Technique for controlling fraudulent use of a telecommunication service including information assistance
First Claim
1. A method for use by a provider of a telecommunication service, including information assistance, to detect fraudulent use of the telecommunication service, the method comprising:
- receiving from a caller a call, which includes at least one information assistance request;
deriving, from signals associated with the call, a telephone number from which the call originates;
based on the telephone number, obtaining from a first database first data concerning a party registered with the service;
based on the telephone number, obtaining from a second database second data concerning a party to which the telephone number is assigned; and
determining fraudulent use of the service if the first data does not correspond to the second data.
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Abstract
The phone number used by a caller accessing a telecommunication service is derived. For example, this phone number may be used to look up in a first database the name of the user registered with the service, and in a second database the name of the subscriber assigned the phone number. If the two names correspond, the caller is provided with the telecommunication service. Otherwise, a fraud has been detected and various consequences may be visited upon the caller or the user. Some of these consequences include denying use of the service, charging the caller extra for use of the service, etc.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for use by a provider of a telecommunication service, including information assistance, to detect fraudulent use of the telecommunication service, the method comprising:
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receiving from a caller a call, which includes at least one information assistance request;
deriving, from signals associated with the call, a telephone number from which the call originates;
based on the telephone number, obtaining from a first database first data concerning a party registered with the service;
based on the telephone number, obtaining from a second database second data concerning a party to which the telephone number is assigned; and
determining fraudulent use of the service if the first data does not correspond to the second data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for use by a provider of a telecommunication service, including information assistance, the method comprising:
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defining a class of service, a party registered with the service being afforded the class of service based on at least one attribute of the party;
receiving from a caller a call, which includes at least one information assistance request;
deriving, from signals associated with the call, a telephone number from which the call originates;
obtaining from a first database the attribute which is associated with the telephone number;
based on the telephone number, obtaining from a second database data concerning a party to which the telephone number is assigned; and
determining fraudulent use of the class of service when the data does not correspond to the attribute. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for use by a provider of a telecommunication service, including information assistance, to detect fraudulent use of the telecommunication service, the system comprising:
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an interface for receiving from a caller a call, which includes at least one information assistance request;
a device for deriving, from signals associated with the call, a telephone number from which the call originates, first data concerning a party registered with the service being obtained from a first database based on the telephone number;
a server for obtaining, based on the telephone number, from a second database second data concerning a party to which the telephone number is assigned; and
a processor for determining fraudulent use of the service if the first data does not correspond to the second data. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for use by a provider of a telecommunication service, including information assistance, a party registered with the service being afforded a class of service based on at least one attribute of the party, the system comprising:
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an interface for receiving from a caller a call, which includes at least one information assistance request;
a device for deriving, from signals associated with the call, a telephone number from which the call originates, the attribute which is associated with the telephone number being obtained from a first database;
a server for obtaining, based on the telephone number, from a second database data concerning a party to which the telephone number is assigned; and
a processor for determining fraudulent use of the class of service when the data does not correspond to the attribute. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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