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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Saralyn M. Mahone, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Matthew J. Gilbert, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas E. Stepp, Canal Winchester, OH (US);
Arthur L. Springer, Waterloo, IA (US);
John Hans Van Arkel, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Saralyn M. Mahone, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Matthew J. Gilbert, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas E. Stepp, Canal Winchester, OH (US);
Arthur L. Springer, Waterloo, IA (US);
John Hans Van Arkel, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Verizon Business Global LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
An approach provides fraud detection in support of data communication services. A threshold corresponding to a geographic location is set. The threshold corresponds to duration of a call supporting data communications. It is determined whether the call duration exceeds the threshold. A fraud alert is generated if the monitored call duration exceeds the threshold.