USPTO Patent US12586123B2 for Inmate Product Ordering and Delivery

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12586123B2 to Global Tel*Link Corporation for a system designed for product ordering and delivery within correctional facilities. The patent details methods for processing orders and generating delivery routes without revealing inmate identities.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12586123B2, covering systems and methods for product ordering and delivery specifically for inmates in correctional facilities. The patent, assigned to Global Tel*Link Corporation, describes an order processing and delivery subsystem that authenticates users, scans package data, and generates secure delivery routes within the facility, notably excluding the inmate's identity from the route information.

This patent grant does not impose new regulatory obligations on entities. However, it signifies intellectual property protection for a specific technological solution in the correctional services sector. Companies operating in this space, particularly those providing technology solutions for inmate communication or services, should be aware of this granted patent and its scope to avoid potential infringement.

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Systems and methods for product ordering and delivery for inmates

Grant US12586123B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Global Tel*Link Corporation

Inventors

Stephen Lee Hodge

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system that includes an order processing subsystem and a delivery processing subsystem comprising at least one database and one or more processors. The one or more processors of the delivery processing subsystem is configured to receive a request for a user to access the delivery processing subsystem and a scanning device, authenticate the user by verifying the request with user credentials stored in the at least one database, provide the user with access to the delivery processing subsystem and the scanning device, receive scanned data from the scanning device, retrieve package data regarding a package for an inmate based on the scanned data from the scanning device, and generate, based on the package data, a route in the correctional facility for delivery of the package to the inmate in the correctional facility, wherein the route does not include an identity of the inmate.