1. A method comprising:
identifying encoded voice frames representing a pause; and
excluding at least some of the identified frames from a series of the frames.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
storing the series of frames in a memory; and
excluding at least some of the identified frames from the stored series of frames.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting the series of frames via a communication medium; and
excluding at least some of the identified frames from the transmitted series of frames.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
retrieving the series of frames from a memory; and
excluding at least some of the identified frames from the retrieved. series of frames.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
comparing an encoding rate of the frames to a threshold; and
identifying the frames representing a pause based on the comparison.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising excluding only a portion of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising excluding a percentage of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining the percentage based on a minimum number of the identified frames needed for intelligible conversation.
9. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining a number of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames based on a minimum number of the identified frames needed for intelligible conversation.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising retaining at least the last frame of a consecutive sequence of the identified frames in the series of frames.
11. A device comprising:
a voice encoder that generates encoded voice frames;
a processor that identifies encoded voice frames representing a pause, and excludes at least some of the identified frames from a series of the frames.
12. The device of claim 11, further comprising a memory that stores the series of frames, wherein the processor excludes at least some of the identified frames from the stored series of frames.
13. The device of claim 11, further comprising a transmitter that transmits the series of frames via a communication medium, wherein the processor excludes at least some of the identified frames from the transmitted series of frames.
14. The device of claim 11, further comprising:
a memory that stores the series of frames; and
a voice decoder that retrieves the series of frames from a memory,
wherein the processor excludes at least some of the identified frames from the retrieved series of frames.
15. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor compares an encoding rate of the frames to a threshold, and identifies the frames representing a pause based on the comparison.
16. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor excludes only a portion of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames.
17. The device of claim 16, wherein the processor excludes a percentage of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames.
18. The device of claim 17, wherein the processor determines the percentage based on a minimum number of the identified frames needed for intelligible conversation.
19. The device of claim 16, wherein the processor determines a number of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames based on a minimum number of the identified frames needed for intelligible conversation.
20. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor retains at least the last frame of a consecutive sequence of the identified frames in the series of frames.
21. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions to cause a processor to:
identify encoded voice frames representing a pause; and
exclude at least some of the identified frames from a series of the frames.
22. The machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
store the series of frames in a memory; and
exclude at least some of the identified frames from the stored series of frames.
23. The machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
transmit the series of frames via a communication medium; and
exclude at least some of the identified frames from the transmitted series of frames.
24. The machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
retrieve the series of frames from a memory; and
exclude at least some of the identified frames from the retrieved. series of frames.
25. The machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
compare an encoding rate of the frames to a threshold; and
identify the frames representing a pause based on the comparison.
26. The machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions cause the processor to exclude only a portion of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames.
27. The machine-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the instructions cause the processor to exclude a percentage of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames.
28. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the instructions cause the processor to determine the percentage based on a minimum number of the identified frames needed for intelligible conversation.
29. The machine-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the instructions cause the processor to determine a number of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames based on a minimum number of the identified frames needed for intelligible conversation.
30. The machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions cause the processor to retain at least the last frame of a consecutive sequence of the identified frames in the series of frames.
31. A machine-readable medium comprising a series of encoded voice frames representing a speech sequence, the series of encoded voice frames omitting at least some of the encoded voice frames representing pauses in the speech sequence.
32. The machine-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the series of encoded voice frames excludes only a portion of the encoded voice frames representing pauses in the speech sequence.
33. The machine-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the series of encoded voice frames excludes a percentage of the encoded voice frames from a consecutive sequence of the frames representing pauses in the speech sequence.
34. The machine-readable medium of claim 33, wherein percentage is based on a minimum number of the frames representing pauses that are needed for intelligible conversation.
35. The machine-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the series of encoded voice frames retains at least the last frame of a consecutive sequence of the frames representing pauses in the series of frames.
36. A system comprising:
a first voice communication device having a voice encoder that generates encoded voice frames, a processor that identifies encoded voice frames representing a pause, and excludes at least some of the identified frames from a series of the frames, and a transmitter that transmits the series of frames; and
a second voice communication device having a receiver that receives the series of frames from the first communication device, and a voice decoder that decodes the series of frames for playback.
37. The system of claim 36, further comprising a memory within the first voice communication device that stores the series of frames, wherein the processor excludes at least some of the identified frames from the stored series of frames.
38. The system of claim 36, wherein the processor excludes at least some of the identified frames from the transmitted series of frames.
39. The system of claim 36, wherein the processor compares an encoding rate of the frames to a threshold, and identifies the frames representing a pause based on the comparison.
40. The system of claim 36, wherein the processor excludes only a portion of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames.
41. The system of claim 40, wherein the processor excludes a percentage of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames.
42. The system of claim 41, wherein the processor determines the percentage based on a minimum number of the identified frames needed for intelligible conversation.
43. The device of claim 40, wherein the processor determines a number of the identified frames from a consecutive sequence of the identified frames based on a minimum number of the identified frames needed for intelligible conversation.
44. The system of claim 36, wherein the processor retains at least the last frame of a consecutive sequence of the identified frames in the series of frames.
45. A device comprising:
means for generating encoded voice frames;
means for identifying encoded voice frames representing a pause; and
means for excluding at least some of the identified frames from a series of the frames.
46. The device of claim 45, further comprising a memory that stores the series of frames, wherein the excluding means excludes at least some of the identified frames from the stored series of frames.
47. The device of claim 45, further comprising a transmitter that transmits the series of frames via a communication medium, wherein the excluding means excludes at least some of the identified frames from the transmitted series of frames.
48. The device of claim 45, further comprising:
a memory that stores the series of frames; and
means for retrieving the series of frames from a memory,
wherein the excluding means excludes at least some of the identified frames from the retrieved series of frames.
49. The device of claim 45, wherein the identifying means compares an encoding rate of the frames to a threshold, and identifies the frames representing a pause based on the comparison.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
I claim:
1. A hand-held portable biometric verification and storage device, comprising:
the Biometric Identification Record (BIR);
a memory device for storing said Biometric Identification Record (BIR) comprising at least one or more personal biometric characteristics database, at least one or more ID of each person and personal information;
a central processing unit (CPU), operatively coupled to said memory device, for performing the biometric identification or verification to make individual identification with high security standards, and means for collating digitized said Biometric Identification Record (BIR) and personal activated biometric characteristics; and
unlimited means for having no specific limit to the techniques for storing said Biometric Identification Record BIR) and materials of said hand-held portable biometric verification and storage device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said hand-held portable biometric verification and storage device is easy carried by the user in a pocket and approximately the size of a palm.
3. A portable biometric verification and storage device as defined in claim 1, and further comprising the following: Bank cards, IC cards, Credit cards, value storage cards, magnetic strip cards, smartcards, optical cards, CD, DVD, 2D Bar Code Cards, Portable magnetic storage device, portable electronic memory device and portable mobile storage device.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said biometric characteristics means for comprising fingerprint, voiceprint, face, iris, retina, palm print, palm shape, signature and other individual biometric characteristics.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said Biometric Identification Record (BIR) means for comprising raw data, processed data, signed data, encrypted data and feature points which are extracted by algorithm