Call processing system for modifying inmate communication limits

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10757268-B2
Application number	US-201816237387-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2018
Priority date	Jun 30, 2017
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

A system for customizing time limits for inmate communications in a correctional facility is disclosed. The system includes a profile subsystem that stores an inmate profile of the inmate and a communication processing subsystem comprising one or more processors configured to receive data of an inmate communication of an inmate, identify a type of communication device of the inmate and a call recipient of the inmate communication based on the data of the inmate communication, retrieve the inmate profile of the inmate form the profile subsystem, identify a plurality of behaviors of the inmate based on the inmate profile, determine a time limit based on at least one of the type of communication device, the call recipient of the inmate communication, and the plurality of behaviors of the inmate, and assign the time limit to the inmate communication of the inmate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for inmate communications in a correctional facility, the system comprising:
a profile subsystem that stores an inmate profile of an inmate, the inmate profile comprising a plurality of behaviors of the inmate;
a communication processing subsystem comprising one or more processors configured to:
identify a time limit for an inmate communication of the inmate based on a call recipient of the inmate communication and the plurality of behaviors of the inmate retrieved from the inmate profile;
apply the time limit to the inmate communication of the inmate; and
extend the time limit of the inmate communication by a predetermined length of time; and
suspend the inmate communication after a duration of the inmate communication has reached an extended time limit.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the extended time limit comprises the predetermined length of time added to the time limit of the inmate communication.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors of the communication processing subsystem are further configured to:
determine whether the inmate is eligible or approved for a time extension of the inmate communication based on analyzing the inmate profile prior to extending the time limit of the inmate communication.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a communication database, wherein to identify the time limit of the inmate communication of the inmate, the one or more processors of the communication processing subsystem are configured to:
access the communication database;
identify a list of approved contacts for the inmate within the communication database;
match the call recipient of the inmate communication with an entry in the list of approved contacts; and
identify a time limit value permitted for the call recipient based on the entry in the list of approved contacts.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the inmate communication is a voice call, an audio communication, or video communication between the inmate and the call recipient of the inmate communication.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising: a first communication device of the inmate configured to transmit communication data to a second communication device of the call recipient of the inmate communication.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first and second communication devices comprise at least one of a mobile device, a payphone, a landline phone, or a tablet computer.

8. A communication processing server for inmate communications in a correctional facility, the communication processing server comprising:
a database configured to store an inmate profile of an inmate, the inmate profile comprising a plurality of behaviors of the inmate;
a network interface device configured to communicate with the database and a first communication device; and
at least one processor configured to:
identify a time limit for an inmate communication of the inmate based on a call recipient of the inmate communication and the plurality of behaviors of the inmate retrieved from the inmate profile;
apply the time limit to the inmate communication of the inmate; and
extend the time limit of the inmate communication by a predetermined length of time; and
suspend the inmate communication after a duration of the inmate communication has reached an extended time limit.

9. The communication processing server of claim 8 , wherein the extended time limit comprises the predetermined length of time added to the time limit of the inmate communication.

10. The communication processing server of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine whether the inmate is eligible or approved for a time extension of the inmate communication based on analyzing the inmate profile prior to extending the time limit of the inmate communication.

11. The communication processing server of claim 8 , wherein to identify the time limit of the inmate communication of the inmate, the at least one processor is configured to:
identify a list of approved contacts for the inmate within the database;
match the call recipient of the inmate communication with an entry in the list of approved contacts; and
identify a time limit value permitted for the call recipient based on the entry in the list of approved contacts.

12. The communication processing server of claim 8 , wherein the inmate communication is a voice call, an audio communication, or video communication between the inmate and the call recipient of the inmate communication.

13. The communication processing server of claim 8 , wherein the first communication device of the inmate is configured to transmit communication data to a second communication device of the call recipient of the inmate communication.

14. The communication processing server of claim 9 , wherein the first and second communication devices comprise at least one of a mobile device, a payphone, a landline phone, or a tablet computer.

15. A method implemented by an inmate communication processing system, the method comprising:
identifying, by an inmate call processing server in the inmate communication processing system, a time limit for an inmate communication of an inmate based on a call recipient of the inmate communication and a plurality of behaviors of the inmate retrieved from an inmate profile;
applying, by at least one processor of the inmate call processing server, the time limit to the inmate communication of the inmate; and
extending, by the at least one processor, the time limit of the inmate communication by a predetermined length of time; and
suspending, by the at least one processor, the inmate communication after a duration of the inmate communication has reached an extended time limit.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the extended time limit comprises the predetermined length of time added to the time limit of the inmate communication.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
determining whether the inmate is eligible or approved for a time extension of the inmate communication based on analyzing the inmate profile prior to extending the time limit of the inmate communication.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein identifying the time limit of the inmate communication of the inmate comprises:
accessing the communication database;
accessing a database to identify a list of approved contacts for the inmate;
matching, by the at least one processor, the call recipient of the inmate communication with an entry in the list of approved contacts; and
identifying, by the at least one processor, a time limit value permitted for the call recipient based on the entry in the list of approved contacts.

19. The Method of claim 15 , wherein the inmate communication is a voice call, an audio communication, or video communication between the inmate and the call recipient of the inmate communication.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
transmitting communication data from a first communication device of the inmate to a second communication device of the call recipient of the inmate communication.

Assignees

• Global Tel Link Corp

Inventors

• Hodge Stephen Lee

Classifications

• H04M15/00

  Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication {; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP} · CPC title

• H04M15/853

  Calculate maximum communication time or volume · CPC title

• H04M15/775

  Account specifications on parallel communications · CPC title

• H04M15/88

  Provision for limiting connection, or expenditure · CPC title

• H04M15/47

  Fraud detection or prevention means · CPC title