Call authentication using call forwarding

    公开(公告)号:US10027816B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US15445569

    申请日:2017-02-28

    Abstract: The invention may verify calls to a telephone device by activating call forwarding to redirect calls for the telephone device to a prescribed destination; receiving a message from a server verifying the call; deactivating call forwarding to receive the call; and reactivating call forwarding when the call is concluded. In another embodiment, the invention may, in response to a telephone device initiating a call to a second telephone device installed with a particular application or software, transmit a message to a server causing it to instruct the second telephone device to deactivate call forwarding. In yet another embodiment, the invention may cause a server to receive a message from a prescribed location indicating that a call was received via call forwarding, and in response to the message, transmit an instruction to the intended recipient to deactivate the call forwarding if the call is verified as legitimate.

    Apparatus and method for detecting new calls from a known robocaller and identifying relationships among telephone calls

    公开(公告)号:US10666792B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15217780

    申请日:2016-07-22

    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting new calls from an existing spam or robocaller and aggregating calls that originate from the same infrastructure using a telephony honeypot are disclosed. An example method may receive a telephone call to a telephony honeypot and store metadata and a call audio recording associated with the telephone call. A transcript may be created of the call audio recording. Audio features may be extracted from the call audio recording. The transcript may be compared to other previously-received transcripts in order to determine a similarity between the call and previously-received calls. Audio features and metadata may also be compared to determine whether the call is similar to other previously-received calls. If a call is similar, the call may be identified with the same spam campaign or robocaller as the similar, previously-received call.

    Call authentication using call forwarding

    公开(公告)号:US10375248B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US16026498

    申请日:2018-07-03

    Abstract: The invention may verify calls to a telephone device by activating call forwarding to redirect calls for the telephone device to a prescribed destination; receiving a message from a server verifying the call; deactivating call forwarding to receive the call; and reactivating call forwarding when the call is concluded. In another embodiment, the invention may, in response to a telephone device initiating a call to a second telephone device installed with a particular application or software, transmit a message to a server causing it to instruct the second telephone device to deactivate call forwarding. In yet another embodiment, the invention may cause a server to receive a message from a prescribed location indicating that a call was received via call forwarding, and in response to the message, transmit an instruction to the intended recipient to deactivate the call forwarding if the call is verified as legitimate.

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