MUMBAI, India, June 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647067017 A) filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC on May 28, 2026, for Native Dialer Verification For A Mobile Computing Device.
Inventors include Hassan, Amer Aref; Dunning, Shaun Paul; Kinsey, Michele; and Vanatalu, Tonu.
The application for the patent was published on June 05, 2026, under issue no. 23/2026.
Abstract: A method for detecting fraudulent SIM swapping on mobile devices is presented. When a server receives a call request, it obtains and compares the device's unique identifier to a stored one. If different, the call is held pending authentication. Authentication involves sending instructions via messaging service for the user...