Methods to improve fraud detection on conference calling systems based on observation of participants' call time durations

摘要

An embodiment of the invention includes a method for detecting fraudulent use in a conference calling system. One or more time duration thresholds are received for a conference call. The conference call is monitored to determine an attendee duration, a participants duration, and/or a conference call duration. The attendee duration represents the call duration of an attendee of the conference call; the participants duration represents the total call duration of all of the attendees combined; and, the conference call duration represents the call duration of the conference call. The time duration thresholds are compared to the attendee duration, participants duration, and/or conference call duration. Actions are performed by a processor if the attendee duration, participants duration, and/or conference call duration exceeds the time duration thresholds.

主权项

1. A method for detecting fraudulent use in a conference calling system, the method including:
receiving at least one time duration threshold for a conference call of the conference calling system; monitoring the conference call to determine at least one of a first call duration, a second call duration, and a third call duration,
the first call duration including a call duration of at least one attendee of the conference call,the second call duration including a total call duration of all of the attendees of the conference call combined, andthe third call duration including a call duration for the conference call; comparing the time duration threshold to at least one of the first call duration, the second call duration, and the third call duration with a processor; performing actions with the processor if at least one of the first call duration, the second call duration, and the third call duration exceeds the time duration threshold; and permitting the conference call to continue if the time duration threshold exceeds the first call duration, the second call duration, and the third call duration, when said comparing of the time duration threshold includes comparing the time duration threshold to the first call duration, the second call duration, and the third call duration.