Authentication system and method for preventing wireless communication fraud
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- at least one wireless communication network capable of providing wireless communication services to a plurality of subscribers;
a database in communication with said at least one wireless communication network capable of storing usage threshold data, said database including a processor for determining when current subscriber usage of any of said plurality of subscribers exceeds said stored usage threshold data; and
at least one paging network in communication with said database capable of notifying any of said subscribers by sending a page to a pager associated with said subscribers when said usage threshold data is exceeded.
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Abstract
An improved wireless communication system including a process and apparatus for detecting and preventing fraudulent usage of wireless communication service. The improvement includes a central database in communication with wireless communication networks and paging networks, with the central database being capable of determining when a wireless terminal is being fraudulently used in a wireless communication network. The central database is further capable of sending a paged message to the subscriber notifying the subscriber of the suspected fraudulent usage.
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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at least one wireless communication network capable of providing wireless communication services to a plurality of subscribers; a database in communication with said at least one wireless communication network capable of storing usage threshold data, said database including a processor for determining when current subscriber usage of any of said plurality of subscribers exceeds said stored usage threshold data; and at least one paging network in communication with said database capable of notifying any of said subscribers by sending a page to a pager associated with said subscribers when said usage threshold data is exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless terminal fraud prevention apparatus comprising:
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a database capable of storing usage data of at least one subscriber, said database being in communication with at least one wireless communication network; a processor capable of determining when current subscriber usage exceeds a stored usage threshold related to said usage data; and an interface connecting said processor to at least one paging system capable of transmitting a paged message to a pager associated with said subscriber when said usage threshold is exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A process for preventing fraudulent usage of wireless communication service, comprising:
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storing usage data of at least one subscriber; determining if said stored usage data is exceeded by current usage data; and sending a paged message to a pager associated with said subscriber when said usage data is exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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