# US 2014/0153706 A1 · Mobile Platform as a Delivery Mechanism for Security Capabilities > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0153706 A1 - Document ID: US20140153706A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/693,206 - Filed: 2012-12-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Assignees: Bank of America Corporation - Applicants: Bank of America Corporation - Inventors: James A. Boone, JR. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153706A1 ## CPC - H04M 11/06: Simultaneous speech and data transmission, e.g. telegraphic transmission over the same conductors - H04M 11/066: {Telephone sets adapted for data transmision} - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A system for making a trust determination of a telephone number includes a memory, which stores the telephone number, communicatively coupled to a processor. The processor transmits a request message, which comprises the telephone number and at least two of a telephone porting information request, a call forwarding information request, a telephone switching information request, and a telephone simultaneous ring information request, to a service provider. The processor then receives from the service provider a response message, which includes at least two of a telephone information response, a call forwarding information response, a telephone switching information response, and a telephone simultaneous ring information response. The processor then determines a tampering concern associated with at least one of the responses in the response message and increases an inquiry level based at least upon the determined tampering concern. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for making a trust determination of a telephone number, comprising: a memory operable to store a telephone number; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to: transmit a request message to a service provider, the request message comprising the telephone number and at least two of the following: a telephone porting information request; a call forwarding information request; a telephone switching information request; and a telephone simultaneous ring information request; receive a response message from the service provider, the response message comprising at least two of the following: a telephone porting information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone porting information request; a call forwarding information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the call forwarding information request; a telephone switching information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone switching information request; and a telephone simultaneous ring information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone simultaneous ring information request; and determine a tampering concern associated with at least one of the telephone porting information response, the call forwarding information response, the telephone switching information response, and the telephone simultaneous ring information response; and increase an inquiry level based at least upon the tampering concern. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein: the telephone porting information request requests whether there is a telephone porting event associated with the telephone number and for a porting date and a porting time associated with the telephone porting event; and the processor is further operable to compare the porting date and the porting time against a porting threshold. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein: the call forwarding information request requests whether there is a telephone porting event associated with the telephone number and for a forwarding date and a forwarding time associated with the call forwarding event; and the processor is further operable to compare the forwarding date and the forwarding time against a forwarding threshold. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein: the telephone switching information request requests whether there is a telephone switching event associated with the telephone number and for a switching date and a switching time associated with the telephone switching event; and the processor is further operable to compare the switching date and the switching time against a switching threshold. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein: the telephone simultaneous ring information request requests whether there is a telephone simultaneous ring event associated with the telephone number and for a simultaneous ring date and a simultaneous ring time associated with the telephone simultaneous ring event; and the processor is further operable to compare the simultaneous ring date and the simultaneous ring time against a simultaneous ring threshold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to determine a trust level associated with the telephone number based at least upon the tampering concern. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the inquiry level is based at least upon the trust level and the tampering concern. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein an increase in the inquiry level prompts a human agent to contact a customer associated the telephone number. ### Claim 9 A method for making a trust determination of a telephone number, comprising: transmitting a request message to a service provider, the request message comprising the telephone number and at least two of the following: a telephone porting information request; a call forwarding information request; a telephone switching information request; and a telephone simultaneous ring information request; receiving a response message from the service provider, the response message comprising at least two of the following: a telephone porting information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone porting information request; a call forwarding information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the call forwarding information request; a telephone switching information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone switching information request; and a telephone simultaneous ring information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone simultaneous ring information request; and determining a trust level for the telephone number based at least upon the response message. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein: the telephone porting information request requests whether there is a telephone porting event associated with the telephone number and for a porting date and a porting time associated with the telephone porting event; and the method further comprising: comparing the porting date and the porting time against a porting threshold. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein: the call forwarding information request requests whether there is a call forwarding event associated with the telephone number and for a forwarding date and a forwarding time associated with the call forwarding event; and the method further comprising comparing the forwarding date and the forwarding time against a forwarding threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein: the telephone switching information request requests whether there is a telephone switching event associated with the telephone number and for a switching date and a switching time associated with the telephone switching event; and the method further comprising comparing the switching date and the switching time against a switching threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein: the telephone simultaneous ring information request requests whether there is a telephone simultaneous ring event associated with the telephone number and for a simultaneous ring date and a simultaneous ring time associated with the telephone simultaneous ring event; and the method further comprising comparing the simultaneous ring date and the simultaneous ring time against a simultaneous ring threshold. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: determining a trust level associated with the telephone number based at least upon the tampering concern. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the inquiry level is based at least upon the trust level and the tampering concern. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein an increase in the inquiry level prompts a human agent to contact a customer associated the telephone number. ### Claim 17 A system for making a trust determination of a telephone number, comprising: a memory operable to store a telephone information database; and a processor operable to: receive a request message from a user, the request message comprising a telephone number and at least two requests, wherein each of the at least two requests comprises at least one of: a telephone porting information request; a call forwarding information request; a telephone switching information request; and a telephone simultaneous ring information request; receive from the telephone information database at least two responses, wherein each of the at least two responses comprises at least one of: a telephone porting information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone porting information request; a call forwarding information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the call forwarding information request; a telephone switching information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone switching information request; and a telephone simultaneous ring information response associated with the telephone number and responsive to the telephone simultaneous ring information request create a response message, the response message comprising the at least two responses; and transmit the response message to the user. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is further operable to: determine that the telephone information database does not comprise data responsive to at least one of the at least two requests; transmit the request message to a service provider server; receive a service provider server response message; and append the service provider response message to the response message. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the service provider server is associated with a service provider that provides telephone services to the telephone number. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the telephone number may associated with a mobile telephone or a landline telephone.