# US 10,320,969 B2 · Inmate communication processing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,320,969 B2 - Document ID: US10320969B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/996,398 - Filed: 2018-06-01 - Published: 2018-12-06 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-01 - Assignees: Fedcom, Inc. - Applicants: Fedcom, Inc. - Inventors: Sandy Y. Chang; Mark D. Wemple - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320969B2 ## CPC - H04M 3/2281: {Call monitoring, e.g. for law enforcement purposes; Call tracing; Detection or prevention of malicious calls} - G06F 16/60: of audio data - G06F 21/31: User authentication - G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services - G06Q 50/26: Government or public services (business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40) - H04M 3/2218: {Call detail recording} - H04M 3/42221: {Conversation recording systems (at the subscriber's set H04M1/656)} - H04M 3/53333: {Message receiving aspects} - H04M 15/04: Recording calls {, or communications} in printed, perforated or other permanent form - H04M 17/02: Coin-freed or check-freed systems {, e.g. mobile- or card-operated phones, public telephones or booths} - H04M 2201/60: Medium conversion - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A communication processing system is coupled to a global computer network. At least one inmate communication from an inmate is automatically converted into an inmate digital communication for communication to at least one remote device. The at least one inmate communication is received at the communication processing system from a correctional facility. At least one side of each of the at least one inmate communication is automatically scanned into at least one digital file. The at least one digital file is automatically converted into the inmate digital communication according to at least one sending template. The at least one sending template is based, at least in part, on at least one formatting requirement of at least one of: the at least one remote device, and a service provider of the at least one remote device. The inmate digital communication is electronically communicated to the at least one remote device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication processing system coupled to a global computer network and configured to perform a method of automatically converting at least one inmate communication from an inmate into an inmate digital communication for communication to at least one remote device, the method performed by the communication processing system comprising: a) receiving, at the communication processing system, the at least one inmate communication from a correctional facility; b) automatically scanning, by the communication processing system, at least one side of each of the at least one inmate communication into at least one digital file; c) automatically converting the at least one digital file into the inmate digital communication according to at least one sending template, the at least one sending template based, at least in part, on at least one formatting requirement of at least one of: i) the at least one remote device; and ii) a service provider of the at least one remote device; and d) electronically communicating the inmate digital communication to the at least one remote device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one inmate communication comprises an identifier of the inmate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one inmate communication comprises identification information of a user of the at least one remote device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one inmate communication is void of an envelope. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one inmate communication is void of an indication of postage. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the method performed by the communication processing system further comprises automatically storing at least one of the following in at least one data storage device: a) the at least one digital file; and b) the inmate digital communication. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the method performed by the communication processing system further comprises: a) automatically identifying the inmate digital communication as a privileged communication; and b) automatically storing communication header information for at least one of the following in at least one data storage device: i) the at least one digital file; and ii) the inmate digital communication. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the method performed by the communication processing system further comprises: a) automatically identifying the inmate digital communication as a privileged communication; and b) automatically storing at least one of the following in at least one privileged data storage device: i) the at least one digital file; and ii) the inmate digital communication. ### Claim 9 A method of automatically converting at least one inmate communication from an inmate into an inmate digital communication for communication to a user of at least one remote device, the method comprising: a) receiving, at a communication processing system, the at least one inmate communication from a correctional facility; b) automatically scanning, by the communication processing system, at least one side of each of the at least one inmate communication into at least one digital file; c) automatically converting the at least one digital file into the inmate digital communication according to at least one sending template, the at least one sending template based, at least in part, on at least one formatting requirement of at least one of: i) the at least one remote device; and ii) a service provider of the at least one remote device; and d) electronically communicating the inmate digital communication to the at least one remote device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein at least one of the at least one inmate communication comprises an identifier of the inmate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein at least one of the at least one inmate communication comprises identification information of the user of the at least one remote device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the at least one inmate communication is void of an envelope. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the at least one inmate communication is void of an indication of postage. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising storing at least one of the following in at least one data storage device: a) the at least one digital file; and b) the inmate digital communication. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising: a) identifying the inmate digital communication as a privileged communication; and b) storing communication header information for at least one of the following in at least one data storage device: i) the at least one digital file; and ii) the inmate digital communication. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising: a) identifying the inmate digital communication as a privileged communication; and b) storing at least one of the following in at least one privileged data storage device: i) the at least one digital file; and ii) the inmate digital communication.