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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application.
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A method, comprising:
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`receiving, from an inventom tracker device associated with a first bed, an inventory update,
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`the inventory update including a bed identifier a—ssociatedwith the bed and a notification regarding
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`[[a]] a_n first availability of [[a]]_the first bed asseei—ated—wi—th—t—he—bed—identi—fier,
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`updating an availability schedule based on the inventory update, the availability schedule
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`including the first availability of the first bed and a second availability of a second bed wherein the
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`first bed is associated with a first correctional facility and the second bed is associated with a second
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`correctional facility,
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`receiving, from an electronic device located remotely from the first and second correctional
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`facilities, a bed request, the bed request including a time period and an inmate identifier associated
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`with an inmate,
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`retrieving an inmate profile based on the inmate identifier,
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`comparing the time period to the availability schedule,
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`determining at least one bed candidate based on the comparing,
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`the at least one bed
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`candidate associated with a bed profile,
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`generating filtered bed candidates based on comparing inmate information in the inmate
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`profile and bed information in the bed profile, and
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`providing to the electronic device the filtered bed candidates.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 1, wherein the inventory update further
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`includes a facility identifier, the facility identifier indicating [[a]] the first correctional facility—in
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 2, wherein the inventory tracker device is
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`4.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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`receiving a bed confirmation selection that includes a selected bed candidate from the
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`filtered bed candidates,
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`generating a bed itinerary that includes the selected bed candidate, the inmate identifier, and
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`the time period, and
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`updating the availability schedule based on the bed itinerary.
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`5.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 4, further comprising:
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`retrieving another bed itinerary from a database,
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`generating a transport itinerary based on comparing the bed itinerary and the another bed
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`itinerary, wherein the transport itinerary includes a transport route for transporting a first inmate
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`associated with the bed itinerary and a second inmate associated with the another bed itinerary, and
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`transmitting the transport itinerary to a remote device associated with a transportation
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`agency.
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 1, wherein the inmate profile includes a
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`security requirement associated with the inmate, the bed profile includes a security criteria of [[a]]
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`the first correctional facility in—whieh—the—first—bed—is—leeated, and wherein the comparing inmate
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`information in the inmate profile and bed information in the bed profile further comprises
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`comparing the security requirement and the security criteria.
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`7.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 6, wherein the security requirement includes at
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`least one of a security level required for the inmate, a gang affiliation associated with the inmate, a
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`flight risk associated with the inmate, a violence level associated with the inmate.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 1, wherein the bed profile includes at
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`least one of a facility identifier identifying [[a]] the first correctional facility in which the first bed is
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`located and a location identifier identifying a cell block of the m correctional facility in which the
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`first bed is located.
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`9.
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`(Currently Amended) A server for providing filtered bed candidates, comprising:
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`a memory configured to store a bed profile and an inmate profile, and
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`a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
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`receive, from an inventory tracker device associated with a first bed, an inventory
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`update, the inventory update including a bed identifier associated with the first bed and a
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`notification regarding [[a]] Q first availability of [[a]] th_e first bed asseeiated—with—the—bed
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`update an availability schedule based on the inventory update,
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`the availability
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`schedule including the fir—st availability of the first bed and a second availability of a second
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`bed, wherein the first bed is associated with a first correctional facility and the second bed is
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`associated with a second correctional facility,
`receive from a remote device outside of the first and second correctional facilities a
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`bed request, the bed request including a time period and an inmate identifier associated with
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`an inmate,
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`retrieve, from the memory, the inmate profile based on the inmate identifier,
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`comparing the time period and bed availability in the availability schedule
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`determine at least one bed candidate based on the comparing, the at least one bed
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`candidate associated with the bed profile,
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`generate the filtered bed candidates based on comparing inmate information in the
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`inmate profile and bed information in the bed profile, and
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`provide to the remote device the filtered bed candidates.
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`10.
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`(Currently Amended) The server of claim 9, wherein the inventory update further
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`includes a facility identifier, the facility identifier indicating [[a]] the first correctional facility in
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`(Currently Amended) The server of claim 10, wherein the inventom tracker device is
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`12.
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`(Original)
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`The server of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:
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`receive a bed confirmation selection that includes a selected bed candidate from the filtered
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`bed candidates,
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`generate a bed itinerary that includes the selected bed candidate, the inmate identifier, and
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`the time period, and
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`update the availability schedule based on the bed itinerary.
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`13.
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`(Original)
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`The server of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:
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`retrieve another bed itinerary from a database,
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`generate a transport itinerary based on comparing the bed itinerary and the another bed
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`itinerary, wherein the transport itinerary includes a transport route for transporting a first inmate
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`associated with the bed itinerary and a second inmate associated with the another bed itinerary, and
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`transmit the transport itinerary to a remote device associated with a transportation agency.
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`14.
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`(Currently Amended) The server of claim 9, wherein the inmate profile includes a
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`security requirement associated with the inmate, the bed profile includes a security criteria of [[a]]
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`the first correctional facility in—whieh—the—first—bed—is—leeated, and wherein the comparing inmate
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`information in the inmate profile and bed information in the bed profile further comprises
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`comparing the security requirement and the security criteria.
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`15.
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`(Original)
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`The server of claim 14, wherein the security requirement includes at
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`least one of a security level required for the inmate, a gang affiliation associated with the inmate, a
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`flight risk associated with the inmate, a violence level associated with the inmate.
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`16.
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`(Currently Amended) The server of claim 9, wherein the bed profile includes at least
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`one of a facility identifier identifying [[a]] the first correctional facility in—whieh—the—first—bed—is
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`located and a location identifier identifying a cell block of the m correctional facility i-n—whieh—the
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`first—bed—is—leeated.
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`17.
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`(Currently Amended) A method for providing bed availability within a correctional
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`facility, comprising:
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`receiving: from an inventory tracker device associated with a first bed and the correctional
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`facility, an inventom up_date message associated with the first bed: wherein the inventogr up_date
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`message comprises an inmate identifier and a bed identifier associated with the first bed;
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`detecting, based on a—reeeived—si-gn-al—eem-pfising—an—inmate—iden-tifier the inventory update
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`message, an availability of [[a]] the first bed within the correctional facilityrwbherei-n—tlie—deteeti-ng
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`generating [[an]] a second inventory update message based on the detecting the availability
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`the second inventory update message including at least one of the bed identifier
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`of the bed,
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`associated with the first bed, the inmate identifier, and a notification regarding the availability of the
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`first bed,
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`transmitting the second inventory update message to [[the]] a server: wherein the second
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`inventory update message is configured to cause the server to update an availability schedule based
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`on the second inventogr up_date message: the availability schedule including the availabilifl of the
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`first bed and a second availability of a second bed: wherein the bed is associated with a correctional
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`facility and the second bed is associated with a second correctional
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`facility based—en—the
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`18.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 17, further comprising:
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`in response to failing to receive, from the inventory tracker, the inmate identifier associated
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`with the inmate, updating the notification regarding the availability of the bed.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 17, wherei-n—the—detefimmng—whetheHe
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`transmH—the—mventefihupdate—message—te—the—sewerfineludes further comprising detecting a
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`predetermined time for an inventory tracker associated with the bed to transmit the inventory update
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`message to the server.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 17,whe1=e1-n—tl=1e—dete1=m1-mng—whet—her—te
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`transmfl—the—inventeaLupd-ate—message—ineludes further comprising detecting a mobile update
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`parameter that indicates that the inventory update1s generated by a mobile device separate from the
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`bed.
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