Telecom-fraud detection using device-location information
US8655314B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/63
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Subject matter described herein is directed to detecting unauthorized use, such as by a cloned mobile device, of wireless telecommunication services. Differences in location patterns of unauthorized and authorized mobile devices are leveraged to detect likely fraudulent uses. For example, a location-pattern entropy of an authorized mobile device is tracked. A change in the location-pattern entropy suggests an unauthorized use of the mobile device's account.
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