Creation and use of mobile communications device identities

• US 10,034,153 B1
• Filed: 11/19/2015
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Securus Technologies Incorporated (Securus Special Investments LLC)
• Original Assignee: Securus Technologies Incorporated (Securus Special Investments LLC)
• Inventors: Smith, Matthew, Baker, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Agosta, Steve D
• Application Number:
  US14/946,030
• Time in Patent Office: 978 Days
• Field of Search: 455410, 455411, 455418, 4554321, 4554322, 4554351, 3703102, 370328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2281 Call monitoring, e.g. for law enforcement purposes; Call tracing; Detection or prevention of malicious calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/229 Wire identification arrangements; Number assignment determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/48 using secure binding, e.g. securely binding identity modules to devices, services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Systems and methods for creation of a device identity (ID) for mobile communications devices may capture equipment identification information and subscriber identification information for mobile communications devices and combine them to create a device identity for each pairing of equipment identification information and subscriber identification information captured. Such mobile communications devices, may be operating in association with a controlled-environment facility and the equipment identification information and subscriber identification information are captured by a controlled-environment facility mobile communications managed access system (central access point) and/or by a controlled-environment facility contraband mobile communications device assessment system (access point(s)). Thus, the device identity for each pairing of equipment identification information and subscriber identification information may be for mobile communication devices operating in association with the controlled-environment facility, including contraband communications devices operating within the facility.

Claims

1. A method for creation and use of a device identity for mobile communications devices, the method comprising:

capturing, by a controlled-environment facility mobile communications managed access system and/or by a controlled-environment facility contraband mobile communications device assessment system, an international mobile station equipment identity and an international mobile subscriber identity or a mobile equipment identifier and a mobile identification number for mobile communications devices operating in association with a controlled-environment facility;

performing, by a communications device analysis module, a decimal or hexadecimal mathematical operation or hash function to combine the international mobile station equipment identity and the international mobile subscriber identity or to combine the mobile equipment identifier and the mobile identification number or appending elements of each of the international mobile station equipment identity and the international mobile subscriber identity or each of the mobile equipment identifier and the mobile identification number captured for each mobile communications device together, to create a device identity number for each pairing of international mobile station equipment identity and international mobile subscriber identity or mobile equipment identifier and mobile identification number captured;

associating, by the communications device analysis module, each device identity number with at least one call; and

identifying, by an analytical platform, a controlled-environment facility resident using a particular mobile communications device and a particular subscriber identity or mobile identification number combination based on a number called by, or calling, in an associated call.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications devices operating in association with a controlled-environment facility are contraband mobile communications devices.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications devices operating in association with a controlled-environment facility are contraband mobile communications devices operating in the controlled-environment facility.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the controlled-environment facility resident using the particular mobile communications device and the particular subscriber identity or mobile identification number identifies the controlled-environment facility resident using a particular subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to identifying the controlled-environment facility resident using the particular mobile communications device and the particular subscriber identity or mobile identification number identification combination:

determining, by the communications device analysis module, each device identity number associated with controlled-environment facility approved mobile communications devices; and

determining, by the communications device analysis module, that each mobile communications device associated with device identity numbers not associated with controlled-environment facility approved mobile communications devices is a contraband mobile communications device.

6. A system for creation and use of a device identity for mobile communications devices comprising:

a central access point of a controlled-environment facility mobile communications managed access system, and/or one or more access points of a controlled-environment facility contraband mobile communications device assessment system, configured to monitor mobile communications and capture an international mobile station equipment identity and an international mobile subscriber identity or a mobile equipment identifier and a mobile identification number for mobile communications devices operating in association with the controlled-environment facility; and

a communications device analysis module configured to;

combine a captured international mobile station equipment identity and international mobile subscriber identity or a captures mobile equipment identifier and mobile identification number for each mobile communications device to create a device identity number for each pairing of international mobile station equipment identity and international mobile subscriber identity or mobile equipment identifier and mobile identification number captured for the mobile communication devices operating in association with the controlled-environment facility, by performing a decimal or hexadecimal mathematical operation or hash function on, or by appending elements of each of, the international mobile station equipment identity and international mobile subscriber identity or the mobile equipment identifier and mobile identification number;

determine each device identity number associated with controlled-environment facility approved mobile communications devices; and

determine that each mobile communications device associated with device identity numbers not associated with controlled-environment facility approved mobile communications devices is a contraband mobile communications device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the mobile communications devices operating in association with the controlled-environment facility are operating within the controlled-environment facility.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the analysis module if further configured to associate each device identity number with at least one call and the system further comprises an analytical platform configured to identify a controlled-environment facility resident using a particular mobile communications device and a subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module combination based on a number called by, or calling, in an associated call.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a controlled-environment facility mobile communications managed access system and/or a controlled-environment facility contraband mobile communications device assessment system, causes the controlled-environment facility mobile communications managed access system and/or the controlled-environment facility contraband mobile communications device assessment system to:

monitor mobile communications originating in and/or terminating within the controlled-environment facility;

capture an international mobile station equipment identity and international mobile subscriber identity or a mobile equipment identifier and mobile identification number for each mobile communications device monitored as operating within the controlled-environment facility and/or monitored as communicating with a mobile communications device operating within the controlled-environment facility;

combine the international mobile station equipment identity and international mobile subscriber identity or mobile equipment identifier and mobile identification number captured for each mobile communications device to create a device identity number for each pairing of international mobile station equipment identity and international mobile subscriber identity or mobile equipment identifier and mobile identification number for mobile communications devices operating within the controlled-environment facility and/or communicating with a mobile communications device operating within the controlled-environment facility, by performing a decimal or hexadecimal mathematical operation or hash function on, or by appending elements of each of, the international mobile station equipment identity and international mobile subscriber identity or the mobile equipment identifier and mobile identification number;

determine, by a communications device analysis module, each device identity number associated with controlled-environment facility approved mobile communications devices;

determine, by the communications device analysis module, that each mobile communications device associated with device identity numbers not associated with controlled-environment facility approved mobile communications devices is a contraband mobile communications device; and

allow communications by controlled-environment facility approved mobile communications devices.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the program instructions further cause the controlled-environment facility mobile communication managed access system and/or the controlled-environment facility contraband mobile communications device assessment system to associate each device identity number with at least one call and the program instructions further cause an analytical platform to identify a controlled-environment facility resident using a particular mobile communications device and a subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module combination based on a number called by, or calling, in an associated call.