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

  • US 10,205,826 B1
  • Filed: 09/19/2017
  • Issued: 02/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inbound call system for providing inbound calls to an inmate media and/or communications device operated by an inmate of a controlled-environment facility, the system comprising:

  • an inbound inmate call server configured to;

    receive a call originating from an inbound caller dialing a called number, wherein the received call is redirected from a telecommunications service provider to an inbound calling account associated with the inmate; and

    connect the inbound caller with the inmate media and/or communications device; and

    an authenticating server configured to;

    confirm the inbound caller is associated with an address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device;

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

    verify the identity of the inmate using the received data;

    confirm the identified inmate is associated with the address identifier of the inmate media and/or communications device.

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