Alarm control for inmate call monitoring
First Claim
1. An inmate call monitoring station comprising:
- a display;
an input device;
an output device;
a network interface device configured to communicate with a monitoring server and an alarm; and
a processor and/or circuit configured to;
display data regarding a plurality of inmate communications occurring in a correctional facility on the display, wherein each inmate communication includes a participating inmate from among a plurality of inmates in the correctional facility;
receive, from the monitoring server, a first notification indicating detection of a predefined event in a first inmate communication;
play audio of the first inmate communication through the output device in response to receiving the first notification;
receive, from the monitoring server, a second notification indicating activation of the alarm in response to the detection of the predefined event, wherein the alarm is activated by the monitoring server to emit a sound in an area of the correctional facility until the alarm is manually turned off; and
transmit, to the monitoring server, a request to suspend the first inmate communication, wherein the request is generated by the input device.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an inmate call monitoring station including a processor and/or circuit configured to display data regarding a plurality of inmate communications occurring in a correctional facility on a display, wherein each inmate communication includes a participating inmate from among a plurality of inmates in the correctional facility, receive, from a monitoring server, a first notification indicating detection of a predefined event in a first inmate communication, play audio of the first inmate communication through an output device in response to receiving the first notification, receive, from the monitoring server, a second notification indicating activation of an alarm in response to the detection of the predefined event, wherein the alarm is activated to emit a sound in an area of the correctional facility until the alarm is manually turned off, and transmit, to the monitoring server, a request to suspend the first inmate communication.
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20 Claims
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1. An inmate call monitoring station comprising:
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a display; an input device; an output device; a network interface device configured to communicate with a monitoring server and an alarm; and a processor and/or circuit configured to; display data regarding a plurality of inmate communications occurring in a correctional facility on the display, wherein each inmate communication includes a participating inmate from among a plurality of inmates in the correctional facility; receive, from the monitoring server, a first notification indicating detection of a predefined event in a first inmate communication; play audio of the first inmate communication through the output device in response to receiving the first notification; receive, from the monitoring server, a second notification indicating activation of the alarm in response to the detection of the predefined event, wherein the alarm is activated by the monitoring server to emit a sound in an area of the correctional facility until the alarm is manually turned off; and transmit, to the monitoring server, a request to suspend the first inmate communication, wherein the request is generated by the input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for inmate call monitoring at a monitoring station in a correctional facility, the method comprising:
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displaying data regarding a plurality of inmate communications occurring in the correctional facility on a display of the monitoring station, wherein each inmate communication includes a participating inmate from among a plurality of inmates in the correctional facility; receiving, from a monitoring server, a first notification indicating detection of a predefined event in a first inmate communication; playing audio of the first inmate communication through an output device of the monitoring station in response to receiving the first notification; and receiving, from the monitoring server, a second notification indicating activation of an alarm in response to the detection of the predefined event, wherein the alarm is activated by the monitoring server to emit a sound in an area of the correctional facility until the alarm is manually turned off. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device for monitoring inmate calls in a correctional facility, the computing device comprising:
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an input device; an output device; a network interface device configured to communicate with a monitoring server and an alarm system; and a processor and/or circuit configured to; monitor data regarding a plurality of inmate communications occurring in the correctional facility, wherein each inmate communication includes a participating inmate from among a plurality of inmates in the correctional facility; receive, from the monitoring server, a first notification indicating detection of a predefined event in a first inmate communication; play audio of the first inmate communication through the output device in response to receiving the first notification; receive, from the monitoring server, a second notification indicating activation of the alarm system in response to the detection of the predefined event, wherein the alarm system is activated by the monitoring server to emit a sound in an area of the correctional facility until the alarm system is manually turned off; and transmit, to the monitoring server, a request to bridge an investigator to the first inmate communication, wherein the request is generated by the input device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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