System and method for determining unwanted call origination in communications networks
AssigneeYouMail, Inc.
InventorsAlexander E. Quilici, Michael J. Rudolph
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Abstract
A method and system for discovering and locating the source of unwanted communication origination in a communications network, the method comprising compiling a communication campaign database storing data of one or more communication campaigns along with automatically identified instances of those campaigns, and simultaneously or sequentially matching those instances against known communication traffic of a set of cooperating telecommunication carriers. The one or more communications campaigns include a grouping of related fingerprints and patterns that identify a sequence of characters, audio or video associated with instances of a same likely campaigns, either legitimate or illegitimate/fraudulent.
Claims22
A method, in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, for determining unwanted call origination, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a computing device, an individual communication as an instance of a given unwanted communication campaign by matching a fingerprint of the individual communication to the given unwanted communication campaign;
- determining, by a computing device, a communications service provider as a source of the individual communication;
- accessing, by a computing device, communication records of the communications service provider;
- confirming, by a computing device, the communications service provider as the source of the individual communication by identifying a match of the individual communication in the communication records;
- and
- scoring, by a computing device, the communications service provider based on the confirmation, wherein communications carried by the communications service provider to recipient devices are handled based on the scoring.
A system for determining unwanted call origination, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
- identify an individual communication as an instance of a given unwanted communication campaign by matching a fingerprint of the individual communication to the given unwanted communication campaign;
- determine a communications service provider as a source of the individual communication;
- access communication records of the communications service provider;
- confirm the communications service provider as the source of the individual
- communication by identifying a match of the individual communication in the communication records;
- and
- score the communications service provider based on the confirmation, wherein communications carried by the communications service provider to recipient devices are handled based on the scoring.
Non-transitory computer-readable media comprising program code that when executed by a programmable processor causes execution of a method for determining unwanted call origination, the computer-readable media comprising:
- computer program code for identifying an individual communication as an instance of a given unwanted communication campaign by matching a fingerprint of the individual communication to the given unwanted communication campaign;
- computer program code for determining a communications service provider as a source of the individual communication;
- computer program code for accessing communication records of the communications service provider;
- computer program code for confirming the communications service provider as the source of the individual communication by identifying a match of the individual communication in the communication records;
- and
- computer program code for scoring the communications service provider based on the confirmation, wherein communications carried by the communications service provider to recipient devices are handled based on the scoring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.