Ring and hardware characteristic identification techniques to identify call devices

US12041198B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. · US

Inventors

• Ashutosh Verma · Santa Clara, US
• Naveen Gururaja Yeri · Kanchinakote, IN
• Shitiz Gupta · Kanchinakote, IN
• Divakar Vijayan · Kanchinakote, IN
• Manpreet Singh · Guwahati, IN
• Vinoth Venkataraman · Kanchinakote, IN
• Ramesh Babu · Bengaluru, IN
• Nihar Swain · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 2023
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2024
• Expiry date: May 23, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2203/6045
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A voice communications computer system (“VCCS”) receives a ring signal from a call device having unverified device identification data. The VCCS identifies an audible frequency component and an electronic frequency component of the ring signal. The VCCS identifies a device identification characteristic or a geographic location characteristic based on the audible or electronic frequency components, and identifies a stored identification characteristic associated with the device identification data. Based on a comparison of the stored identification characteristic with the device identification characteristic or geographic location characteristic, the VCCS generates fraud estimation data. In some cases, the VCCS generates call status data based on the fraud estimation data. The VCCS provides the fraud estimation data or the call status data to a user interface device, which is configured to display data or perform a call action for a call associated with the ring signal.