IP Library Patent Application 13898679
Patent Application
App. No. 13/898,679

Method and System for Enrolling a Voiceprint in a Fraudster Database

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App. No.
13/898,679
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for enrolling a voiceprint in a fraudster database, the method comprising: a) defining a fraud model comprising at least one hypothesis indicative of a fraudulent transaction; b) processing audio data based on the fraud model to identify at least one suspect voiceprint in the audio data suspected of belonging to a fraudster; and c) enrolling the at least one suspect voiceprint in the fraudster database.

Claims (38)

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A method for enrolling a voiceprint into a fraudster database, the method comprising:

storing a fraud model in a memory device;

receiving at a fraud detection engine a batch of transactions before detection of a fraud for transactions in the batch, each transaction including audio data and a caller identity;

processing the batch of transactions to extract a subset of the batch of transactions based on the fraud model, the processing performed using a selection engine;

processing the audio data of each of the extracted transactions using a voice processing engine to identify a group of transactions in the extracted transactions, the identified group of transactions including audio data characteristic of a unique individual who has called multiple times;

processing the caller identities of the identified group of transactions using the voice processing engine to determine that the unique individual has used multiple caller identities;

generating a voiceprint from the audio data of the identified group of transactions using the voice processing engine; and

enrolling the generated voiceprint into the fraudster database using an enrollment engine.

22 . The method according to claim 21 , wherein the fraud model comprises transactions related to a phone number pattern belonging to a specific geographical location.

23 . The method according to claim 21 , wherein the fraud model comprises transactions related to a specific action requested by the caller.

24 . The method according to claim 23 , wherein the specific action is change of address.

25 . The method according to claim 21 , wherein processing the audio data of each of the extracted transactions comprises generating a score for each transaction and comparing scores to determine a likelihood that two callers are the same individual.

26 . The method according to claim 21 , wherein fraud model comprises at least one of a predetermined time period, random sampling, calls made to a same phone number, calls received from a same phone number, calls made to a specific phone number pattern, all calls for a same account, calls received from a specific phone number pattern, call forwarded calls, calls from a specific service provider, similar transactions, and specific out-of-pattern transactions.

27 . The method according to claim 21 , wherein the fraud model comprises transactions related to a specific geographical location.

28 . The method according to claim 27 , wherein the geographic location comprises at least one of a billing address, a place of shipment, a zip code, and an address on an account.

29 . A system for early detection of fraudsters, the system comprising:

a device memory for storing a fraud model;

an early detection engine configured to receive a batch of transactions before the system receives a fraud report for transactions in the batch, each transaction including caller audio data and caller identity data;

a selection engine configured to extract a subset of transactions from the batch of transactions based on the fraud model;

a voice processing engine configured to process the caller audio data and caller identity data of the subset of transactions extracted from the batch to:

identify a group of transactions including audio data characteristic of a unique individual who has called multiple times using more than one caller identities, and

generate a voiceprint from the audio data of the identified group of transactions; and

an enrollment engine configured to enroll the generated voiceprint into the fraudster database.

30 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the caller audio data includes a voiceprint.

31 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the batch of caller audio data is recorded by a third party on behalf of an enterprise.

32 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the fraud model includes transactions that exceed a predetermined value.

33 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the fraud model includes comparing an expected channel associated with a phone number and a detected channel.

34 . The system according to claim 33 , wherein the voice processing engine is further configured to analyze audio signal characteristics to determine the detected channel.

35 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the fraud model includes calls from frequently used Automatic Number Identifications.

36 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the fraud model includes determining if a call is received from a VOIP, landline, or mobile service provider.

37 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the fraud model includes calls received from the same phone number.

38 . A non-transitory computer readable storage media having a program embodied thereon, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for enrolling voiceprints into a database of suspected fraudsters, the method comprising:

analyzing caller audio data in a batch of transactions related to calls to identify a plurality of groups of multiple calls, each group characteristic of a unique individual;

determining from caller identity data for each of the identified groups of multiple calls if the transactions related to the group of multiple calls include multiple caller identities; and

enrolling a voiceprint of the unique individual into the database of suspected fraudsters.

39 . The system according to claim 38 , wherein the analyzing caller audio data is performed before receiving a fraud report for the batch of transactions.

40 . The system according to claim 38 , further comprising extracting a subset of transactions from the batch of transactions by analyzing audio signal characteristics of the call audio data for channel detection.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2013
From: GUTIERREZ, RICHARD; RAJAKUMAR, ANTHONY; GUERRA, LISA M.; HARTIG, DAVID
To: VICTRIO, INC.
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