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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Timothy Edwin Pabon, Greensboro, NC (US);
Wesley Larry Apple, Archdale, NC (US);
Timothy Edwin Pabon, Greensboro, NC (US);
Confinement Telephony Technology, LLC, Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
Inmate communications systems provide a feature-rich platform with a high degree of flexibility and security employing call control facilities located of institutional premises. Authentication processes for calling and called party verification include biometric techniques in some embodiments. Distributed processing of call control and billing provide flexible interactive call payment processes. Preferred embodiments feature voice over IP transmission and control featuring controlled access to avoid addition of unauthorized third-party call participants. Monitoring, recording and selective forwarding of calls is provided under control of system administrators.