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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020

Filed:

May. 22, 2018
Applicant:

Securus Technologies, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);

Inventor:

Matthew R. Smith, McKinney, TX (US);

Assignee:

Securus Technologies, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/26 (2012.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.01); H04M 3/436 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/26 (2013.01); G06Q 10/00 (2013.01); H04L 65/1076 (2013.01); H04M 3/42348 (2013.01); H04M 3/436 (2013.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.02);
Abstract

Systems and methods for implementing and using temporary movement buffers for residents of controlled-environment facilities are disclosed. In some embodiments, for example, a method may include determining that a resident of a controlled-environment facility is unable to access a communication device to be used during a communication event involving the resident. The method may also include performing at least one of: (a) allowing the communication event in response to a buffer value associated with the resident being smaller than a time to the communication event; or (b) declining the communication event in response to the buffer value associated with the resident being greater than the time to the communication event.


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