System and method for providing crime victims updated information and emergency alert notices
OwnerYung T. Nguyeninventor
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating information concerning the status of inmates to callers and automatically notify victims registered with the system at a registered electronic address when the status of a specified inmate has changed. The notifications to the electronic address of the registered victim will continue at spaced predetermined intervals until either the registered victim responds with a registered personal identification number or a predetermined time period measured from the initial time notification elapses.
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A victim notification system for storing status information concerning a plurality of inmates, storing information pertaining to victims each associated with a respective one of said inmates, and notifying a victim upon the occurrence of a change of status of an inmate associated with said victim comprising
- (a) a central control station for storing a plurality of prison inmate information files each pertaining to a respective inmate and a plurality of victim information files each pertaining to a respective victim, each of said victim information files
- (i) being identified with a respective one of said plurality of inmates files,
- (ii) containing a victim identifying code, and
- (iii) containing a unique electronic communication victim address;
- (b) a remote data storage means for receiving inmate status change information pertaining to a change of status of a specified inmate and communicating said inmate status change information to said central control station, said central control station retaining said inmate status change information in the inmate file of said specified inmate;
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- (c) a plurality of victim information receiving components, each component being in communication with said central control station and having one of said electronic addresses corresponding to a victim, said control station upon receiving said inmate status change information transmitting at predetermined intervals said inmate status change information to one of said components having an electronic address corresponding to a victim associated with said specified inmate.
An inmate status information system for storing status and change of status information pertaining to each of a plurality of inmates and providing said information upon a request from a caller pertaining to the status of a selected one of said inmates comprising
- (a) a central control station for storing a plurality of prison inmate information files each pertaining to a respective inmate;
- (b) a remote data storage means for receiving inmate status information and communicating said status change information to said central control station pertaining to said inmates, said central control station retaining status information in said information files;
- (c) a communication transmission component;
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- (d) a communication channel selectively and electronically tying said component and said central control station together, said central control station responsive to a request signal generated by one of said components for providing status information pertaining to a selected inmate to said one component.
A method for communicating change of status information of a prison inmate to a victim registered to be notified upon the occurrence of said change of status and confirming that a communication of said change of status information has been received by said victim comprising the steps of
- (a) inputting into and storing first information pertaining to said prison inmate, said first information being periodically updated with inmate status change information;
- (b) storing second information pertaining to said registered victim, said second information including an electronic address of said registered victim and a victim code pertaining to said registered victim;
- (c) monitoring said first information for inmate status change information;
- (d) upon the occurrence of said inmate status change information, searching said second information for said electronic address;
- (e) contacting said electronic address at spaced predetermined time intervals with a notification that includes said inmate status change information until an earliest occurrence of
- (i) a receipt of a transmission that includes said victim code, said step of contacting ceasing upon receipt of said transmission, thereby indicating said registered victim has received said notification or
- (ii) a predetermined time period elapses from a point in time when said step of contacting was initiated, said step of contacting ceasing upon the completion of said time period thereby indicating said registered victim has not received said notification.
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