Matthew B Mccarthy

US Patent:

20220303307, Sep 22, 2022

Filed:

Jun 6, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/832732

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Matthew McCarthy - Broomfield CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04L 9/40
H04L 65/4038

Abstract:

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing web-based monitoring and detection of fraudulent or unauthorized use of voice calling service. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, from a user device associated with an originating party, a request to initiate a call session with a destination party, the request comprising user information associated with the originating party and a destination number associated with the destination party; might query a database with session data (including user information) to access permission data and configuration data; and might configure fraud logic using received configuration data from the database. The computing system might analyze the session data and permission data using the configured fraud logic to determine whether the originating party is permitted to establish the requested call session with the destination party; if so, might initiate one or more first actions; and, if not, might initiate one or more second actions.

US Patent:

20210306453, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Feb 12, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/174644

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Matthew McCarthy - Broomfield CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04M 3/38
G06F 9/54
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing prevention of foreign initiated fraudulent or unauthorized use of calling service. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, from a first user device associated with an originating party, a request to access a first account of a calling system and an access code. Based on a determination that the received access code is valid, the computing system might determine whether the first user device associated with the originating party is located in a foreign country. If so, the computing system might determine whether a database contains a configurable flag indicating that international access is not allowed for the first account. If so, the computing system might initiate one or more first actions. If not, the computing system might provide the first user device with access to the first account of the calling system.

US Patent:

20210160276, May 27, 2021

Filed:

Apr 9, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/844710

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Matthew McCarthy - Broomfield CO, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing web-based monitoring and detection of fraudulent or unauthorized use of voice calling service. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, from a user device associated with an originating party, a request to initiate a call session with a destination party, the request comprising user information associated with the originating party and a destination number associated with the destination party; might query a database with session data (including user information) to access permission data and configuration data; and might configure fraud logic using received configuration data from the database. The computing system might analyze the session data and permission data using the configured fraud logic to determine whether the originating party is permitted to establish the requested call session with the destination party; if so, might initiate one or more first actions; and, if not, might initiate one or more second actions.

US Patent:

20170324771, Nov 9, 2017

Filed:

Sep 30, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/282743

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Matthew McCarthy - Lakewood CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04L 29/06
H04L 29/06
H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for detecting a potentially fraudulent access of a collaboration conferencing system on a telecommunications network and executing a corrective action in response to the detected access attempt. In some instances, the corrective action includes denying access to the collaboration system when the fraudulent access attempt occurs. In other instances, the corrective action includes providing a warning to the caller, rerouting the communication to another system within the network, or reporting and storing of the fraudulent attempt. To detect the possible fraudulent access attempt, a device may detect more than one fraudulent access attempt to the collaboration conferencing system and determine a pattern. With the pattern of attempts known, the system accesses a database to determine if a valid account is likely to be accessed by the fraudulent attempts and takes actions to prevent access to the valid account.