Patents by Inventor Doug Dement

Doug Dement has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods of detecting communications fraud
    Patent number: 8654948
    Abstract: A telephone fraud prevention system is provided. A fraud application server is in communication with a fraud database and a switch that determines which calls are sent to the fraud application server. A policy function may be integrated with existing fraud detection and correlation systems. When a call is originated and authentication fails, whether that's through a PIN, voice recognition, etc., the fraud application server sends a message indicating that this customer has failed to authenticate. After a number of authentication failures, evidence of high-risk calling is determined. Instead of reactively dealing with the fraud, the risk has been captured at the fraud application server and the switch blocks potential damage from that call and from that user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Dement, Todd Kechter, Michael Anthony Clark
  • Systems and Methods of Detecting Communications Fraud
    Publication number: 20130163737
    Abstract: A telephone fraud prevention system is provided. A fraud application server is in communication with a fraud database and a switch that determines which calls are sent to the fraud application server. A policy function may be integrated with existing fraud detection and correlation systems. When a call is originated and authentication fails, whether that's through a PIN, voice recognition, etc., the fraud application server sends a message indicating that this customer has failed to authenticate. After a number of authentication failures, evidence of high-risk calling is determined. Instead of reactively dealing with the fraud, the risk has been captured at the fraud application server and the switch blocks potential damage from that call and from that user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Doug Dement, Todd Kechter