meshDETECT® is pleased to announce that it has been granted a seventh wireless blockchain patent for managing inmate financial transactions in prison using blockchain technology.

Our thirteenth patent granted, U.S. Patent 12,212,710 is entitled “Systems and Methods For Blockchain Wireless Services In a Controlled Environment.”

The claims in our latest blockchain patent are directed toward a system for regulating transactions in a controlled environment, a method for controlling inmate blockchain transactions comprised of rules enforced by network nodes/validator software, and a system for overseeing transactions between wallet accounts on a blockchain-protected network in a controlled environment.

This invention aims to provide a secure and regulated system for managing inmate financial transactions in prison using blockchain technology, enforcing compliance rules and obligations via smart contracts while allowing for administrative oversight and control within correctional facilities.

This patent describes a systems for regulating blockchain transactions in a controlled environment, such as a correctional facility.

The key components of the invention include:

1. A blockchain-protected network with an administrative node.
2. Electronic wallets associated with parties inside and outside the controlled environment.
3. Smart contracts that enforce rules for transactions.
4. A validator application that executes on the administrative node.

Key features of the invention include:

1. Ability to handle transactions for detainees in controlled environments.
2. Rules for modifying wallet balances and states.
3. Metadata addition to transactions for tracking and reporting.
4. Administrative override capabilities.
5. Automatic direction of funds for various obligations (e.g., fees due, restitution, debt payment, spousal support, savings accounts, and child support).

The system also includes a method for controlling inmate blockchain transactions:

1. Receiving and inserting smart contracts into the network.
2. Executing rules associated with each smart contract.
3. Validating compliant transactions and rejecting non-compliant ones

Our six previous blockchain patents can be found at US10,694,032, US10,855,838, US11,140,263, US11,425,244, US11,689,658, US12,212,710 and US11,956,383.

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meshDETECT® is pleased to announce that it has been granted a fourth wireless blockchain patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for U.S. Patent 11,425,244 entitled “Systems and Methods For Blockchain Wireless Services In a Controlled Environment.” This is our ninth patent granted overall.

The claims in this latest patent are directed toward:

Prison facility managed custodial, hosted, and DEX based blockchain wallets, which can use sub-wallets and custom tokens for unique services such as commissary, voice and video communications, physical and digital assets, and access to specific applications.

Deploying various address formats in a blockchain network wherein the different address formats have different permissions with the intent of preventing inmate wireless communication devices associated with certain types of address formats from creating transactions with recipients with one of the same and a different type of address in directional transactions, as well as validating certain transactions and having certain transactions created considered valid.

Providing decentralized applications to enable payment for calls, commissary purchases and rentals, and media access via a smart contract that verifies permissions to engage in the calls, commissary purchases and rentals, and media access.

This latest patent protects the intellectual property necessary to enhance inmate wallet functionality, improve transaction security, and expand services rental and payment functionality via smart contracts, dAPPs and custom tokens.

Our previous three blockchain patents can be found at US10,694,032, US10,855,838, and US11,140,263.

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meshDETECT® is pleased to announce that it has recently received a notice of allowance for our third wireless blockchain patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for U.S. Patent Application Number 16/953,676 entitled “Systems and Methods For Blockchain Wireless Services In a Controlled Environment.”

A notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office is a written notification that a patent application has cleared internal review and is pending issuance.

The claims in this latest patent are directed toward:

• Implementing and managing an inmate-specific smart contract containing granted permissions and rights. The smart contract describes the granted permissions and rights of the inmate and metadata associated with the inmate and the smart contract is used to monitor, track, and record permission usage by the inmate as well as inmate transactions via the blockchain network.
• A system for inmate metadata analysis and the creation of an inmate-specific contract in a blockchain network to monitor, manage and reward the behavior of an inmate. Based on inmate behavior, permissions and rights of the inmate are enhanced or removed via the inmate-specific smart contract.
• Use of the blockchain for inmate management including certification and electronic verification of forms, records, and data requiring action by an inmate. The inmate-specific smart contract is updated in response to completion and verification of the updated forms, records and data.
• A system for providing commissary and virtual asset access privileges to inmates via use of an access token as payment for or as proof of a right by the inmate to consume, view, and listen to physical assets and virtual assets. These virtual assets can be an eBook, an audio file, a software application, a video file, and voice and video call usage minutes.
• A means for inmates to use shared mobile devices to access the blockchain, including the access to individual wallets containing the inmate’s tokens and the inmate-specific smart contract.

Our first two blockchain patents tied together the previously discreet domains of prison commissary providers, correctional banking systems, and the inmate communications services providers.

This latest patent protects the intellectual property necessary to leverage distributed ledger technology to now integrate jail management systems (JMS) data and functionality across these three domains via a shared and common blockchain combined with inmate-specific smart contracts.

Update (10/5/21): The patent (US11,140,263) was issued today by the United States Patent Office. You can view the patent here: Eighth meshDETECT patent

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