WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
First Claim
1. A system for locating wireless devices within a controlled environment facility, said system comprising:
- a multi-path mesh network of wireless nodes, wherein said network of wireless nodes comprises a plurality of wireless nodes disposed to monitor at least a portion of said controlled environment facility; and
an information processing platform in communication with said network of wireless nodes and operable to process information provided by one or more of said wireless node, and provide location information specific to a wireless device disposed in said controlled environment facility.
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Abstract
Systems and methods which facilitate wireless communications within a controlled environment in a controlled manner are shown. Embodiments operate to recognize wireless communications terminating within a controlled environment facility and control one or more aspects of the communications. Embodiments also operate to detect wireless devices disposed within a controlled environment facility and determine the location of the wireless devices. Embodiments deploy one or more wireless communication nodes in communication with an information processing platform operating in association with the controlled environment facility, such that wireless devices detected by the wireless communication nodes are located by the call processing platform and wireless communications passing through the wireless communication nodes are subject to call processing by the information processing platform.
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1. A system for locating wireless devices within a controlled environment facility, said system comprising:
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a multi-path mesh network of wireless nodes, wherein said network of wireless nodes comprises a plurality of wireless nodes disposed to monitor at least a portion of said controlled environment facility; and
an information processing platform in communication with said network of wireless nodes and operable to process information provided by one or more of said wireless node, and provide location information specific to a wireless device disposed in said controlled environment facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for locating a wireless device within a controlled environment facility, said method comprising:
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detecting a signal emitted by a wireless device using one or more wireless node disposed to monitor at least a portion of said controlled environment facility, wherein said one or more wireless node is part of a multi-path mesh network of wireless nodes;
collecting data associated with said signal; and
determining the location of said wireless device using said data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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- 35. A system for processing wireless communications with respect to a controlled environment facility comprising a multi-path mesh network of a plurality of wireless nodes disposed to monitor at least a portion of said controlled environment facility.
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40. A method for processing wireless communications with respect to a controlled environment facility, said method comprising:
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detecting a wireless device using one or more wireless node disposed to monitor at least a portion of said controlled environment facility, wherein said one or more wireless node is part of a multi-path mesh network of wireless nodes deployed in association with said controlled environment facility; and
intercepting a wireless communication placed from or to said wireless device using at least one wireless node disposed to illuminate at least a portion of said controlled environment facility, wherein said at least one wireless node is part of said network of wireless nodes. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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