METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT REVIEW OF EXCHANGED CONTENT

• US 20140280630A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intelmate LLC
• Original Assignee: Telmate LLC (Global Tel-Link Corporation)
• Inventors: Torgersrud, Richard, Yamasaki, John Satori
• Granted Patent: US 10,498,840 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/308 retaining data, e.g. retaining successful, unsuccessful communication attempts, internet access, or e-mail, internet telephony, intercept related information or call content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A method for reviewing an inmate'"'"'s communications that includes receiving a two-party message including a media item, and determining whether the media item is viewable pending review. When the media item is viewable pending review, placing the media item in a conditionally viewable repository for the inmate, and making the two-party message accessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the conditionally viewable repository for the inmate. When the media item is not viewable pending review, placing the media item in a conditionally held repository for the inmate, and making the two-party message inaccessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the conditionally held repository for the inmate. The method further includes receiving review results of a review process performed on the media item, and moving the media item to a reviewed media items repository based on the review results.

Claims

1. A method for reviewing communications of an inmate comprising:

receiving a two-party message comprising a media item, wherein a first party of the two-party message is the inmate, and wherein the two-party message targets a recipient;

determining whether the media item is viewable pending review;

when the media item is viewable pending review;

placing the media item in a conditionally viewable repository for the inmate; and

making the two-party message accessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the conditionally viewable repository for the inmate;

when the media item is not viewable pending review;

placing the media item in a conditionally held repository for the inmate; and

making the two-party message inaccessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the conditionally held repository for the inmate;

receiving review results of a review process performed on the media item; and

moving the media item to a reviewed media items repository based on the review results.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the review results indicate that the media item is rejected,

wherein moving the media item to the reviewed media items repository based on the review results comprises moving the media item to a rejected repository, and

wherein the method further comprises:

making the two-party message inaccessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the rejected repository for the inmate.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein placing the media item in the conditionally viewable repository for the inmate comprises:

obtaining preliminary restrictions for the inmate, and

placing the media item in the conditionally viewable repository based on the preliminary restrictions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the review process performed on the media item comprises:

obtaining restrictions for the inmate,

determining an attribute of the media item, and

generating the review results based on a comparison of the restrictions and the attribute.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the review process is performed by a software reviewer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a second party of the two-party message is external to a controlled facility housing the inmate.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the recipient is the inmate.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for reviewing communications of an inmate, the method comprising:

receiving a two-party message comprising a media item, wherein a first party of the two-party message is the inmate, and wherein the two-party message targets a recipient;

determining whether the media item is viewable pending review;

when the media item is viewable pending review;

placing the media item in a conditionally viewable repository for the inmate;

making the two-party message accessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the conditionally viewable repository for the inmate;

when the media item is not viewable pending review;

placing the media item in a conditionally held repository for the inmate; and

making the two-party message inaccessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the conditionally held repository for the inmate;

receiving review results of a review process performed on the media item; and

moving the media item to a reviewed media items repository based on the review results.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8,

wherein the review results indicate that the media item is rejected,

wherein moving the media item to the reviewed media items repository based on the review results comprises moving the media item to a rejected repository, and

wherein the method further comprises:

making the two-party message inaccessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the rejected repository for the inmate.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein placing the media item in the conditionally viewable repository for the inmate comprises:

obtaining preliminary restrictions for the inmate, and

placing the media item in the conditionally viewable repository based on the preliminary restrictions.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the review process performed on the media item comprises:

obtaining restrictions for the inmate,

determining an attribute of the media item, and

generating the review results based on a comparison of the restrictions and the attribute.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the review process is performed by a software reviewer.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein a second party of the two-party message is external to a controlled facility housing the inmate.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the recipient is the inmate.

15. A system for reviewing communications of an inmate, comprising:

a message server configured to;

receive a two-party message comprising a media item, wherein a first party of the two-party message is the inmate, and wherein the two-party message targets a recipient,

determine whether the media item is viewable pending review,

when the media item is viewable pending review;

place the media item in a conditionally viewable repository for the inmate; and

make the two-party message accessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the conditionally viewable repository for the inmate,

when the media item is not viewable pending review;

place the media item in a conditionally held repository for the inmate; and

make the two-party message inaccessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the conditionally held repository for the inmate,

receive review results of a review process performed on the media item, and

move the media item to a reviewed media items repository based on the review results; and

a database server comprising;

the conditionally viewable repository,

the conditionally held repository, and

a rejected repository.

16. The system of claim 15,

wherein the review results indicate that the media item is rejected,

wherein moving the media item to the reviewed media items repository based on the review results comprises moving the media item to the rejected repository, and

wherein the message server is further configured to:

make the two-party message inaccessible to the recipient based on the media item being placed in the rejected repository for the inmate.

17. The system of claim 15,

wherein the database server further comprises:

preliminary restrictions for the inmate, and

wherein the message server is further configured to;

obtain preliminary restrictions for the inmate, and

place the media item in the conditionally viewable repository based on the preliminary restrictions.

18. The system of claim 15,

wherein the database server further comprises:

restrictions for the inmate, and

a reviewer application configured to;

obtain the restrictions for the inmate,

determine an attribute of the media item, and

generate the review results based on a comparison of the restrictions and the attribute.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

an inmate application, and

an outsider application,

wherein the message is generated by one selected from a group consisting of the inmate application and the outsider application.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the inmate application is executing on a computing system located within a controlled facility.