公开(公告)号：US11184342B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16993391

申请日：2020-08-14

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge ,  Garth Johnson ,  Christopher McNitt

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04M3/22 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  H04M1/72463 ,  H04W12/065 ,  H04W12/082 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/436 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/88 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W84/12

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.

公开(公告)号：US09661128B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US15260671

申请日：2016-09-09

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge ,  Garth Johnson ,  Christopher McNitt

IPC: H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M3/22 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W12/08 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/88 ,  H04W84/12

CPC classification number: H04M1/72577 ,  G06F21/305 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/88 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L63/0861 ,  H04L63/10 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L2463/082 ,  H04M1/72572 ,  H04M3/22 ,  H04M3/2281 ,  H04M3/42025 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/4365 ,  H04M15/09 ,  H04M15/77 ,  H04M15/854 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M2203/2033 ,  H04M2203/6045 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W84/12

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.

公开(公告)号：US12212553B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18383773

申请日：2023-10-25

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge ,  Garth Johnson ,  Christopher McNitt

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/88 ,  H04L65/1104 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  H04M1/72463 ,  H04M3/22 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/065 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/082 ,  H04W84/12

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.

公开(公告)号：US12145070B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17567521

申请日：2022-01-03

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge

IPC: A63F13/73 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/87

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.

公开(公告)号：US11536547B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16887786

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  F42B12/74 ,  F41H7/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  F41H13/00 ,  F41B15/02 ,  F41H9/04

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.

公开(公告)号：US11290499B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US17400034

申请日：2021-08-11

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge ,  David Woody

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/56 ,  H04L51/066 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/42 ,  H04L51/58 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04M3/22 ,  H04W48/02

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for secure electronic message exchange includes receiving an encrypted message between one of an inmate or an outside user. The message is transmitted between the users without decrypting the message at the server to ensure privacy. In various configurations, the message is stored at the server in encrypted form and a notification message is transmitted to a recipient. The recipient may then request retrieval of the message from the server. After being authenticated, the encrypted message is provided to the recipient without being decrypted at the server.

公开(公告)号：US10949940B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US15491720

申请日：2017-04-19

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06Q50/26 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06Q20/10

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.

公开(公告)号：US10693934B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US15937233

申请日：2018-03-27

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M3/22

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.

公开(公告)号：US10205820B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15478828

申请日：2017-04-04

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge ,  Garth Johnson ,  Chris McNitt

IPC: H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M3/22 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W12/08 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/88 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W84/12

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.

公开(公告)号：US20180375914A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15937233

申请日：2018-03-27

Applicant: Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Hodge

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04M3/22 ,  H04M7/00

CPC classification number: H04L65/605 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/105 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4015 ,  H04L65/608 ,  H04M3/2281 ,  H04M7/0072 ,  H04M7/0078 ,  H04M2201/41 ,  H04M2203/6027 ,  H04M2203/6054

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.