Patents Examined by Melur Ramahrishnaiah
  • Patent number: 8098804
    Abstract: Systems and methods which detect unauthorized, impermissible, or otherwise undesired call activity through the use of one or more third party databases are shown. For example, a controlled environment facility information management system may access a database external thereto, such as a victim notification database, which is created and maintained by a third party unrelated to the controlled environment facility. Such third party database access may be accomplished at the point of call validation or caller verification for determining the treatment of the call (e.g., allowed, blocked, allowed with limitations, etcetera). Such call treatment determinations may be made with respect a particular prisoner or other resident of the controlled environment facility making the call, may be made with respect to all calls made from a particular controlled environment facility, may be made with respect to a group of controlled environment facilities, etcetera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Securus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Rae, John J. Viola, Richard Falcone