Star Trek Authorization codes

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Report this Jan. 03 2005, 4:52 pm

I would think computers in the 24th Century would have to have very sophisticated voice recognition protocols since people enter them verbally when carrying out critical functions like locking out the computer when there are intruders on board or ordering self destruct. Pi 1-1-0, for the example, is Captain Janeway's authorization code can't be entered by anyone else.

Of course the problem with that would be someone who has the ability to mimick the voices of others. Data can do it seemingly flawlessly. By the 24th Century, you'd think the voice recognition systems could immdiately detect whether someone was faking another person's voice almost to perfection. They have to do what Scotty did in "A Taste of Armageddon" to determine that someone faking Kirk's voice.

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Report this Jan. 04 2005, 5:00 am

well what if some1 has a cold? the computer wouldn't be able to recognize their voice-print. the computer could be configured to use internal sensors to scan the person.

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Report this Jan. 06 2005, 8:28 pm

By the 24th century they have probably figured out how to cure the common cold

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Report this Jan. 06 2005, 9:50 pm

you would think so wouldn't you, but they have variations like the "[insert alien word] flu"

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Report this Jan. 06 2005, 11:50 pm

Quote (Archer88 @ Jan. 06 2005, 5:28 pm)

By the 24th century they have probably figured out how to cure the common cold

With over 2000 variations of the common cold on our planet, and take into consideration that there are HUNDREDS of planets that have probably brought disease into the federation, there are lots of little diseases.

EnterprisetheBest

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Report this Jan. 07 2005, 2:06 pm

It does seem conceivable that internal sensors could make up for someone with a cold not having a normal sounding voice. But then the Cardassian spy posing as an old friend of O'Brien's wouldn't have been able to get into the weapons locker by faking the chief's voice.

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you would think so wouldn't you, but they have variations like the "[insert alien word] flu"

That has been established numerous times: Wesley in "Datalore": "It's a disease my mom says people used to get." Beverly in "The Battle": "The brain hasn't really been charted that much, especially when we were still dealing with things such as the common cold. But sneezing is still a symptom of various alien diseases. Admiral Kennelly in "Ensign Ro" sneezed and said it must have something he got from a Cardassian diplomat he met with earlier in the week.

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Report this Jan. 19 2005, 8:17 am

why not create some device that could perfectly memorize and mimic voice imprints

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Report this Jan. 19 2005, 2:53 pm

Quote (FalconandNargolioth @ Jan. 19 2005, 5:17 am)

why not create some device that could perfectly memorize and mimic voice imprints

There is, but to determine whether someone's voice is being faked, there's a confirmation program that can be run after the fact. In "A Taste of Armageddon," Anan 7 faked Kirk's voice perfectly. Scotty ran it the communique through some program and the computer gave a ninety nine point something probability of match and determined through that to be a fake.

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Report this Jan. 20 2005, 12:03 am

Computers should be able to recognize people even without voiceprints. They're getting close to being able to do this even now, with thumbprint and eyeprint and facial recognition, or a combination. By Trek times they ought to have something that would instantly scan a person's DNA and determine that it was that person, and alive, and giving the command.

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Report this Jan. 20 2005, 10:17 pm

they could still be held at gunpoint or drugged

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Report this Jan. 22 2005, 6:40 am

How about using voice controls for non-essential systems like food replicators but requiring manual input for critical systems. So as to avoid confusion.

AquamonkeyEG

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Report this Jan. 22 2005, 5:21 pm

how about that lip ID thing that Zapf Brannigan makes out with to confirm his identity. :laugh: