Inbound calls to intelligent controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices
First Claim
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 route a non-inmate inbound call to an inmate media and/or communications device; and
the inmate media and/or communications device 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;
verify authentication of the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device using the data; and
verify 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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Abstract
An inbound controlled-environment facility resident call server may route a non-resident inbound call to a controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications device. The called resident device may confirm that the non-resident is associated with an Address Identifier (AID) of that resident device. The resident device may also receive data for verifying authentication of the resident operating the device, verify authentication of the resident operating the device, and verify that the resident operating the device is associated with the AID. The inbound resident call server, or the called resident device itself, may connect the inbound call to the called resident device in response to the device authenticating the non-resident is associated with the AID, verifying authentication of the resident operating the device, and verifying that the resident operating the device is associated with the AID.
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26 Claims
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1. An inbound call system for handling inbound calls to inmate media and/or communications devices, the system comprising:
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an inbound inmate call server configured to route a non-inmate inbound call to an inmate media and/or communications device; and the inmate media and/or communications device 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; verify authentication of the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device using the data; and verify 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for processing inbound calls to inmate media and/or communications devices, the method comprising:
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routing, by an inbound inmate call server, an inbound call from a non-inmate to an inmate media and/or communications device to which the inbound call is directed; confirming, by the inmate media and/or communications device, that the non-inmate is associated with an address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device; receiving, by the inmate media and/or communications device, data for verifying authentication of an inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device; verifying, by the inmate media and/or communications device, authentication identification of the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device using the data; verifying, by the inmate media and/or communications device, that the resultantly verified inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device is associated with the address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device; and connecting the inbound call with the inmate media and/or communications device, as a result of the inmate media and/or communications device; authenticating that the non-inmate is associated with the address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device; verifying authentication of the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device using the data; and verifying 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. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by an inmate media and/or communications device, cause the inmate media and/or communications device to:
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receive an inbound call from a non-inmate; confirm that the inbound calling non-inmate is associated with an address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device; receive, via the inmate media and/or communications device, data associated with the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device; verify authentication of the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device as an inmate to whom the inbound call is directed; verify the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device is associated with an address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device; and connect the non-inmate inbound call as a result of authenticating that the non-inmate is associated with an address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device, verifying authentication of the inmate operating the inmate media and/or communications device, and verifying 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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