Title:
COUNTRY TO COUNTRY CALL INTERCEPT PROCESS (CIP)
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001045363
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A call intercept process (CIP) for calling card calls originating from an international country (102) and terminating at an international high fraud country. When a call is placed via a calling card and terminates to a high fraud terminating location, the call is first screened against a database (120) to determine if the termination is in fact, a high fraud country. Regardless of whether this screening is implemented, the call is routed to a first level operator in order to verify the billing account information (130) of the caller as an authorized user. This verification is based on customer and business name, address, zip code, and phone number. If the caller passes verification, a CIP process automatically overrides the calling card from any future Intercepts (135). If caller fails account verification, the CIP process automatically places the card in a 'LOCKED STATUS MODE' (145).
Inventors:
SPRINGER ARTHUR L
MARCHAND DEAN
MARCHAND DEAN
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/034136
Publication Date:
May 30, 2002
Filing Date:
December 18, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MCI WORLDCOM INC (US)
International Classes:
H04M17/00; (IPC1-7): H04M1/66; H04M17/00
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