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US 10,708,369 B2Granted
Control of internet browsing in a secure environment
AssigneeGlobal Tel*Link Corporation
InventorStephen L. Hodge
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing internet access to residents of a controlled-environment facility. There are significant dangers associated with provide such residents with Internet access due to their criminal history. However, through the generation, updating and application of strict browsing restrictions, as well as the authentication of multiple forms of identifying information, Internet access can be provided to those residents safely and securely.
Claims28
A system comprising:
- an inmate profile database comprising an inmate information database, an internet profile database, an internet filter category database, and an internet access log database;
- an input device configured to receive login information from an inmate residing in a controlled environment facility;
- an authentication subsystem configured to verify an identity of the inmate based on the received login information;
- an internet profile generator configured to:
- retrieve, from the inmate information database, inmate information associated with the inmate, wherein the inmate information includes a criminal report detailing crimes committed by the inmate,
- automatically generate an inmate internet profile that includes internet content categories permitted or prohibited for the inmate based directly on the inmate information, and
- store the inmate internet profile in the internet profile database;
- and
- an internet content filtering subsystem configured to:
- receive a request to view a website from the inmate,
- determine one or more content categories of the requested website from the internet filter category database,
- permit internet access to the requested website using the one or more content categories of the requested website and a full inmate filter profile, wherein the full inmate filter profile is a logical combination of the internet content categories of the inmate internet profile and a global internet profile providing internet restrictions applicable to all inmates of the controlled environment facility,
- determine from the internet filter category database that the requested website is an uncategorized website;
- search the uncategorized website for problematic content based on the inmate internet profile, and
- provide the inmate with internet access to the uncategorized website based on the search of the uncategorized website for problematic content based on the inmate internet profile.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a purported identity of an inmate together with identifying information of the inmate during an internet browsing session, the inmate being a resident of a controlled environment facility;
- authenticating the identifying information against previously-stored information associated with the purported identity;
- retrieving, from an inmate information database, inmate information associated with the inmate, wherein the inmate information includes a criminal report detailing crimes committed by the inmate;
- automatically generating an inmate internet profile based directly on the inmate information, the inmate internet profile including internet content categories permitted or prohibited for the inmate;
- storing the inmate internet profile in an internet profile database;
- receiving a request to view a website from the inmate;
- determining one or more content categories of the requested website from an internet filter category database;
- and
- permitting internet access to the requested website based on the one or more content categories of the requested website and a full inmate filter profile, wherein the full inmate filter profile is a logical combination of the internet content categories of the inmate internet profile and a global internet profile providing internet restrictions applicable to all inmates of the controlled environment facility,
- wherein the authenticating, the automatically generating, the determining, and the permitting are performed by one or more processing devices, and
- wherein the method further comprises:
- determining from the internet filter category database that the requested website is an uncategorized website;
- searching the uncategorized website for problematic content based on the inmate internet profile;
- and
- providing, to the inmate, internet access to the uncategorized website based on the search of the uncategorized website for problematic content based on the inmate internet profile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.