Calling Device Authentication Using Separate Verification Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional caller ID systems provide limited information to the called party, typically restricted to a fifteen-character name associated with the calling party's phone number, failing to offer comprehensive context about the caller.
Innovation Solution
Systems and methods that generate context data based on device activities of a calling device, including internet browsing history, application data, and user interactions, to provide a called device with detailed information about the caller, enabling personalized and efficient communication experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional caller ID systems are used to transmit calling information, then the system complexity remains low and compatibility is maintained, but the quantity and quality of information provided to the called party is limited to a fifteen-character name
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information transmission process into multiple channels: traditional Caller ID for basic identification and separate data streams for additional context information such as browsing history, application data, and device activities. This allows comprehensive information delivery while maintaining compatibility with existing telephone systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary components including a context data generator and data processor that collect, process, and transmit additional caller information separately from the traditional Caller ID stream. These intermediaries enable enhanced information delivery without requiring modification of core telephone network infrastructure.
2Reliability
If authentication data is collected and verified separately from the call, then authentication accuracy improves, but the time required to establish the communication session increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs authentication actions during the call setup phase by collecting authentication data and verifying it against stored credentials before the communication session fully establishes. This preliminary verification ensures authentication accuracy while minimizing delay by conducting checks in parallel with initial call routing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses automatically collected device identifiers and authentication data from the calling device itself, eliminating the need for manual authentication input. The called party's device automatically verifies the incoming authentication data, reducing both time and complexity of the authentication process.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for automatically authenticating an incoming call are disclosed. In one implementation a method for automatically authenticating an incoming call includes receiving a call from a calling device. The call includes an identifier associated with the calling device. The method further includes receiving, separately from the call, authentication data associated with a device or a user, determining, using the identifier and the authentication data, that the authentication data is associated with the same calling device that initiated the call, verifying the authentication data, and based on a result of the verification, determining that the call is initiated by an authenticated device or user.