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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Hui Zang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Travis E. Dawson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hui Zang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Travis E. Dawson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/66 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Subject matter described herein is directed to detecting fraud in a telecommunications environment. Communication records of a mobile device include attributes that describe communication instances of the device. For example, communication records might include a start time or end time of voice calls initiated by a mobile device. The attributes are analyzed, such as by calculating call-gap durations, to determine if any thresholds are violated. Threshold violations suggest fraudulent use and prompt an unauthorized-use response.