PHONE FRAUD DETERRENCE SYSTEM FOR USE WITH TOLL FREE AND OTHER FEE GENERATING NUMBERS
First Claim
1. An automated method for determining the validity of an incoming phone call, the method comprising:
- receiving an incoming phone call;
activating a controller in response to receipt of the incoming phone call, the controller generating a multi-digit code in response to the receipt of the incoming call, outputting an audible version of the multi-digit code to a caller for the incoming call, requesting the caller to input the multi-digit code, comparing the multi-digit code with a caller input, determining the call is invalid in response to a mis-match between the multi-digit code and the caller input, and terminating the phone call.
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Abstract
An automated method for determining the validity of an incoming phone call including receiving an incoming phone call, activating a controller in response to receipt of the incoming phone call, wherein the controller generates a multi-digit code in response to the receipt of the incoming call, outputs an audible version of the multi-digit code to a caller for the incoming call, requests the caller to input the multi-digit code, compares the multi-digit code with a caller input, determines the call is invalid in response to a mismatch between the multi-digit code and the caller input, and terminates the phone call.
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20 Claims
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1. An automated method for determining the validity of an incoming phone call, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming phone call; activating a controller in response to receipt of the incoming phone call, the controller generating a multi-digit code in response to the receipt of the incoming call, outputting an audible version of the multi-digit code to a caller for the incoming call, requesting the caller to input the multi-digit code, comparing the multi-digit code with a caller input, determining the call is invalid in response to a mis-match between the multi-digit code and the caller input, and terminating the phone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A telecommunications system for determining the validity of incoming phone calls, the system comprising:
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a controller that identifies an incoming call, generates a multi-digit code and audibly outputs the multi-digit code to a caller placing the incoming call along with audible instructions requesting the caller to input the multi-digit code, wherein the controller compares a caller input in response to the audible instructions with the multi-digit code, determines the call is invalid in response to a mis-match between the multi-digit code and the caller input, and terminates the invalid call. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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