TCP/IP BASED VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A system for providing voice connection between a user at a source location and a destination, the system comprising:
- a plurality of telephone adapter devices configured in a first local area network;
a plurality of voice communication devices in communication with said telephone adapter devices;
a router in communication with the first local area network and an IP network; and
a plurality of processing centers in communication with an IP network and a public switched telephone network,wherein each of said plurality of processing centers comprises at least one server in communication with said plurality of voice communication devices over the IP network, andwherein said at least one server can exchange information with the user at the correctional facility, process the information exchanged and based on the processing result, establish communication between the user and the destination.
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Abstract
In various embodiments described herein a TCP/IP based voice communication system is described. The TCP/IP based voice communication system may be useful in a correctional facility or other environments such as college campus, hospitals or other institutions. In addition to providing voice communication from a source to a destination, the voice communication system can perform additional functions for example, validating destination numbers, maintaining user records and storing call details.
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1. A system for providing voice connection between a user at a source location and a destination, the system comprising:
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a plurality of telephone adapter devices configured in a first local area network; a plurality of voice communication devices in communication with said telephone adapter devices; a router in communication with the first local area network and an IP network; and a plurality of processing centers in communication with an IP network and a public switched telephone network, wherein each of said plurality of processing centers comprises at least one server in communication with said plurality of voice communication devices over the IP network, and wherein said at least one server can exchange information with the user at the correctional facility, process the information exchanged and based on the processing result, establish communication between the user and the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing voice communication from a user at a source location to a receiver at a destination, the method comprising:
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providing at the source location a plurality of telephone adapter devices configured in a first local area network and a router, wherein said router is in communication with the plurality of telephone adapter devices at a first end and in communication with an IP network at a second end; providing a plurality of processing centers in communication with an IP network, said plurality of processing centers comprising at least one server; providing a plurality of voice communication devices in communication with the plurality of telephone adapter devices, wherein the plurality of telephone adapter devices convert signals from the voice communication devices into signals that can be transported over the IP network; establishing communication between one of the voice communication devices and one of the plurality of processing centers by converting signals from the voice communication devices into signals that can be transported over the IP network and converting signals that can be transported over the IP network into signals that can be processed by the voice communication devices; processing at said one of the plurality of processing centers, the information received from the voice communication devices; and establishing communication between one of the said voice communication devices and the receiver at a destination through said one of the plurality of processing centers on the basis of the processing results. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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