| US 11,790,469 B1 | ||
| Collective purchasing systems and methods for controlled-environment facility residents via controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media devices | ||
| Connor Pickens, Little Elm, TX (US); and Alexander Noland, North Richland Hills, TX (US) | ||
| Assigned to Securus Technologies, LLC, Carrollton, TX (US) | ||
| Filed by Securus Technologies, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/835,644. | ||
| Application 16/835,644 is a continuation of application No. 15/634,216, filed on Jun. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,607,307, issued on Mar. 31, 2020. | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01); G06Q 20/22 (2012.01); G06Q 20/26 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01) | ||
| CPC G06Q 50/26 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/26 (2013.01); G06Q 20/29 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0605 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A system for collective purchasing of commissary goods by controlled-environment facility residents comprising:
a plurality of controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media devices disposed within one or more controlled-environment facilities, each adapted for use by a resident of a controlled-environment facility within the controlled-environment facility and configured to:
present an interface on the controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device for purchasing commissary goods via the controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device;
offer, via the interface, an option to collectively purchase one or more single units from a bulk quantity of a particular commissary good by a number of controlled-environment facility residents; and
accept an indication of partial payment for purchase of one or more single units from the bulk quantity of the particular commissary good from the controlled-environment facility resident associated with the controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device; and
a controlled-environment facility management system configured to:
debit the partial payment from a controlled-environment facility trust account maintained for the benefit of each controlled-environment facility resident making a partial payment via a controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device associated with the controlled-environment facility resident; and
provision purchased one or more single units from the bulk quantity of the particular commissary good to the controlled-environment facility residents.
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