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US 11,533,396 B2Granted
Validating telephone calls by verifying entity identities using blockchains
AssigneeNumeracle, Inc.
InventorsRebekah Johnson, Mohamed S. Jaffer
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Abstract
Telephone calls can be validated using blockchains. In one example, a computing node can generate a distributed ledger indicating relationships between telephone numbers and unique identifiers assigned to the telephone numbers. The distributed ledger can be accessible to a telecommunication system for validating telephone calls.
Claims20
A computing node comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory including instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to:
- determine a telephone number associated with a telephone call between a caller and a recipient;
- determine a unique identifier associated with the telephone number;
- and
- verify the telephone call based on whether the unique identifier is correlated to the telephone number in a blockchain distributed across a plurality of computing nodes in a plurality of telecommunication systems.
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A method comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a telephone number associated with a telephone call between a caller and a recipient;
- determining, by the processor, a unique identifier associated with the telephone number;
- and
- verifying, by the processor, the telephone call based on whether the unique identifier is correlated to the telephone number in a blockchain distributed across a plurality of computing nodes in a plurality of telecommunication systems.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code that is executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
- determine a telephone number associated with a telephone call between a caller and a recipient;
- determine a unique identifier associated with the telephone number;
- and
- verify the telephone call based on whether the unique identifier corresponds to the telephone number in a blockchain distributed across a plurality of computing nodes in a plurality of telecommunication systems.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.