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Toll-free telecommunications and data management platform

US11563860B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

Somos, Inc. · US

Inventors

Sriram Sharma · Herndon, US
Michael Kimmel · Ashburn, US
Suk Yee Wong · Montgomery, US
William Carter · Lenexa, US
Manisha Bhat · Sterling, US
Pamela J. Carter · Manchester, US
Sanjeev Chauhan · Ashburn, US
Ryan Karnas · Leesburg, US
Alan Stiffler · Sterling, US
Dewang Lakhani · Ashburn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2020
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2215/62
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for identifying a fraudulent phone number is provided. The method includes receiving a user report dataset indicating fraudulent activity corresponding to a phone number, and responsive to receiving the user report dataset, identifying a record in a database corresponding to the phone number. The method further includes tagging the record to identify the phone number as being associated with fraudulent activity.

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