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Inbound calls to intelligent controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices

  • US 10,063,692 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2017
  • Issued: 08/28/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inbound call system for handling inbound calls to inmate media and/or communications devices, the system comprising:

  • an inbound inmate call server configured to;

    receive an inbound call connection request, from a non-inmate, directed to an inmate and/or the inmate'"'"'s media and/or communications device;

    offer one or more billing options, including at least a wireless carrier billing option, to the non-inmate for completing the call connection;

    an authenticating server configured to;

    confirm that the non-inmate is associated with an address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device the non-inmate is calling;

    receive, via the inmate media and/or communications device, data for verifying authentication of an inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device; and

    verify authentication of the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device using the data and that the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device is associated with the address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device.

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