System and Method for Determining and Associating Tariff Rates for Institutional Calls
First Claim
1. A telecommunication management system for a controlled environment, the telecommunication management system comprising:
- a telephone located in the controlled environment configured to receive from an inmate of the controlled environment a dialed telephone number associated with a called party and to initiate a call to the dialed telephone number;
an account database for storing account information of a plurality of registered users, the plurality of registered users including the inmate;
a caller database for storing call permissions for the inmate;
a revenue management system configured to determine whether the dialed telephone number is billable, the determination including;
accessing the caller database to determine whether the dialed telephone number is blocked;
accessing the account database to determine whether the plurality of registered users includes the called party; and
when the plurality of registered users includes the called party, determining whether an account associated with the called party has sufficient funds.
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Abstract
A telecommunications method for call forwarding including storing information regarding a called party in at least one local database, where the information regarding the called party is stored in a user account and making a telephone call by dialing a telephone number with a telephone, where the telephone is contained in a telephone management system. The method also includes determining whether the telephone number is associated with the user account and transferring, via the switchboard, the call to the called party if the telephone number is associated with the user account, where the telephone management system is in communication with a revenue management system, and also where the revenue management system contains at least one local database.
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20 Claims
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1. A telecommunication management system for a controlled environment, the telecommunication management system comprising:
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a telephone located in the controlled environment configured to receive from an inmate of the controlled environment a dialed telephone number associated with a called party and to initiate a call to the dialed telephone number; an account database for storing account information of a plurality of registered users, the plurality of registered users including the inmate; a caller database for storing call permissions for the inmate; a revenue management system configured to determine whether the dialed telephone number is billable, the determination including; accessing the caller database to determine whether the dialed telephone number is blocked; accessing the account database to determine whether the plurality of registered users includes the called party; and when the plurality of registered users includes the called party, determining whether an account associated with the called party has sufficient funds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing billing of a called party by a telecommunication management system for a controlled environment, the method comprising:
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receiving from an inmate of the controlled environment a dialed telephone number associated with a called party; initiating a call to the dialed telephone number; storing account information of a plurality of registered users in an account database, the plurality of registered users including the inmate; storing call permissions for the inmate in a caller database; conditionally determining whether the dialed telephone number is billable, the determination including; querying the caller database to determine whether the dialed telephone number is blocked; querying the account database to determine whether the plurality of registered users includes the called party; and when the plurality of registered users includes the called party, determining whether an account associated with the called party has sufficient funds. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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