Off-site detention monitoring system

• US 20050210268A1
• Filed: 09/20/2004
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Securus Technologies Incorporated (Securus Special Investments LLC)
• Original Assignee: T-Netix, Inc. (Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.)
• Inventors: Webb, Carol E., Duke, Michael D., Rothacker, Rainer J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,542,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

The present invention provides an Internet based system and method for monitoring the location of a subject at any time via telephone voice verification. The system and method enables an agency officer to enroll a subject'"'"'s profile into a computerized system. The subject then responds to a series of verbally answered questions, the responses to which are utilized to establish a voice signature for the subject. Subsequently, the system and method automatically and periodically contacts the subject at pre-determined locations at pre-determined times to verify the subject'"'"'s actual presence at the locations via voice verification software. The present invention also enables the agency officer to monitor and review compliance efforts implemented by the Internet based system while also providing notifications of non-compliance by the subject to the agency officer under criteria previously established by the officer.

Claims

1. A voice verification monitoring system which allows an Officer to verify whether a Subject is in compliance with a Restriction Program comprising:

a computer server;

a speaker verification system;

a database;

at least one remote telecommunications device; and

an interface unit providing Internet connectivity between said remote telecommunications device utilized by said Officer and said computer server;

wherein said computer server accesses from said database a data file containing information specific to said Subject, contacts said Subject via said interface unit, obtains a response from said Subject to a predetermined query, authenticates said response via said speaker verification system, and provides a result of said authentication in said data file.