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Controlled environment facility visitation system using personal devices

  • US 10,643,416 B1
  • Filed: 09/17/2019
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A visitation system for providing visitation services to a resident of a controlled-environment facility, the system comprising:

  • an external wireless local area network access point configured to receive a connection request from a personal wireless device of a nonresident, the external wireless local area network access point accessible from a designated visitation area of the controlled-environment facility;

    an authorization server configured to;

    evaluate the connection request to determine whether the personal wireless device of the nonresident and/or the nonresident is/are recognized and registered with the visitation system; and

    redirect the connection request to register the personal wireless device of the nonresident and/or the nonresident with the visitation system, in response to a determination that the personal wireless device of the nonresident and/or the nonresident is/are not recognized or not registered with the visitation system; and

    a visitation server configured to establish a visitation session between the resident and the nonresident, wherein the nonresident participates via the personal wireless device, via the external wireless local area network access point, at least in part, in response to a determination that the personal wireless device of the nonresident and the nonresident is recognized and registered with the visitation system.

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