Patent ID: 9357382
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented system for validating call connections, comprising: metadata about a connecting party that is collected during a call, wherein the call is at least one of received by or initiated by a user; a security server to verify a connection status for the call by comparing the connecting party metadata with connecting party records stored in a database in an attempt to determine an identity of the connecting party based on the comparison, by identifying whether a security certificate is present with the metadata, and by determining the connection status based on an identity of the connecting party and whether the security certificate is present; and a notification to provide the connection status to the user via display of an icon on a mobile computing device, wherein the connection status and call are added to a call log for display with a further connection status.