Collective purchasing systems and methods for controlled-environment facility residents via controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media devices
US10607307B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0605
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems or methods for collective purchasing by controlled-environment facility residents may employ a plurality of controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media devices, each associated with a respective controlled-environment facility resident. These devices, disposed within one or more controlled-environment facilities, may each present an interface for purchasing goods and/or services via the device. The devices may each offer, via the interface, an option to collectively purchase a single good or service by a number of controlled-environment facility residents and may accept an indication of partial payment from the resident associated with the device. A controlled-environment facility management system, or similar functionality, may debit the partial payment from a respective controlled-environment facility trust account maintained to the benefit of each controlled-environment facility resident making a partial payment and may provision the collectively purchased good or service to these residents.
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