CA2279684A1 - Method and apparatus for telephone call fraud detection and prevention - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for telephone call fraud detection and prevention Download PDF

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CA2279684A1
CA2279684A1 CA002279684A CA2279684A CA2279684A1 CA 2279684 A1 CA2279684 A1 CA 2279684A1 CA 002279684 A CA002279684 A CA 002279684A CA 2279684 A CA2279684 A CA 2279684A CA 2279684 A1 CA2279684 A1 CA 2279684A1
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Gordon Ryley
Sheldon Mccullough
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VTech Communications Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/66—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling
    • H04M1/667—Preventing unauthorised calls from a telephone set
    • H04M1/67—Preventing unauthorised calls from a telephone set by electronic means

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for detecting and preventing telephone call fraud. The call fraud detector apparatus is connected to the telephone line, and includes a telephone line interface with switch hook. A
parallel set detector indicates to the microcontroller that another device has gone off hook on the telephone line. The microcontroller causes the telephone line interface switch hook to also go off hook in parallel, thereby preventing pulse dialing by the other device. The device may also include a DTMF tone detector and generator to prevent DTMF
dialing on the telephone line. The call fraud detector can provide a visual, audible, and/or tactile indication when unauthorized use of the telephone line occurs, and can be enabled or disabled by an external device. The call fraud detector can log the time and date of each unauthorized call placed on a line, and can also notify the telephone service provider when an unauthorized call is attempted.
CA002279684A 1999-08-05 1999-08-05 Method and apparatus for telephone call fraud detection and prevention Expired - Fee Related CA2279684C (en)

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US09/628,147 US6914968B1 (en) 1999-08-05 2000-07-28 Method and apparatus for telephone call fraud detection and prevention
GB0019095A GB2357934B (en) 1999-08-05 2000-08-03 Method and apparatus for telephone call fraud detection and prevention

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