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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2021
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Yaron Koral, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Lauro Lins, Brooklyn, NY (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed technology is directed towards detecting improbable speeds of a mobile device, which can indicate fraudulent activity with respect to the mobile device. Radio access network events and call detail records are processed to determine when a mobile device 'travel jumps' between locations at improbable speeds. Events corresponding to handovers between adjacent cells are filtered out. For events corresponding to changed cell towers that are non-adjacent, further processing is performed to determine the speed of the mobile device travel between the cells. A first speed threshold is selected based on possible air travel (a cell near an airport) or a second non-air travel speed threshold is selected. If the speed of the mobile device exceeds the selected speed threshold, a travel jump is determined. Exceptions can be made for gaps in connectivity due to topography (known inconsistent reception areas) and for a mobile device shutting down and restarting.