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Method and system for providing a visual indication that a video relay service call originates from an inmate at a corrections facility

US11611721B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 2020
Grant dateMar 21, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/155
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for providing a visual indication that a video relay service (VRS) call originates from an inmate at a corrections facility, in which the method includes initiating a video relay service (VRS) call from a corrections facility between a called party and an inmate incarcerated at the corrections facility; and displaying a visual indication on a VRS client used by the called party, the visual indication including at least one of a visual indication that the VRS call is originating from a corrections facility, a visual indication that the VRS call is from an inmate incarcerated at a corrections facility, and a visual indication that the VRS call is being recorded.

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