Method and system in a wireless communications network for providing toll restrictions based on the geographic location of an originator
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communications network for restricting toll call communications to specific geographic areas in order to reduce the risk of communications fraud, said method comprising the steps of:
- specifying a plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted;
determining a current geographic location of an originator of a communications transaction within said wireless communication network in response to an initiation of said communications transaction;
determining if said communications transaction is a toll call;
permitting said communication transaction to continue if said communication transaction is not a toll call;
terminating said communications transaction if said communications transaction is a toll call and said current geographic location is not among said specified plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted; and
permitting said communications transactions to continue if said communications transaction is a toll call and said current geographic location is one of said specified plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted.
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Abstract
A method and system in a wireless communications network for restricting certain communication transactions to specific geographic areas in order to reduce the risk of communications fraud are presented. Initially, a list of communication transactions is stored such that the list includes communication transactions permitted to occur at each of a number of geographic locations. Thereafter, a communications transaction is initiated. In response to an initiation of the communications transaction, a geographic location of an originator of the communications transaction is determined. Next, the list of communication transactions is automatically scanned for communication transactions permitted to occur at the geographic location. If the communications transaction is not found among the list, the initiation of the communications transaction is thereafter terminated. Alternatively, if the communications transaction is found among the list, the communications transaction is thereafter permitted to continue. The geographic location can include a cell or cells maintained within the communications network.
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9 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communications network for restricting toll call communications to specific geographic areas in order to reduce the risk of communications fraud, said method comprising the steps of:
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specifying a plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted; determining a current geographic location of an originator of a communications transaction within said wireless communication network in response to an initiation of said communications transaction; determining if said communications transaction is a toll call; permitting said communication transaction to continue if said communication transaction is not a toll call; terminating said communications transaction if said communications transaction is a toll call and said current geographic location is not among said specified plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted; and permitting said communications transactions to continue if said communications transaction is a toll call and said current geographic location is one of said specified plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system in a wireless communications network for restricting toll call communications to specific geographic areas in order to reduce the risk of communications fraud, said system comprising:
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means for specifying a plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted; means for determining a current geographic location of an originator of a communications transaction within said wireless communication network in response to an initiation of said communications transaction; means for determining if said communications transaction is a toll call; means for permitting said communication transaction to continue if said communication transaction is not a toll call; means for terminating said communications transaction if said communications transaction is a toll call and said current geographic location is not among said specified plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted; and means for permitting said communications transactions to continue if said communications transaction is a toll call and said current geographic location is one of said specified plurality of geographic locations within said wireless communications network at which toll calls are permitted. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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