Patent ID: 6665380
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method of notifying an inmate in a prison facility of messages received from an external caller outside the prison facility, comprising:storing a plurality of caller accounts, each caller account associated with an external caller and with a list of inmates allowed to receive a message from the external caller, wherein the external caller initiates generation of the caller account; receiving account information from an external caller in response to a request for account information; comparing the account information with information stored in the caller account to determine whether the caller account is valid; receiving inmate information from the external caller in response to requests for inmate information; comparing the inmate information with known information stored in the caller account to determine whether the inmate is on the list of inmates allowed to receive messages from the external caller; recording a message from the external caller in response to a request from the external caller to leave a message; and storing the message in a file associated with the account information for future retrieval by the inmate.