Apparatus and method for detecting fraudulent telecommunication activity
US5345595A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W60/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting potentially fraudulent telecommunication activity, comprising a digital computer; interface, operatively connected to the digital computer, for receiving a call information record for each call involving a particular subscriber; comparator operating within the digital computer, for comparing a parameter of the particular subscriber's current usage with a subscriber-specific pattern of the particular subscriber's historical usage; and an output for outputting an indication of a potentially fraudulent call based upon a result of the comparison performed by the comparator.
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