Invention Application
- Patent Title: Virtual Storefronts for Controlled-Environment Facilities
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Application No.: US14877045Application Date: 2015-10-07
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Publication No.: US20200242675A1Publication Date: 2020-07-30
- Inventor: Matthew Richard Smith , Russell Wayne Roberts
- Applicant: Securus Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Securus Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Securus Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Main IPC: G06Q30/06
- IPC: G06Q30/06 ; G06Q20/26 ; G06Q20/24 ; G06Q20/16

Abstract:
A secure virtual controlled-environment facility storefront accessible by controlled-environment communication and/or media devices presents a subset of goods offered by a retailer. This subset of goods may be approved by the controlled-environment facility for purchase by a resident of the controlled-environment facility and/or the particular resident viewing the storefront. Also, consumer credit and/or debit card information the resident may use in purchase of the goods is stored and provided to the retailer in payment for resident-purchased goods. A spending limit for a particular credit or debit card may be maintained and enforced against such storefront purchases. This retailer may be an online retailer, or the subset of goods offered by the retailer may be a subset of goods offered online by a retailer and the retailer's existing packing and shipping channels may be employed.
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