Fraud detection through inference
US6421616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/007
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fraud detection system within a fuel dispenser includes the ability to measure the amount of fuel dispensed through the fuel dispenser. The measurement is compared to a value independently created representing what the amount of fuel dispensed should approximate. If the values are not comparable, an alarm may be generated to indicate that the fuel dispenser has been modified to perpetrate fraud upon the customers. In particular, a reference used in the comparison is created from data known to contain fraudulent information. If there is a match between the reported profile and the known fraudulent material an alarm may be generated.
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