Provisioning of digital media files to resident media devices in controlled-environment facilities
US10198586B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0227
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A controlled-environment facility local or remote content server downloads and caches a digital media file and determines whether a resident of the facility is allowed access to the digital media file. This determination may be made by the content server accessing a controlled-environment facility administration system. In response to a determination that the resident is allowed access, the digital media file is streamed and/or downloaded, from the content server, within a portion of the facility, to a controlled-environment facility resident media device adapted and/or approved for use by residents of the controlled-environment facility and disposed within the aforementioned portion of the facility. The streaming and/or downloading may be carried out, at least in part, via a wireless access point disposed within the portion of the controlled-environment facility to provide access by the resident media device disposed within the portion of the controlled-environment facility.
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