Inbound calls to intelligent controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices
US9420094B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/52
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Inbound call processing systems and methods for processing inbound calls to controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices employ an inbound resident call server configured to host inbound calling accounts established by non-residents, receive inbound calls from the non-residents, route the inbound calls to an authenticating server, confirm that the resident device is active, and connect the inbound resident call system with the resident device if active or inform the non-resident the resident is not available if not. The inbound resident call server also connects the non-resident inbound call with the resident device if the non-resident is associated with the inbound calling account, the inbound calling account is associated with an address identifier of the resident device and the resident's personal identification number is associated with the address identifier of the resident device, all of which may be authenticated by the authenticating server.
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