Systems and methods for providing a visual content gallery within a controlled environment

• US 10,122,825 B1
• Filed: 07/27/2017
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Global Tel-Link Corporation
• Original Assignee: Global Tel-Link Corporation
• Inventors: Petty, Alex
• Primary Examiner(s): Dalencourt, Yves
• Application Number:
  US15/662,103
• Time in Patent Office: 467 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1062 Editing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/173 face re-identification, e.g. recognising unknown faces across different face tracks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0245 Filtering by information in the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0414 during transmission, i.e. party's identity is protected against eavesdropping, e.g. by using temporary identifiers, but is known to the other party or parties involved in the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a visual content gallery within a controlled environment are disclosed herein. A content gallery server receives a content submission from an inmate device within the controlled environment. Further, the content gallery server determines that the content submission does not include prohibited content based on comparing the content submission to a blacklist of prohibited information. When the content submission does not include prohibited content, the content gallery server adds the content submission to a network accessible content gallery corresponding to an inmate associated with the inmate device. Further, authorized friends and family of the inmate may view the content submission and provide comments on the content submission.

Claims

1. A method for managing a social content gallery in a controlled environment, comprising:

receiving a content submission message from an inmate device, the content submission message including first authentication information and content;

determining an inmate associated with the inmate device based on the first authentication information;

authenticating the inmate based at least in part on the first authentication information;

determining restricted submission information applicable to the content submission based on the inmate;

determining that the content does not include the restricted submission information based on monitoring movement of an identified object from a first frame of the content to a second frame of the content;

receiving a request for the content from a consumer device, the request including second authentication information;

determining a consumer associated with the consumer device based on the second authentication information;

authenticating the consumer based at least in part on the second authentication information;

determining a filter based on an attribute of the consumer;

applying the filter to the content to create filtered content; and

sending the filtered content to the consumer device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a comment submission from a commenter device, the comment submission including a comment and third authentication information;

determining a commenter based on the third authentication information;

authenticating the commenter based at least in part on the third authentication information;

determining restricted comment information applicable to the comment based on at least one of the inmate or the commenter;

determining that the comment does not include the restricted comment information; and

associating the comment with the content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that a face associated with the inmate is included in the content based on performing facial recognition analysis on the content.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that the consumer is approved to view the content based on authorization information associated with at least one of the inmate or the consumer.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that a face associated with a person other than the inmate is included in the content based on performing facial recognition analysis on the content; and

wherein the applying the filter to the content to create filtered content includes obfuscating the face associated with the person other than the inmate.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an age associated with the consumer; and

wherein the applying the filter to the content to create filtered content further includes modifying a background image of the content based on determining the age associated with the consumer.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying textual information included in the content; and

wherein the applying the filter to the content to create filtered content further includes obfuscating the textual information within the content.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a filter selection from the inmate device, the filter selection identifying a consumer type and a filter type to apply when receiving requests from consumers associated with the consumer type;

determining that the consumer is of the consumer type; and

wherein the filter is of the filter type.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the content includes at least one of an image, a video capture, or an image slideshow.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the restricted information includes at least one of profanity, slurs, obscenities, nudity, obscene gestures, or communications associated with criminal activity.

11. A method for managing a social content gallery in a controlled environment, comprising:

receiving a content submission message from a user device located outside of the controlled environment, the content submission message including content, a content gallery identifier, and first authentication information;

determining a user associated with the user device based on the authentication information;

authenticating the user based on the authentication information;

determining that the user is authorized to add the content to a content gallery associated with the content gallery identifier;

determining that an authorized face associated with the content gallery is included in the content based on performing facial recognition analysis on the content;

determining that the content does not include restricted submission information applicable to the content based on monitoring movement of an identified object from a first frame of the content to a second frame of the content;

adding the content to a content gallery associated with the content gallery identifier based on determining that the authorized face associated is included in the content;

receiving a request for the content from an inmate device associated with the inmate, the request including second authentication information;

authenticating the inmate based at least in part on the second authentication information;

determining that the inmate is authorized to access the content gallery associated with the content gallery identifier; and

sending the content to the inmate device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising;

determining that an unauthorized face that is not associated with the content gallery is included in the content based on performing facial recognition analysis on the content; and

applying a filter to the content to create filtered content, the filter obfuscating the unauthorized face.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a comment submission from a commenter device, the comment submission including a comment and third authentication information;

determining a commenter based on the third authentication information;

authenticating the commenter based at least in part on the third authentication information;

determining restricted comment information applicable to the comment based on the inmate and the commenter;

determining that the comment does not include the restricted comment information; and

associating the comment with the content.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining the restricted submission information based on user information corresponding to the consumer.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying textual information included in the content; and

applying a filter to the content, the filter obfuscating the textual information within the content.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the content includes at least one of an image, a video capture, or an image slide show.

17. A system for distributing content created by an inmate located within a controlled environment, the content being received via a secure private network from an inmate device associated with the inmate, the system comprising:

a database that stores inmate profile information associated with the inmate and an inmate device identifier;

a network accessible content gallery associated with the inmate; and

one or more processors and/or circuits configured to;

receive a content submission message from the inmate device, the content submission message including the inmate device identifier and content;

determine restricted submission information applicable to the content based on the profile information;

determine that the content does not include the restricted submission information based on monitoring movement of an identified object from a first frame of the content to a second frame of the content;

determine that a face associated with the inmate is included in the content based on performing facial recognition analysis on the content; and

add the content to the network accessible content gallery.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the one or more processors and/or circuits are further configured to:

receive a request for the content from a consumer device, the request including authentication information;

identify the consumer corresponding to the consumer device based on the authentication information;

authenticate the consumer based at least in part on the authentication information;

determine a filter based on the consumer;

apply the filter to the content to create filtered content; and

send the filtered content to the consumer device.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the database further includes commenter profile information associated with a commenter, and the one or more processors and/or circuits are further configured to:

receive a comment submission from a commenter device, the comment submission including a comment and authentication information;

determine the commenter based on the authentication information;

authenticate the commenter based at least in part on the authentication information;

determine restricted comment information applicable to the comment based on the inmate profile information and the commenter profile information;

determine that the comment does not include the restricted comment information;

and associate the comment with the content within the network accessible gallery.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors and/or circuits are further configured to:

determine that a face associated with a person other than the inmate is included in the content based on performing facial recognition analysis on the content; and

apply a filter to the content to create filtered content, the filter obfuscating the face associated with the person other than the inmate.