ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,007, issued on March 31, was assigned to Global Tel*Link Corp. (Reston, Va.).
"Secure video visitation system" was invented by Stephen L. Hodge (Aubrey, Texas) and Anthony Bambocci (Altoona, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 t...