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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Beck Mow, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
T-Netix, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 ; H04Q 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 ; H04Q 7/20 ;
Abstract
The invention is a computerized system that allows inmates of a correctional institution to communicate with parties outside the facilities via telephonic or electronic messaging events. The system provides a means to bill for the events while controlling to whom the inmate can communicate with or from whom they may receive communications, including controlling the method, the length, limited content editing, the frequency of communicating, storage of and the manner of alerting a recipient of a message or receipt thereof.