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Real-time communications fraud monitoring system

  • US 5,706,338 A
  • Filed: 07/25/1996
  • Issued: 01/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of monitoring a telephone call from a calling communication station to a called communication station through a communications network to detect abnormal usage of the communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

  • collecting in real time a plurality of predetermined attributes of the telephone call;

    retrieving from a database predetermined criteria, the predetermined criteria representing abnormal usage of the communications network;

    comparing the plurality of predetermined attributes collected for the telephone call to the retrieved predetermined criteria to determine in real time whether the telephone call represents abnormal usage of the communications network;

    generating in real time an indication of abnormal usage of the communications network when the plurality of predetermined attributes satisfy the predetermined criteria; and

    delivering in real time the indication of abnormal usage to a network customer responsible for paying for usage of the communications network.

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