Centralized voice over IP recording and retrieval method and apparatus
First Claim
1. An audio recording system, comprising:
- a telephone instrument located at a first location;
an analog to digital converter, having an input and an output, said telephone instrument coupled to said input of said analog to digital converter; and
a data storage device located at a second location physically remote from said first location, said data storage device coupled to said output of said analog to digital converter, whereby conversation data from conversations conducted by way of said telephone instrument may be recorded and stored at said second location physically remote from said first location.
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Abstract
The present subject matter is directed to an apparatus and methodology for recording, at a central data center, telephone conversations originating from remote locations. The present subject matter has particular utility to the penal (corrections) environment in that it discloses a methodology for recording and storing voice and related data at a central data center remote from either the origination or destination locations of a telephone call placed by an inmate in a prison or other facility. The disclosed technology permits storage of both voice and call related data at a remote facility in such a manner that the data is searchably accessible by authorized personnel at other remote locations by way of network or Internet connection to the central data center.
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27 Claims
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1. An audio recording system, comprising:
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a telephone instrument located at a first location;
an analog to digital converter, having an input and an output, said telephone instrument coupled to said input of said analog to digital converter; and
a data storage device located at a second location physically remote from said first location, said data storage device coupled to said output of said analog to digital converter, whereby conversation data from conversations conducted by way of said telephone instrument may be recorded and stored at said second location physically remote from said first location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An audio monitoring and recording system, comprising:
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a telephone instrument located at a first location;
an analog to digital converter having an analog input and a digital output, said telephone instrument coupled to said input of said analog to digital converter;
a storage device coupled to said output of said analog to digital converter, said storage device being configured to store recorded conversation data files corresponding to said digital output of said analog to digital converter;
a streaming converter coupled to said storage device; and
a workstation coupled to said streaming converter, whereby audio originating from said telephone instrument may be monitored at said workstation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An audio retrieval system, comprising:
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a storage device configured to store data files corresponding to recorded conversation;
a streaming converter coupled to said storage device; and
a workstation remotely coupled to said streaming converter, whereby audible reproductions of said recorded conversations may be monitored at said workstation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A specialized phone system for use in relation to a prison environment, having an audio recording system, comprising:
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a telephone instrument located at a first location situated within a prison facility;
an analog to digital converter, having an input and an output, said telephone instrument coupled to said input of said analog to digital converter; and
a data storage device located at a second location comprising a defined central data center physically remote from said first location, said data storage device coupled to said output of said analog to digital converter, whereby inmate conversation data from inmate conversations conducted by way of said telephone instrument may be recorded and stored at said central data center physically remote from said prison facility. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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