| 摘要 |
<p>An authentication device (20, 10) for fitting at the entrance to a property comprises: an externally facing interface (20) comprising a speaker and a microphone; an internally facing interface (130) comprising a speaker, a microphone and a keypad; and a processing unit (110) including electrical interfaces to both the internally and externally facing interfaces and to a telephone unit (120). The internally facing keypad includes a button which permits a user to cause the processing unit (110) to initiate a call using the telephone unit (120) to a remote voice verification centre via the telephone unit (120) and the PSTN to which it is interfaced when in use (via standard telephone socket (40)). The processing unit (110) is additionally operable to communicate audio signals between the remote voice verification centre and at least the externally facing interface (i.e. the speaker and microphone thereof), whereby a visitor may be remotely verified by the remote voice verification centre before the householder grants the visitor admission to the property.</p> |
