Integration of Cellular Phone Detection and Reporting into a Prison Telephone System
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Abstract
The present subject matter is directed to an apparatus and methodology for monitoring for the occurrence of use of unauthorized telecommunications equipment within a designated area. The present subject matter has particular utility to the corrections environment in that it discloses a methodology for detecting and reporting the unauthorized operation of cellular telephones within a corrections facility. The present technology may be used advantageously in combination with inmate telephone systems to transmit information to appropriate personnel in the form of email messages and/or voice communications by way of telephone local or corrections facility external telephone lines. The present technology also provides for recordation and storage of time, date and location information for detected events.
34 Citations
43 Claims
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22. A cellular telephone detection system for detecting unauthorized cellular telephone usage within predetermined zones within a facility, comprising:
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a plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors, each detector operatively associated with a predetermined zone within a facility and configured to produce a detection signal upon detection of cellular telephone transmissions within its respective predetermined zone, and one or more of said cellular telephone transmission detectors are positioned within the facility such that their respective detection zones at least partially overlap a respective detection zone of at least one other of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors; an interface device coupled to each of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors; and a telephone system coupled to said interface device, wherein said telephone system is configured to receive one or more detection signals from one or more of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors and to generate one or more notification messages indicative of detected cellular telephone transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon, execution of which, by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations to monitor one or more areas within a facility for unauthorized cellular telephone transmissions, the operations comprising:
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providing a plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors, with each detector configured to produce a detection signal upon detection of cellular telephone transmissions; positioning the plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors in a respective corresponding plurality of predetermined zones within a facility to be monitored, the positioning comprising positioning one or more of the cellular telephone transmission detectors such that their respective detection zones at least partially overlap a respective detection zone of at least one other of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors; coupling each of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors to an interface device; coupling the interface device to a telephone system; and configuring the telephone system to produce notification messages for relay to authorized personnel of the operation of unauthorized cellular telephone usage within one or more of the predetermined zones within the facility upon detection of cellular telephone transmissions by one or more of said cellular telephone transmission detectors. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An inmate telephone system for detecting unauthorized cellular telephone usage within a corrections facility, comprising;
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a plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors, each detector operatively associated with a predetermined zone within a corrections facility and configured to produce a detection signal upon detection of cellular telephone transmissions within its respective predetermined zone, wherein one or more of said cellular telephone transmission detectors are positioned such that their respective detection zones within the corrections facility at least partially overlap a respective detection zone of at least one other of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors; and a telephone system coupled to said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors, wherein said telephone system is configured to receive one or more detection signals from one or more of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors and to generate one or more notification messages indicative of detected cellular telephone transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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