Systems And Methods For Visitation Terminal User Identification
First Claim
1. A controlled environment visitation communication system comprising:
- a resident terminal;
a visitor terminal;
a closed communication circuit adapted to couple said resident terminal and said visitor terminal for visitation communication; and
an isolation circuit disposed in said closed communication circuit, said isolation circuit controllable to prevent visitation communication between said resident terminal and said visitor terminal in association with analysis of identification information collected using at least one of said resident terminal and said visitor terminal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods which collect information regarding users of controlled environment visitation terminals for identification of one or more parties to a visitation conversation are shown. Identifying information may be provided by various means, such as entry of a PIN, RFID, biometrics, etcetera. Embodiments provide a closed circuit visitation communication system in which a single port of a communication control system is used with respect to a pair of visitation terminals. Embodiments operate to prevent communication between a resident of a controlled environment facility and a visitor while identifying information is collected and verified. Thereafter, the resident and visitor may be placed in communication, whilst the identifying information may be utilized for such purposes as associating a recording of the conversation with the resident and/or visitor, issuing an alert to appropriate individuals that a conversation by one or more parties of interest is being conducted, collect investigative information, etcetera.
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47 Claims
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1. A controlled environment visitation communication system comprising:
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a resident terminal; a visitor terminal; a closed communication circuit adapted to couple said resident terminal and said visitor terminal for visitation communication; and an isolation circuit disposed in said closed communication circuit, said isolation circuit controllable to prevent visitation communication between said resident terminal and said visitor terminal in association with analysis of identification information collected using at least one of said resident terminal and said visitor terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing controlled environment facility visitation communications, said method comprising:
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isolating a visitation user terminal from a resident user terminal to prevent visitation communications therebetween; collecting user identification information from at least one of a visitor using said visitation user terminal and a resident using said resident user terminal; validating said user identification information; and allowing visitation communications between said visitation user terminal and said resident user terminal in response to said validating. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for providing control of detention facility visitation communications, said method comprising:
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preventing visitation communication between a visitation phone and an inmate phone, said visitation phone and said inmate phone being disposed within said detention facility and coupled to a same analog phone port of a detention facility call processing system; collecting inmate identification information, said inmate being a user of said inmate phone; processing said inmate identification information; and allowing visitation communication between said visitation phone and said inmate phone if a result of said processing indicates said inmate qualifies for visitation. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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