Mci Communications Corporation

Mci, Inc.

Matthew L Galetti

Terrill J Curtis

Jens L Moller

Trung Mai

A system and method for generating simulated records and transmitting the simulated records to a record processing system to emulate a real-time production environment for testing the record processing system. The present invention comprises a dynamic data tool that inputs a data structure specification file, a test data file, and an optional default data file. The data structure specification file contains the record structures of the simulated records. The test data file contains actual values for the simulated records and calling patterns. The calling patterns specify to the dynamic data tool the number and frequency with which to transmit the simulated records to the record processing system. The optional default data file contains default values for the simulated records.

Dynamic data tool for testing record processing systems

A fraud detection system is disclosed for telephone PBX calls. The system includes a fraud data server for buffering the call detail records relating to inbound 800 number calls and outbound international calls. A threshold manager is connected at its input to an output of the fraud data server for detecting numerical counts exceeding preselected threshold values, in predetermined fields of the call detail records, and generates an alarm. The output of the threshold manager is connected to an input of the fraud data server for buffering the alarm incident to respective call detail records. A computer workstation is connected to the fraud data server for receiving packets of call detail records relating to alarm data, in a filtered preselected format. The workstation includes a monitor for displaying the alarm data on a graphical interface.

Telephone fraud detection system

Telephone fraud is monitored by effectively interfacing workstations with a fraud data server. Multiple customers may have their respective workstations coupled to the data server with attendant limited access to ensure security. A workstation manager and alarm manager cooperate with a management system database to process login and alarm detail requests from the various workstations. The managers are coupled to a single shared memory. The interface between the workstations and the fraud data server is by means of a message-based interface which standardizes the various functions of the workstation.

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Colorado Springs, CO, United States of America

Matthew L Galetti