Patent ID: 7505573
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling an inmate to make a telephone call to a called party, the method comprising: purchasing, by a called party, a prepaid card having a monetary value and a personal identification number (PIN); providing, by the called party to an administrator of the prepaid card, the PIN of the prepaid card and a telephone number of the called party; associating, by the administrator, an account number matching the telephone number of the called party, as provided with the PIN of the prepaid card by the called party, with a prepaid account of the called party; determining, by the administrator, the monetary value of the prepaid card using the PIN of the prepaid card as provided by the called party; transferring, by the administrator, the determined monetary value of the prepaid card to the prepaid account of the called party; dialing, by an inmate of a correctional facility using a telephone of the correctional facility, the telephone number of the called party for the inmate to make a telephone call to the called party; processing the telephone call from the inmate to the called party to determine whether to complete the telephone call, the processing including