The tea ceremony was wonderful. We not only got to experience it, but our teacher took us through the rituals and explanations that really helped explain it and made us appreciate it that much more!
So worth it!
Definitely recommend. Kimonos were gorgeous!
loved this! was a great experience getting dressed up in the kimonos and learning about the Japanese traditional tea ceremony. One of the highlights of the trip. As'ka the host was fantastic!
We had the most wonderful experience. Tokomo was our Tea master. What an absolute beautiful person. From the moment we walked through her door, Tokomo made us feel so welcome and explained everything so beautifully. When I left I felt so at peace. Would highly recommend this tour, you will not be disappointed. We would like to thank Tokomo for her hospitality and friendship
What an experience, the start was selecting and being dressed in the beautiful Kimono's, my daughter chose a lovely dress and I was given the more formal male style Kimono. The tea ceremony started with a brief history then the demonstration of tea making and what our part was in the acceptance and drinking of the tea. The highlight was we were then allowed to make the tea ourselves. This was a truly authentic Japanese experience and I am so glad we chose it.
If you like Japanese culture and I do, this is a great opportunity to exprience a small portion of that. Great instructors who love what they do. My wife and I went to several more tea ceremony since we like this one so much.
We fell a bit in love with the experiences offered via the Women's Assn. of Kyoto. WAK seeks to share their love of Kyoto and provide hospitality. Our instructor was a delight! She ensured we learned and enjoyed the tea ceremony experience, which was held in a converted home WAK uses for instruction.
Good tour, good guide
I did the tea ceremony kimono wearing and was a little worried that it would be strange. luckily i was joined by three Brits that made the whole thing delightful. you get to pick your kimono from a good selection and then the sash obi?, after that there's the tabi sox - but you keep the trousers as the kimono is long enough to cover them. then a nice lady dresses you - or should i say packs you in to the kimono. amazing to see how the fabric feels and the pattern of the garment is not familiar. then you pick your hair decorations and you ushered to the tea ceremony room where lovely Aska hope i got the name right taught us all about tea growing, tea making and the meaning of the tea ceremony. we all got to participate as we wished. after the tea ceremony was done we changed back into our everyday clothes and even received a gift - a card game that teaches about the tea ceremony. i was promised a test if i ever come back : . the only thing is that i was a little rushed to leave and didn't get to hear about the place in Hiroshima from my new friends, please drop me a line rayabendavid on gmail and i'll also send you the pic.
Great experience! Our host was very lovely and having the 1 on 1 experience provided us with many opportunities to learn and ask questions.
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|11. Juni 2002
|9. Sept. 2000
|9. Sept. 2000
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|Christopher A. Baker, Peter N. Baker, Cortland D. Starrett, Alexander R. Moon, Jia Xu, Eric R. Auberry
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|Mailcode Inc.
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The present invention relates generally to voice speech recognition, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to the retrieval of records from a directory using spoken characters.
Certain modern data retrieval systems use voice speech recognition technology to select a desired record from among many. These systems, however, fail to perform adequately in certain circumstances, such as in the recognition of certain characters that sound similar when spoken. Such failures severely limit the utility of these systems for many operators and in many applications.
Other systems fail to correctly retrieve records when one or more characters are missing or incorrectly interpreted. Again, such systems are of limited utility in many applications and for many operators.
It is, therefore, apparent that a need exists for improved systems that apply voice speech recognition technology to large-directory look-up situations.
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved system for retrieving records from a directory using spoken characters as input.
It is another object of this invention to provide an improved table look-up system for contexts in which operators speech patterns are inconsistent, or the prefix letters that are read by the operator are not clearly legible.
These objects and others are provided in a system, method, and apparatus that retrieve data from a directory based on the spoken initial characters of one or more fields. Substitution groups are established, each containing characters that sound alike when spoken. For each query, an operator speaks the first few characters of the one or more fields. The characters are parsed and decoded from the speech, thereby producing a set of candidate decodings for each character position. Then, for at least one character position, one or more alternative characters (from the same substitution group(s) as the candidate character(s) for that character position) are selected to broaden the search. In some such embodiments, a regular expression is created that, for each character position output by the voice engine, matches (1) any of the candidate characters presented by the voice engine, or (2) any alternative character that is in a substitution group within one or more of the decoded characters. The regular expression is processed by an inexact string matching look-up routine and applied to the directory. The best matches are presented to the operator, who selects the desired record.
Other embodiments, forms, variations, objects, features, and applications may appear to those skilled in the art from the drawings and description contained herein.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a voice-enabled look-up system.
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of another voice-enabled look-up system
FIG. 3 shows a workstation suitable for use in the systems of FIGS. 1 and 2.
For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments. illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended; any alterations and further modifications of the described or illustrated embodiments, and any further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
Generally speaking, FIG. 1 shows a voice-enabled look-up system wherein a postal employee prepares a mail piece for automated processing. The operator reads at least the first few characters of the street number and name. The speech is parsed into letters and decoded by a voice engine. A regular expression is created using the characters so decoded and possible substitutes that sound similar to those selected by the voice engine. The regular expression is applied to the directory to retrieve a set of records, each of which contains an address that matches the regular expression. The set of records is presented to the operator as a list from which to select the address that actually appears on the mail piece. A bar code reflecting the proper sorting data (e.g., carrier route and ZIP+4 data) for the mail piece may then be applied to it.
FIG. 2 shows an alternative application of this voice-enabled look-up technology. In this embodiment, mail arrives in an organization's mail room. An operator reads the first few characters of the addressees' first and last names, and the system returns the addressees' mail stop, department, and/or other directory information. The mail piece is then routed to the addressee using that mail stop information.
In the illustrated embodiments, reference will be made to functional units and modules. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, in other embodiments within the scope of the present invention, these units and modules may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, a variety of network topologies, directory table and storage structures, and query languages and schemes may be used as appropriate for a particular implementation of the present invention and would occur to one skilled in the art.
Turning now to FIG. 1, system 20 will now be described in more detail. Operator 31 examines the mail piece 33 and speaks part (preferably the thousands and hundreds digits) of the street number, then part (preferably the first three characters) of the street name from address 35 into headset 37. The spoken characters are captured by voice capture unit 41 and stored as a digitized audio signal. That signal is sent by voice capture unit 41 to voice engine 43. Voice engine 43 uses any suitable method to parse the digital audio signal into segments, each associated with a spoken character. Each segment is translated, using any suitable method, by voice engine 43 into one or more candidate characters that may have been spoken, each preferably with an associated confidence level. This operation is preferably, but not necessarily, constrained to a predetermined grammar, so that each character is decoded from a limited set of possible characters based on context and/or a predetermined pattern of characters (e.g., two numeric characters, then between one and four alphabetic characters). In many embodiments, such constraint dramatically improves the accuracy of parsing and decoding by voice engine 43.
The candidate characters (and the associated confidence levels, if any) produced by voice engine 43 are sent to character set expansion module 45 and regular expression creation module 47. For each character position of data produced by voice engine 43, character set expansion module 45 examines the one or more candidate characters received from voice engine 43, and identifies potential alternative decodings. This identification may use predetermined groups of characters, each of which sound similar to the candidate character when spoken. Character set expansion module 45 may also assign a confidence level to each alternative candidate character that it produces. The selection of candidate characters and/or confidence levels may be made using any method that would occur to one skilled in the art, such as by application of linguistic spelling or syntactical rules.
Regular expression creation module 47 takes the candidate characters (and confidence level data, if available) from voice engine 43 and character set expansion module 45 to form a regular expression that describes all possible matches for the spoken street number, and another regular expression that describes all possible matches for the street name. In each case, the regular expression will match all records that contain either the candidate character (from voice engine 43) or alternative candidate character (from expansion module 45) for a given character position.
The regular expression created by module 47 is passed to an inexact string matching look-up module 49. String matching module 49 also receives city, state, and ZIP data for mail piece 33 from a suitable source (e.g., an OCR module or database (not shown)) and prepares a query designed to retrieve all records in address directory 61 that have street numbers and names that match the regular expressions provided by module 47, and also match the given city, state, and ZIP code of address 35. Alternatively, all mail pieces to which the present system is applied in a particular batch or at a particular location are assumed to be destined for a particular geographical area, so directory 61 may be limited to addresses in that area.
The record set produced in response to that query is sent to presentation module 51, which presents a menu of the directory hits to user 31. This menu preferably presents the possible matches in descending order of probability, given the confidence levels produced by voice engine 43 (and character set expansion module 45, if produced). The candidate record associated with the highest level of confidence is preferably presented as a default option that is most easily selected by user 31. The user's selection is made using any suitable means, and is accepted by module 53. The selected record is provided as an output of the process at end point 55. Data from the selected record may, for example, be used to print on the mail piece 33 a bar code including ZIP+4 and carrier route data for improved routing, sorting, and delivery.
Many variations on this system will occur to those skilled in the art. For example, the records searched by string matching module 49 may be limited to those records in directory 61 that match partial street address information obtained from an upstream OCR process.
In other embodiments, information from the output record at end point 55 is used, but no bar code is applied to mail piece 33.
In still other embodiments, enough information from each record is presented by presentation module 51 to obviate the need for a user to select a record at all. In such embodiments, operator 31 simply uses the desired information from the menu (e.g., sorts the mail piece 33 into a particular carrier route order) and proceeds to process the next piece.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the number and position of characters to be read may be varied widely depending upon the particular context of the implementation. Typically the time required to speak more characters (and/or characters from additional fields) must be weighed against the additional narrowing of the output list to be achieved using the additional information.
Directory 61 is preferably optimized with respect to the voice engine to reduce the number of records displayed by presentation module 51. For example adjacent (as in consecutive blocks of the same street) or interwoven (as in odd and even numbers along the same street) address ranges may be combined into one record.
An alternative application will now be described with reference to FIG. 2. This embodiment is implemented in an organization's mail room, where some mail pieces arrive (from internal or external sources) bearing the name of an intended recipient within the organization. A system according to the present invention is used to retrieve that additional destination information to assist in routing and delivery of the mail piece.
In this embodiment, mail piece 133 bears address 135, which includes a first and last name. Operator 131 visually examines mail piece 133 to find address block 135, then speaks into headset 137 the first three letters each of the first name and last name of the addressee. That speech is captured by voice capture unit 141 and translated into a digitized audio signal. Voice engine 143, character set expansion module 145, and regular expression creation module 147 each operate analogously to the corresponding components (voice engine 43, expansion module 45, and regular expression creation module 47) discussed above in relation to FIG. 1.
Like analogous module 49, inexact string matching look-up module 149 uses the regular expression output of regular expression creation module 147 to search directory 161. In this embodiment, the result of the query is returned directly to menu presentation module 151, which provides operator 131 with a menu of the most likely matches from the directory 161. Selection acceptance module 153 of system 120 accepts the user's selection from the menu and outputs the selected record at point 155.
In this embodiment, the department or mail stop associated with the selected addressee is displayed on a video monitor so that operator 131 can write that information directly on mail piece 133 or manually sort mail piece 133 based on the displayed information. Alternatively, mail piece 133 may be imprinted with a bar code or other suitable designator to facilitate automatic or semi-automatic routing and transport through the organization.
It will be seen by those skilled in the art that systems according to the present invention may be implemented efficiently in conjunction with systems that use optical character recognition. For example, system 120 might be applied only to those mail pieces bearing addresses (or addressees) that could not be properly routed solely by the OCR system module.
Systems 20 and 120 might also be used with identifier-related (e.g., bar coding) systems by using the output record (at points 55 and 155, respectively) and printing the identifier for routing using means well known in the art.
It will also occur to one skilled in the art that various forms of menuing and selection may be used by modules 51, 151, 53, and 153. For example, standard graphical user interface (GUI) elements of the WINDOWS®operating systems (published by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Wash., USA) may display the list of hits in a dialog box. The user 31, 131 can then execute one or more gestures with a "mouse" pointing device to select the desired entry. Another alternative is to present the list of directory hits, each with an associated symbol so that the user 31, 131 can press a single key on a keyboard to select the desired record. In some embodiments, the default (highest-confidence) hit is automatically selected if a predetermined amount of time passes without an operator selection. The final selection by operator 31 (if required) can also be made using voice engine 43 itself, e.g., by saying "select 1" or by similar method.
Voice engine 43, 143 is preferably an off-the-shelf voice engine product such as a Dragon Systems product published by Lernout & Hauspie, 52 Third Avenue, Burlington, Mass., USA (world headquarters at Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V., Flanders Languages Valley, 50, 8900 leper, Belgium), but may be any routine that interprets audio signals to provide one or more candidate characters of output based on voice decoding of the audio signal.
The workstation used by operators 31, 131 will now be discussed in relation to FIG. 3. In this example embodiment, the various hardware and software components that implement the above systems are combined in workstation 240. The software programs and modules described above are encoded on hard disc 242 for execution by processor 244. Workstation 240 may include more than one processor or CPU and more than one type of memory 246, where memory 246 is representative of one or more types. Furthermore, it should be understood that while one workstation 240 is illustrated, more workstations may be utilized in alternative embodiments. Processor 244 may be comprised of one or more components configured as a single unit. Alternatively, when of a multi-component form, processor 244 may have one or more components located remotely relative to the others. One or more components of processor 244 may be of the electronic variety defining digital circuitry, analog circuitry, or both. In one embodiment, processor 244 is of a conventional, integrated circuit microprocessor arrangement, such as one or more PENTIUM II or PENTIUM III processors supplied by INTEL Corporation of 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, Calif., 95052, USA.
Memory 246 may include one or more types of solid-state electronic memory, magnetic memory, or optical memory, just to name a few. By way of non-limiting example, memory 246 may include solid-state electronic Random Access Memory (RAM), Sequentially Accessible Memory (SAM) (such as the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) variety or the Last-In First-Out (LIFO) variety), Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), or Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM); an optical disc memory (such as a DVD or CD ROM); a magnetically encoded hard disc, floppy disc, tape, or cartridge media; or a combination of any of these memory types. Also, memory 246 may be volatile, nonvolatile, or a hybrid combination of volatile and nonvolatile varieties.
Audio subsystem 248 provides an interface between workstation 240 and the audio equipment used by operator 31, 131, such as headset 37, 137. Monitor 250 provides visual output from workstation 250 to operator 31, 131. Additional input device(s) 252 and output device(s) 254 provide interfaces with other computing and/or human entities. Further, audio subsystem 248, headset 37, 137, and workstation 240 may include additional and/or alternative components as would occur to one skilled in the art.
Furthermore, in various embodiments of the invention, the signals acquired by voice capture units 41, 141 may be stored and processed in digital and/or analog form.
In some embodiments, the number of characters to be spoken in a particular context is predetermined. This additional a priori information will often allow the voice engine 43, 143 more accurately to parse and decode the captured audio signal. In other embodiments, feedback paths are introduced so that the voice engine 43, 143 "learns" to better decode the speech of a particular operator 31, 131 or set of operators over time.
In yet other embodiments, a similar process to those described above is applied to multiple fields of an address (e.g., ZIP code, street number, street name, directional modifiers, and/or apartment or suite number) to determine a correct, legal address for the recipient. The output record is then used to apply a complete bar code to the mail piece using means and for purposes well known in the art.
The present invention might also be applied in other directory look-up contexts. For example, accuracy and recognition in an automated telephone directory assistance system might be improved by implementing the present invention therein. In such a system, the user might select a state, then a city, then a listing. At one or more of the selection steps, the user speaks the first few characters of the data item, and the system presents a list of candidate entries. The user selects the desired entry (in response to the list presented by the system) by pressing a key on the telephone keypad.
Modifications of the present disclosure and claims, as would occur to one skilled in the art, may be made within the scope of the present invention. While the disclosure above has been made in relation to preferred embodiments, the scope of the invention is defined by the claims appended hereto.
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How do I approach a difficult situation at work?
I recently got written up at work for having what my manager said were too many sick days. I didn't exceed the policy. How do I approach this? [more inside]
Tips for powering through work when you are sick?
I think I have the flu. It's kind of mild, but has all the usual stuff like headache, body aches, lots of mucus, exhaustion, mild fever. I am also teaching a 130-student course and we are in week 11 of 13. I have 35 assignments to mark by tomorrow, an exam to finalise by Monday, and an assignment to create today. Fortunately I don't have any face-to-face time today, so I have stayed at home, but if I don't get this stuff done, not only do I miss university imposed deadlines, but I just pile up extra work for myself next week, that will make it impossible for me to prepare my lectures on time. All I want to do is curl up in bed and sleep, or watch trashy TV. Does anyone have some physical or psychological tricks for making yourself work in these circumstances?
[UK-filter] Employment Issues - Where to go for help?
I have had an accident at work through no fault of my own. You are not my lawyer - but I'd like some UK people tell me where to go and how to approach this situation. [more inside]
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It's clear to me that my job is a sick system, and I don't know how to get out. [more inside]
I basically cannot get down with the sickness.
Help! I'm starting my new job tomorrow and I think I'm getting sick. YANMD. [more inside]
What can I do about a sick person who insists on coming to work?
My clearly ill coworker refuses to go home. [more inside]
How can I prove my workplace is making me sick?
I think my work place is causing respiratory problems for me. How do I go about proving it? [more inside]
Co-worker has the flu. Can she be barred from the office?
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I being flown out for an interview on Friday the 17th. My current boss doesn't know I've been looking for another job. I need to ask for the time off without telling the truth, but there are a few complications. [more inside]
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After spending six years as a hostage in Colombia, politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was rescued from her rebel captors in 2008, has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Colombian state for "emotional stress and loss of earnings."
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The demise of Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda has been rumored many times before, but this time the Colombian army has announced that the long-time leader of the rebel group FARC is dead and has challenged FARC to disprove the report. Sources close to Marulanda have yet to confirm the news.
Defending their position after the killing of members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ecuador heightened tension among Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela over the weekend, Colombian officials said the slain FARC members had been plotting to make a dirty bomb.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ratcheted up the tension between his country and neighboring Colombia by moving tanks and thousands of troops to the border between the two nations Sunday. Chavez's actions were prompted by Colombia's killing of a key Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader and 16 other FARC members in Ecuador the previous day. Chavez has friendly relations with FARC.
America's ambassador to Iraq says the United States might cut funding to the Iraqi government if it puts sectarian politicians in two key posts.
Iraq's prime minister angrily rejects the call, saying, "We do not need anybody to remind us, thank you."
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