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US 2018/0295560 A1Published application
System and method for detecting and controlling contraband devices
AssigneeGlobal Tel*Link Corporation
InventorStephen Lee HODGE
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Abstract
The growing problem of contraband devices being smuggled into a correctional facility raises both security and safety issue. General fixed contraband detected systems are not cost effective because they require a high up-front cost and high maintenance, training and upgrade cost after installation. The present disclosure provides details of a system and method to detect and control the usage of contraband devices in a correctional facility cost effectively. Such a system is portable and can be relocated to different locations. Such a system both detects contraband devices and disrupts the operations of the contraband devices. Such a system further provides a report on the severity of contraband usage to the correctional facility.
Claims20
A portable detection and control system for detecting and controlling contraband devices in a correctional facility, comprising:
- a communication interface configured to:
- in a detection mode:
- detect one or more contraband devices by cycling through different frequency bands,
- intercept transmitted data from the one or more contraband devices, and
- after the intercepting, transition from the detection mode to a control mode;
- in the control mode:
- processing the intercepted data to a calling network;
- and
- recording caller information and call audio of the processed call data;
- a memory configured to store the transmitted data intercepted by the communication interface from the one or more contraband devices;
- and
- an application server configured to:
- instruct the communication interface to detect the one or more contraband devices,
- generate detection event information for each of the one or more contraband devices when the one or more contraband devices is detected,
- instruct the communication interface to intercept transmitted data from the one or more contraband devices,
- extract hardware, data usage, and location information of the one or more contraband devices from the transmitted data intercepted from the one or more contraband devices, and
- instruct the communication interface to disrupt the operation of the one or more contraband devices;
- and
- wherein the system is capable of being transported or conveyed.
16 more elements
A method of contraband device detection and control using a portable system, comprising:
- at a first location, conducting a first detection and control operation using the portable system, comprising:
- in a detection mode:
- detecting a first one or more contraband devices,
- intercepting a first transmitted data from the first one or more contraband devices,
- extracting a first hardware, data usage, and location information of the first one or more contraband devices from the first transmitted data from the first one or more contraband devices,
- generating a first report for the first one or more contraband devices, and
- after the intercepting, transition from the detection mode to a control mode;
- and
- in the control mode:
- processing the intercepted data to a calling network;
- and
- recording caller information and call audio of the processed call data;
- relocating the portable system from the first location to a second location, after the relocating, transitioning from the control mode to the detection mode, and conducting a second detection and control operation at the second location using the portable system, comprising:
- in the detection mode:
- detecting a second one or more contraband devices,
- intercepting a second transmitted data from the second one or more contraband devices,
- extracting a second hardware, data usage, and location information of the second one or more contraband devices from the second transmitted data from the second one or more contraband devices,
- generating a second report for the second one or more contraband devices, and
- transition from the detection mode to the control mode, and
- in the control mode:
- disrupting a second operation of the second one or more contraband devices.
18 more elements
A detection and control system, comprising:
- one or more detection and control units, the unit comprising
- a first communication interface configured to:
- in a detection mode:
- detect one or more contraband devices by cycling through different frequency bands,
- intercept transmitted data from the one or more contraband devices, and
- after the intercepting, transition from the detection mode to a control mode;
- in the control mode:
- processing the intercepted data to a calling network;
- and
- recording caller information and call audio of the processed call data;
- a memory configured to store the transmitted data intercepted by the first communication interface from the one or more contraband devices;
- and
- an application server configured to:
- instruct the first communication interface to detect the one or more contraband devices,
- generate detection event information for each of the one or more contraband devices when the one or more contraband devices is detected,
- instruct the first communication interface to intercept transmitted data from the one or more contraband devices,
- extract hardware, data usage, and location information of the one or more contraband devices from the transmitted data intercepted from the one or more contraband devices,
- instruct the first communication interface to disrupt the operation of the one or more contraband devices, and
- generate a report for the detection of the one or more contraband devices;
- and
- wherein the one or more detection and control units are enclosed by a transportable casing;
- and
- one or more first mobility units, configured to transport the one or more detection and control units.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.