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Handheld video visitation

US9749863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateMar 17, 2014
Grant dateAug 29, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/08
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inmate mobile device for communicating with an outsider mobile device is provided. An identity data item, of the device, includes an inmate identifier of an inmate user of the inmate mobile device, a verified data and a restrictions repository. Also included is a media capture module configured to obtain an initial verification data from the inmate user of the inmate mobile device, and an outsider client application configured to receive the initial verification data from the media capture module, determine that the inmate verification data and the inmate verified data match, generate a connection request targeting the outsider mobile device. The connection request includes the inmate identifier of the inmate user and an outsider identifier of an outsider user of the outsider mobile device. The inmate application is also further configured to send the connection request to a server system.

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