Patent ID: 7953216

Claim:
An access management system for preventing unauthorized persons from influencing the use of a electronic communication device in a custodial facility, the system comprising: a first RFID tag having first unique identification information associated with a first wearer of the RFID tag; a second RFID tag having second unique identification information associated with a second wearer of the RFID tag; a reader associated with the electronic communication device and having an RFID coverage zone for detecting RFID tags within the coverage zone; a call management system connected to the reader and configured to determine whether a wearer is authorized to use the electronic communication device based at least in part on an RFID tag's detected unique identification information; wherein the reader is configured to initially detect when one of the first or second RFID tags is within the coverage zone, the call management system activating the electronic communication device if it is determined that the wearer of the initially detected RFID tag is authorized to use the electronic communication device while the initially detected RFID tag is in the coverage zone; and wherein the reader is further configured to subsequently detect when the other of the first or second RFID tags is within the coverage zone while the initially detected RFID tag is within the coverage zone, the call management system deactivating the electronic communication device if it is determined that the wearer of the subsequently detected RFID tag is not authorized to use the electronic communication device while the subsequently detected RFID tag is in the coverage zone and while the initially detected RFID tag is also in the coverage zone and authorized to use the electronic communication device.