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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Securus Technologies, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Joseph Higgs, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Securus Technologies, LLC, Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, apparatuses, and systems for verifying inmate presence during a secure facility transaction. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving input information to initiate a user session at an interactive data terminal, generating user presence information to track the presence of the user at the interactive data terminal, determining that the user has left the interactive data terminal in response to the presence information, and automatically terminating the user session in response to a determination that the user has left the interactive data terminal.