Patents by Inventor Stephen Hodges

Stephen Hodges has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12251188
    Abstract: A system and method for integration of telemedicine into multimedia video visitation systems of correctional facilities is disclosed herein. The system includes a telemedicine center that communicates with a medical center located at a correctional facility and a physician kiosk remote to the correctional facility. The medical center includes an inmate kiosk and a medical assistant station. The inmate kiosk and physician kiosk participate in a secure video call as part of an appointment between the inmate and physician. The inmate kiosk coordinates with the telemedicine center to verify an identity of the inmate. The inmate kiosk interfaces with a number of medical sensors and communicates data collected from the sensors to the physician kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Hodge
  • Publication number: 20250083539
    Abstract: Lawnmowers are provided. A lawnmower includes a seat; a first battery receiving area defining a plurality of compartments, wherein the first battery receiving area is disposed behind the seat; a second battery receiving area configured to receive a second battery, wherein the second battery receiving area is disposed over a wheel of the lawnmower; a plurality of first batteries each removably receivable in one of the plurality of compartments; and a second battery removably receivable in the second battery receiving area, wherein the second battery is smaller than each of the plurality of first batteries, wherein the lawnmower is operational without the second battery electrically coupled to the lawnmower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan Feldkamp, Shuai Shao, Nikolas Mika, Stephen Frost, Denis Ogiyenko, Grzegorz Kondro, Clint Cagle, Elry Hodge, Colin Hines, Raony Barrios
  • Patent number: 12212553
    Abstract: A communication device and system are disclosed for providing communication and data services to residents of a controlled facility. The device can be restricted to communicating only using an internet protocol so as to restrict the device communication to an internal intranet. Wireless access points may be disposed throughout the environment to route calls and data between the device and a central processing center. By converting a protocol of the communications received from the device to a protocol used by the central processing center, minimal modifications to the central processing center are needed to support a wireless communication infrastructure. Many restrictions and safeguards may be implemented within the phone and system in order to prevent improper use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Hodge, Garth Johnson, Christopher McNitt
  • Publication number: 20250019385
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of formula (I) wherein R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, Z, R3 to R5, ring A, ring B, p, q, V and W have the meanings given in the claims and specification, their use as inhibitors of KRAS, pharmaceutical compositions and preparations containing such compounds and their use as medicaments/medical uses, especially as agents for treatment and/or prevention of oncological diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Joachim BROEKER, Jason ABBOTT, Jianwen CUI, Stephen W. FESIK, Andreas GOLLNER, Lorenz HERDEIS, Tim HODGES, Andrew LITTLE, Andreas MANTOULIDIS, Juergen RAMHARTER, Dhruba SARKAR, Kevin SOKOL, Alex WATERSON, Tobias WUNBERG
  • Patent number: 12145070
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, systems and methods are described for video gaming in a controlled environment facility. A video game server allows tenants of a controlled environment facility to play video games that are served and monitored by the video game server. In embodiments, users may initiate a game session to play games in a single player mode, competitive multiplayer or cooperative multiplayer mode depending on the game being played. The video game server maintains block lists for each user such that those users may not initiate or engage in the same game sessions with each other. In game sessions with two or more users, the video game server allows users to communicate via audio or text communications. The video game server may monitor those communications for potential security concerns. Users may also view videos of previously completed or live game sessions, subject to similar security monitoring measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Hodge
  • Publication number: 20240344816
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to mobile correctional facility robots and systems and methods for coordinating mobile correctional facility robots to perform various tasks in a correctional facility. The mobile correctional facility robots can be used to perform many of the tasks traditionally assigned to correctional facility guards to help reduce the number of guards needed in any given correctional facility. When cooperation is employed among multiple mobile correctional facility robots to execute tasks, a central controller can be used to coordinate the efforts of the multiple robots to improve the performance of the overall system of robots as compared to the performance of the robots when working in uncoordinated effort to execute the tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen HODGE
  • Publication number: 20240205209
    Abstract: A communication device and system are disclosed for providing communication and data services to residents of a controlled facility. The device can be restricted to communicating only using an internet protocol so as to restrict the device communication to an internal intranet. Wireless access points may be disposed throughout the environment to route calls and data between the device and a central processing center. By converting a protocol of the communications received from the device to a protocol used by the central processing center, minimal modifications to the central processing center are needed to support a wireless communication infrastructure. Many restrictions and safeguards may be implemented within the phone and system in order to prevent improper use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen HODGE, Garth JOHNSON, Christopher McNITT
  • Publication number: 20240171686
    Abstract: Disclosed is a voice message exchange system and method for improving communication between an inmate and a third party by enabling the inmate to leave a message when a call is not answered and further allowing the third party who receives the message to reply with a message to the inmate. Additionally, outside parties that meet the institution's requirements can leave messages for inmates at any time. The present invention can be used as an add-on to legacy inmate call management systems or incorporated internally into an inmate call management system. The system also provides monitoring, controlling, recording, and billing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Value-Added Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen HODGE, David WOODY
  • Patent number: 11959733
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to mobile correctional facility robots and systems and methods for coordinating mobile correctional facility robots to perform various tasks in a correctional facility. The mobile correctional facility robots can be used to perform many of the tasks traditionally assigned to correctional facility guards to help reduce the number of guards needed in any given correctional facility. When cooperation is employed among multiple mobile correctional facility robots to execute tasks, a central controller can be used to coordinate the efforts of the multiple robots to improve the performance of the overall system of robots as compared to the performance of the robots when working in uncoordinated effort to execute the tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Hodge
  • Patent number: 11902462
    Abstract: Disclosed is a voice message exchange system and method for improving communication between an inmate and a third party by enabling the inmate to leave a message when a call is not answered and further allowing the third party who receives the message to reply with a message to the inmate. Additionally, outside parties that meet the institution's requirements can leave messages for inmates at any time. The present invention can be used as an add-on to legacy inmate call management systems or incorporated internally into an inmate call management system. The system also provides monitoring, controlling, recording, and billing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Value-Added Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Hodge, David Woody
  • Patent number: 11843591
    Abstract: A communication device and system are disclosed for providing communication and data services to residents of a controlled facility. The device can be restricted to communicating only using an internet protocol so as to restrict the device communication to an internal intranet. Wireless access points may be disposed throughout the environment to route calls and data between the device and a central processing center. By converting a protocol of the communications received from the device to a protocol used by the central processing center, minimal modifications to the central processing center are needed to support a wireless communication infrastructure. Many restrictions and safeguards may be implemented within the phone and system in order to prevent improper use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Hodge, Garth Johnson, Christopher McNitt
  • Patent number: 11843640
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for secure electronic message exchange including coupling a control platform to a workstation of a plurality of workstations via a communications medium, where the control platform includes one or more apparatuses for monitoring, controlling, conversion, and billing, related to messages exchanged between a plurality of local users and a plurality of remote users. The system prevents forwarding or copying of a message sent by a local user of the plurality of local users and received by a remote user of the plurality of remote users, to another party by the control platform. The system and method also provides for authenticating the remote user with the control platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Hodge, David Woody
  • Patent number: 11778091
    Abstract: There is a growing problem in correctional facility telecommunications systems in which parties on a voice call may connect inmate callers with restricted parties. Prison communication systems monitor calls to prevent such activity, but in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environments such systems may fail to detect this activity. The present disclosure provides details of a system and method for using SIP messages common in VoIP environments to detect illicit activity initiated by a party on a voice call within a controlled environment. Scenarios are detected in which a called party connects an inmate caller to a restricted party via three-way call conferencing, call forwarding, or other call features. Corrective actions are then taken when such activity is detected, such as call blocking or alerting officials illicit activity is occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Hodge, Eric Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 11757969
    Abstract: Controlled-environment communication systems are increasingly using voice over internet protocol (VoIP) to serve their users. VoIP allows voice to be sent in packetized form, where audio is encoded using one of several codecs. Because of bandwidth constraints, particularly during peak call times, codecs may be used which sacrifice audio quality for bandwidth efficiency. As a result, several features of communication systems, including critical security features. The present disclosure provides details for systems and methods by which a controlled-environment communication system may shift between codecs to perform security-related features or to alleviate bandwidth considerations. This involves the special formatting of control-signaling messages, including session initiation protocol (SIP) and session description protocol (SDP) messaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Hodge
  • Publication number: 20230231843
    Abstract: A method and system are described for enhancing the security of calls made by a member of a controlled environment to an outside party, particularly when the outside party communicates via a cellular phone. An application is provided for the cellular device, which must communicate and register with a calling platform of the controlled environment. Certain elements of personal verification data are obtained by the user of the cellular device and stored at the calling platform for later reference. Calls from the inmate to the cellular device cause the calling platform to issue a notification to the user via the application. The user verifies his/her identity using the application, after which the call can be connected. As a further security measure, certain conditions can be required and periodically checked during the call to ensure the user remains verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen HODGE
  • Publication number: 20230194227
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to mobile correctional facility robots and systems and methods for coordinating mobile correctional facility robots to perform various tasks in a correctional facility. The mobile correctional facility robots can be used to perform many of the tasks traditionally assigned to correctional facility guards to help reduce the number of guards needed in any given correctional facility. When cooperation is employed among multiple mobile correctional facility robots to execute tasks, a central controller can be used to coordinate the efforts of the multiple robots to improve the performance of the overall system of robots as compared to the performance of the robots when working in uncoordinated effort to execute the tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen HODGE
  • Publication number: 20230120817
    Abstract: Disclosed is a voice message exchange system and method for improving communication between an inmate and a third party by enabling the inmate to leave a message when a call is not answered and further allowing the third party who receives the message to reply with a message to the inmate. Additionally, outside parties that meet the institution's requirements can leave messages for inmates at any time. The present invention can be used as an add-on to legacy inmate call management systems or incorporated internally into an inmate call management system. The system also provides monitoring, controlling, recording, and billing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Value-Added Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen HODGE, David WOODY
  • Patent number: 11563734
    Abstract: A method and system are described for enhancing the security of calls made by a member of a controlled environment to an outside party, particularly when the outside party communicates via a cellular phone. An application is provided for the cellular device, which must communicate and register with a calling platform of the controlled environment. Certain elements of personal verification data are obtained by the user of the cellular device and stored at the calling platform for later reference. Calls from the inmate to the cellular device cause the calling platform to issue a notification to the user via the application. The user verifies his/her identity using the application, after which the call can be connected. As a further security measure, certain conditions can be required and periodically checked during the call to ensure the user remains verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Hodge
  • Publication number: 20220417290
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for secure electronic message exchange including coupling a control platform to a workstation of a plurality of workstations via a communications medium, where the control platform includes one or more apparatuses for monitoring, controlling, conversion, and billing, related to messages exchanged between a plurality of local users and a plurality of remote users. The system prevents forwarding or copying of a message sent by a local user of the plurality of local users and received by a remote user of the plurality of remote users, to another party by the control platform. The system and method also provides for authenticating the remote user with the control platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Hodge
  • Patent number: 11536547
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to mobile correctional facility robots and systems and methods for coordinating mobile correctional facility robots to perform various tasks in a correctional facility. The mobile correctional facility robots can be used to perform many of the tasks traditionally assigned to correctional facility guards to help reduce the number of guards needed in any given correctional facility. When cooperation is employed among multiple mobile correctional facility robots to execute tasks, a central controller can be used to coordinate the efforts of the multiple robots to improve the performance of the overall system of robots as compared to the performance of the robots when working in uncoordinated effort to execute the tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Hodge