Patents
US 12593007 B2: Secure video visitation system
- Granted
- 2026-03-31
- Filed
- 2023-10-05 application 18377119
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Video conferencing in a controlled environment facility entails significant security concerns. These concerns are even more prevalent in a system that permits residents of such facilities to communicate via their own personal devices. Therefore, in order to alleviate these concerns and provide a secure system in which a resident is able to make video calls using their personal device, a kiosk unit is provided to which the personal device must be linked for completing a video call. When making the video call, the camera and display on the personal device are disabled, and all video data is captured and displayed by the kiosk unit. The link between the kiosk unit and the personal device facilitates the exchange of the image information for transmission to the outside party, or display to the user. By providing a fixed camera, and disabling the personal device camera, security can be maintained while permitting video calling services.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-31 (ipgb20260331.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Tel*Link Corporation 325 patents | US company or organization | Reston, VA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-31 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen L. Hodge | Aubrey, TX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-31 | ||
| Anthony Bambocci | Altoona, PA | 19 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-31 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N7/147 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-31 |
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C9/37 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-31 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L65/1059 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-31 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M3/38 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-31 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-07 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION signed 2024-08-06 DSI-ITI, INC. signed 2024-08-06 VALUE-ADDED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. signed 2024-08-06 TOUCHPAY HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2024-08-06 RENOVO SOFTWARE, INC. signed 2024-08-06 INTELMATE LLC signed 2024-08-06 3V TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED signed 2024-08-06 | TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT DALLAS, TX | 68510/764 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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