Method and system for rating multiple call destination types from a single video relay kiosk in a corrections facility
OwnerChris Talbotinventor
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Abstract
A method and system for rating multiple call destination types from a single video relay kiosk in a corrections facility. The method comprises receiving an indication of a first dialed phone number by a video relay kiosk in a corrections facility, the first dialed phone number representing a destination for a first phone call; querying a remote database or a local database or a third-party service provider to determine a first call destination type associated with the first dialed phone number; recording the first call destination type returned from the query; and recording a first charge for the first phone call, the first charge being based upon a first rate associated with the first call destination type returned from the query.
Claims24
A method for rating multiple call destination types from a single video relay kiosk in a corrections facility, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a first dialed phone number by a video relay kiosk in a corrections facility, the first dialed phone number representing a destination for a first phone call;
- querying a remote database to determine a first call destination type associated with the first dialed phone number;
- recording the first call destination type returned from the query;
- and
- recording a first charge for the first phone call, the first charge being based upon a first rate associated with the first call destination type returned from the query.
A method for rating multiple call destination types from a single video relay kiosk in a corrections facility, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a first dialed phone number by a video relay kiosk in a corrections facility, the first dialed phone number representing a destination for a first phone call;
- querying a local database to determine a first call destination type associated with the first dialed phone number;
- recording the first call destination type returned from the query;
- and
- recording a first charge for the first phone call, the first charge being based upon a first rate associated with the first call destination type returned from the query.
A method for rating multiple call destination types from a single video relay kiosk in a corrections facility, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a first dialed phone number by a video relay kiosk in a corrections facility, the first dialed phone number representing a destination for a first phone call;
- sending the first phone call to a third-party service provider for third-party processing, the third-party service provider providing at least one of video relay service (VRS), video visitation (VV) service, video remote interpreting (VRI) service, direct video calling (DVC) service, or voice over internet protocol (VOIP) service;
- querying the third-party service provider to determine a first call destination type associated with the first dialed phone number;
- recording the first call destination type returned from the query;
- and
- recording a first charge for the first phone call, the first charge being based upon a first rate associated with the first call destination type returned from the query.
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