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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2012
Applicants:

Hui Zang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Sara Gatmir-motahari, Millbrae, CA (US);

Chen-nee Chuah, Davis, CA (US);

Han Liu, Davis, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hui Zang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Sara Gatmir-Motahari, Millbrae, CA (US);

Chen-Nee Chuah, Davis, CA (US);

Han Liu, Davis, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/66 (2006.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods and computer-readable media for detecting potential data fraud in a telecommunications environment are provided. The methods include referencing a characteristic associated with a device, where the characteristic provides an indication of a device type for a device. From the referenced characteristic, a device type is predicted. A comparison is made between the predicted device type and an expected device type that is identified based on the credentials being used by the device. Thereafter, a determination that the device is potentially performing data fraud can be made based on whether predicted device type matches the expected device type.


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