One-to-many comparisons of callers'voice prints with known voice prints to
identify any matches between them. When a customer communicates with a
particular entity, such as a customer service center, the system makes a
recording of the real-time call including both the customer's and agent's
voices. The system segments the recording to extract at least a portion
of the customer's voice to create a customer voice print, and it formats
the segmented voice print for network transmission to a server. The
server compares the customer's voice print with multiple known voice
prints to determine any matches, meaning that the customer's voice print
and one of the known voice prints are likely from the same person. The
identification of any matches can be used for a variety of purposes, such
as determining whether to authorize a transaction requested by the
customer.