ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,251, issued on April 7, was assigned to Kyndryl Inc. (New York).

"Preventing deep fake voicemail scams" was invented by Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo (Alajuela, Costa Rica) and Lorie Goins (Pinehurst, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments relate to preventing deep fake voicemail scams. In response to receiving a voice message, an intent of the voice message is determined. The intent is determined to relate to a persuasion technique. A warning is provided about the voice message."

The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/458,276.

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