SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND TRANSMITTING A NON-REAL TIME COMMUNICATION

• US 20170324834A1
• Filed: 05/06/2016
• Published: 11/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Global Tel-Link Corporation
• Original Assignee: Global Tel-Link Corporation
• Inventors: HODGE, Stephen L.
• Application Number:
  US15/148,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20170324834A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/287 Remote access server, e.g. BRAS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/25 with rate being modified by the source upon detecting a change of network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/822 Collecting or measuring resource availability data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/826 Involving periods of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

A system and method for generating and transmitting a non-real time communication are disclosed. The system includes a communication center having a communication server and a scheduling server which reduce a cost of transmitting non-real time communications. The communication server controls at least one or more of a transmission speed, a transmission quality, or a transmission packet size. The scheduling server is configured to schedule the transmission of non-real time communications based on when network traffic is low or near idle.

Claims

1. A non-real time communication system for transmitting a non-real time communication to or from a correctional facility, the non-real time communication system comprising:

an interface subsystem that includes;

an interface unit that is configured to facilitate a user in generating a non-real time communication;

a memory that stores the non-real time communication; and

a scheduling subsystem that includes;

a scheduling database that stores scheduling data for transmitting non-real time communications; and

a scheduling server configured to transmit the non-real time communication based on the scheduling data.

2. The non-real time communication system of claim 1, wherein the non-real time communication is one or more of a text message, an audio message, a video message, a photo, or a bundled message.

3. The non-real time communication system of claim 1, wherein the scheduling subsystem generates the scheduling data based on data indicating a time when a network traffic is predicted to be near idle.

4. The non-real time communication system of claim 1, further comprising a communication server configured to control at least one or more of a transmission quality, a transmission speed, or a transmission packet size of the non-real time communication.

5. The non-real time communication system of claim 4, wherein the scheduling subsystem generates the scheduling data based on data received from the user interface indicating a user'"'"'s selection on at least one of the transmission quality, the transmission speed, or the transmission packet size for transmitting the non-real time communication.

6. The non-real time communication system of claim 5, wherein the interface unit is further configured to facilitate retrieval of the non-real time communication from the storage subsystem for editing prior to the determined date and time.

7. The non-real time communication system of claim 6, wherein the user interface is further configured to retrieve the non-real time communication from the storage subsystem until a predetermined event occurs.

8. The non-real time communication system of claim 7, wherein the predetermined event includes one or more of a start of a cutoff period prior to a scheduled transmission of the non-real time communication, a start of monitoring of the non-real time communication by a monitoring center, or receipt of an administrator approval.

9. The non-real time communication system of claim 1, wherein the scheduling data indicates a time and a method of transmitting the non-real time communication.

10. A scheduling server for scheduling a transmission of a non-real time communication to or from a correctional facility, the scheduling server comprising:

a network interface device configured to communicate with a communication device over a network; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive a request to transmit message from a communication device indicating that a non-real time communication is ready to be transmitted;

transmit, to the communication device, a scheduling message including cost options for sending the non-real time communication;

receive, from the communication device, selected transmission parameters; and

generate scheduling data indicating a time for transmitting the non-real time communication based on the selected transmission parameters.

11. The scheduling server of claim 10, wherein the selected transmission parameters include data indicating at least one of a transmission quality, a transmission speed, or a transmission packet size for transmitting the non-real time communication.

13. The scheduling server of claim 10, wherein the scheduling data is further based on data indicating whether a monitoring of the non-real time communication or an administrator approval is required prior to transmitting the non-real time communication.

14. The scheduling server of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the cost options for transmitting the non-real time communication based on a predicted amount of traffic on the network.

15. The scheduling server of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the cost options for transmitting the non-real time communication based on a lowest cost and slowest transmission method during a predetermined time period.

12. The scheduling server of claim 12, wherein the transmission quality includes a compression rate for transmitting the non-real time communication.

16. A communication server for transmitting a non-real time communication to or from a correctional facility, the communication server comprising:

a network interface device configured to communicate with a communication device over a network;

a storage device that stores non-real time communications; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive scheduling data that indicates a time and method of transmitting a non-real time communication; and

transmit the non-real time communication based on the scheduling data.

17. The communication server of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control a network governor to adjust a transmission speed when transmitting the non-real time communication based on the scheduling data.

18. The communication server of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to compress, prior to transmission, the non-real time communication based on the scheduling data.

19. The communication server of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to allow access to the non-real time communications for editing or deletion until a predetermined event occurs.

20. The communication server of claim 19, wherein the predetermined event includes one or more of a start of a cutoff period prior to a scheduled transmission of the non-real time communication, a start of monitoring of the non-real time communication by a monitoring center, or receipt of an administrator approval.