Patent ID: 8494142

Claim:
A method for detecting fraudulent use in a conference calling system, the method including: receiving at least one time duration threshold for a conference call of the conference calling system, the at least one time duration threshold including a first call duration threshold, a second call duration threshold, and a third call duration threshold, the first call duration threshold including a maximum allowed call duration for the at least one attendee of the conference call, the second call duration threshold including a maximum allowed total call duration for all of the attendees of the conference call combined, and the third call duration threshold including a maximum allowed call duration for the conference call; monitoring the conference call to determine at least one of a first call duration, a second call duration, and a third call duration, the first call duration including a call duration of at least one attendee of the conference call, the second call duration including a total call duration of all of the attendees of the conference call combined, and the third call duration including a call duration for the conference call; comparing the time duration threshold to at least one of the first call duration, the second call duration, and the third call duration with a processor; and performing actions with the processor if at least one of the first call duration, the second call duration, and the third call duration exceeds the time duration threshold.