ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,996, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HomeWav LLC (St. Louis).
"Inmate initiated video visitation system" was invented by Gary James Humphries (Virginia Beach, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer implemented system includes an audio/video visitation services computer system and a database having registered inmate and visitor data. A computer device is accessible to a registered inmate and is configured to accept a selection of a registered visitor for an inmate-initiated electronic visitation session to be conducted through the audio/video visitation services computer system at the convenience of the uniquely identified r...