METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING FRAUD IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Patent 1417827

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EP 1 417 827 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/20

(21)	Application number: 02759162.7

(22)	Date of filing: 19.07.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04M 15/00, H04M 17/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/022984

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/009575 (30.01.2003 Gazette 2003/05)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

19.07.2001 US 908831

(71)	Applicant: Worldcom, Inc.
	Clinton, MS 39056 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MARCHAND, Dean, C. Longmont, CO 80501 (US) SPRINGER, Arthur, Lance Waterloo, IA 50707 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hofmann, Harald
	Sonnenberg Fortmann,Patent- & Rechtsanwälte,Postfach 33 08 65 80068 München 80068 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING FRAUD IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM