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Topographic fraud detection

US8601523B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

CSC Holdings, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Sellers · Erlangen, DE
Robert Zito · Staten Island, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2010
Grant date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 29, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/6168
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems to detect topographic fraud are provided herein. The system includes a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) to periodically poll active cable modems and generate polling data. The system also includes a processor and a memory coupled to the CMTS. The processor is configured to, based on instructions in the memory, periodically determine a current geographic location for each polled cable modem based on the polling data from the CMTS, determine a geographic radius within which each polled cable modem is to be operated in and determine cable modems whose current geographic location is outside of their geographic radius.

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