Controlled Environment Media And communication system
AssigneeGlobal Tel*Link Corporation
InventorStephen L. HODGE
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Abstract
The Controlled Environment Media And Communication System delivers communications services to residents of controlled facilities using a common network architecture. Some of the communications capabilities of the Controlled Environment Media And Communication System include media distribution, video visitation, intra-facility messaging, and other such communications services.
Claims20
An intra-facility communications system for sending and receiving messages within a secured facility, the system comprising:
- a secured network, the secured network including a first secured partition and a second secured partition;
- an access terminal available to a resident of the secured facility, the access terminal configured to:
- receive an intra-facility message from the resident;
- and
- transmit the intra-facility message using the first secured partition of the secured network;
- and
- a central intra-facility communications server, the central intra-facility communication server configured to:
- receive the intra-facility message via the first secured partition of the secured network;
- and
- route the intra-facility message to its intended recipient using the second secured partition of the secured network.
An intra-facility communications system for sending and receiving messages within a secured facility, the system comprising:
- a network that provides communication services to the secured facility;
- an access terminal connected to the network, the access terminal configured to:
- receive an intra-facility message and secondary data from the resident;
- and
- transmit the intra-facility message to the network;
- a central intra-facility communications server, the central intra-facility communication server configured to:
- receive the intra-facility message and the secondary data from the access terminal;
- and
- route the intra-facility message based on the secondary data.
An intra-facility communications system for sending and receiving messages within a secured facility, the system comprising:
- a network that provides communication services to the secured facility;
- a user terminal located within the secured facility, the user terminal being configured to receive a message from an inmate of the secured facility, and to transmit the message to the network;
- a central intra-facility communications server configured to screen the message and to store the message in a message database, the message database including a plurality of previous messages sent by the inmate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.