System and method to determine network usage
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsRaghvendra Savoor, Stuart Blackburn, Orestis Manthoulis
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Abstract
A method includes determining, at a network tracking system, a first usage value for a user account during a time interval by applying a first correction factor to a first data value determined from a first cell count of cell counter data retrieved from a network device of a network. The method also includes determining, at the network tracking system, a second usage value for the user account during the time interval based on session information from a plurality of network devices of the network. The method further includes generating a cumulative usage value based on the first usage value and the second usage value.
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A method comprising:
- determining, at a network tracking system, a first usage value for a user account during a time interval by applying a first correction factor to a first data value determined from a first cell count of cell counter data retrieved from a network device of a network;
- determining first usage data based on the cell counter data, wherein the first usage data identifies a first location associated with the first usage value, a first session associated with the first usage value, a first authenticated user associated with the first usage value, or a combination thereof;
- determining, at the network tracking system, a second usage value for the user account during the time interval based on session information from a plurality of network devices of the network;
- determining second usage data based on the session information, wherein the second usage data identifies a second location associated with the second usage value, a second session associated with the second usage value, a second authenticated user associated with the second usage value, or a combination thereof;
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- in response to one or more inconsistencies between the first usage data and the second usage data, detecting an indication of a fraudulent activity.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining a first usage value for a user account during a time interval by applying a first correction factor to a first data value determined from a first cell count of cell counter data retrieved from a network device of a network;
- determining first usage data based on the cell counter data, wherein the first usage data identifies a first location associated with the first usage value, a first session associated with the first usage value, a first authenticated user associated with the first usage value, or a combination thereof;
- determining a second usage value for the user account during the time interval based on session information from a plurality of network devices of the network;
- determining second usage data based on the session information, wherein the second usage data identifies a second location associated with the second usage value, a second session associated with the second usage value, a second authenticated user associated with the second usage value, or a combination thereof;
- and
- in response to one or more inconsistencies between the first usage data and the second usage data, detecting an indication of a fraudulent activity.
A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining a first usage value for a user account during a time interval by applying a first correction factor to a first data value determined from a first cell count of cell counter data retrieved from a network device of a network;
- determining first usage data based on the cell counter data, wherein the first usage data identifies a first location associated with the first usage value, a first session associated with the first usage value, a first authenticated user associated with the first usage value, or a combination thereof;
- determining a second usage value for the user account during the time interval based on session information from a plurality of network devices of the network;
- determining second usage data based on the session information, wherein the second usage data identifies a second location associated with the second usage value, a second session associated with the second usage value, a second authenticated user associated with the second usage value, or a combination thereof;
- and
- in response to one or more inconsistencies between the first usage data and the second usage data, detecting an indication of a fraudulent activity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.