Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method to prevent unauthorized voice detection via fiber links
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Application No.: US17738086Application Date: 2022-05-06
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Publication No.: US11901960B2Publication Date: 2024-02-13
- Inventor: Tiejun Xia , Glenn Wellbrock , Kevin N. Smith
- Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04B10/85
- IPC: H04B10/85 ; H04M1/68 ; H04B10/40 ; H04B10/43 ; H04B10/50 ; H04B10/60

Abstract:
A random acoustic phase scrambler device is installed in-line with a telecommunications fiber link to prevent voice detection via fiber links. The device includes a transducer to produce vibrations; a length of optical fiber positioned to receive the vibration from the transducer; and a random acoustic phase driver configured to control the intensity and frequency of the vibrations. The transducer produces randomized vibrations within an acoustic bandwidth. The device is configured to introduce device-induced phase changes to signals within the telecommunications fiber link. The bandwidth of the device-induced phase changes is greater than the bandwidth of voice-induced phase changes, and the device-induced phase changes are greater in intensity than the voice-induced phase changes. The device-induced phase changes mask voice-induced phase changes through the telecommunications fiber link that are otherwise detectable by voice detection equipment tapped to the telecommunications fiber link.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220263587A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED VOICE DETECTION VIA FIBER LINKS Public/Granted day:2022-08-18
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