American Safety Council uses Voice Biometrics to Validate Identity of eLearning Students

The American Safety Council, an Orlando Florida based provider of eLearning courses, uses voice biometrics to validate student identity for defensive driving programs in New York and New Jersey. At various intervals during the course, students are required to validate their identity, via voice biometrics, within 60 seconds.

Two months ago, I posted an item about a similar voice biometrics application being offered by I DRIVE SAFELY. Does anyone know if they one and the same?

Voice Biometrics Case Study – I DRIVE SAFELY

During yesterday’s Speech Technology webinar, William Morrow, Chairman and CEO of CSIdentity Corporation, presented a case study on the use voice biometrics in the distance learning space. In 2008, I DRIVE SAFELY, a provider of online defensive driving and traffic school courses, deployed the VoiceVerified® voice biometrics solution to enforce the academic integrity of students.

A 2009 Speech Technology article, by Judith Markowitz, described the enrollment and verification processes as follows:

Enrollment
• During the online registration process, the student provides their phone number
• An automated outbound call is made to the student and they are prompted to repeat six separate five-digit phrases (i.e., “base” voiceprint is captured and stored in the database)

Verification
• At key course intervals (e.g., completion of chapter, etc.), an automated outbound call is made to the student and they are prompted to verify their identity by repeating a five-digit phrase (i.e., “sample” voiceprint is captured)
• If the “sample” voiceprint matches the “base” voiceprint, the student’s identity is verified and they are permitted to advance to the next phase of the course

Since 2008, I DRIVE SAFELY has enrolled over 60,000 voice prints and completed over 300,000 verifications.