Method and system for providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line
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1. A method of providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line, comprising the steps of:
- (a) dialing a telephone number associated with a facsimile machine connected to the digital subscriber line;
(b) setting up a circuit switched connection to an internet service provider;
(c) sending a plurality of facsimile data to the internet service provider;
(d) converting the plurality of facsimile data to an internet protocol to form a plurality of internet facsimile data; and
(e) routing the internet facsimile data over the digital subscriber line.
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Abstract
A system (500) that provides facsimile service over a digital subscriber line (502) has a facsimile machine (504) coupled to an ATM switch (506). The ATM switch (506) is coupled to the digital subscriber line (502), wherein the digital subscriber line (502) includes a first virtual circuit and a second virtual circuit. An interworking unit (508) is coupled to the second virtual circuit. The second virtual circuit is connected to the facsimile machine (512). A public switched telephone network (510) is connected to the interworking unit (508). A facsimile machine (512) is connected to the public switched telephone network (510).
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27 Claims
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1. A method of providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line, comprising the steps of:
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(a) dialing a telephone number associated with a facsimile machine connected to the digital subscriber line;
(b) setting up a circuit switched connection to an internet service provider;
(c) sending a plurality of facsimile data to the internet service provider;
(d) converting the plurality of facsimile data to an internet protocol to form a plurality of internet facsimile data; and
(e) routing the internet facsimile data over the digital subscriber line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line, comprising the steps of:
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(a) dialing a telephone number at a facsimile machine connected to the digital subscriber line;
(b) transmitting a plurality of facsimile data over a local area network to a local area network hub;
(c) formatting the plurality of facsimile data for transmission over the digital subscriber line to an internet service provider;
(d) establishing an internet telephone call, by the internet service provider, to a facsimile machine associated with the telephone number; and
(f) transmitting the plurality of facsimile data over the internet telephone call to the facsimile machine associated with the telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line, comprising the steps of:
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(a) dialing a telephone number associated with a facsimile machine connected to the digital subscriber line;
(b) triggering on the telephone number at a service switching point;
(c) sending a routing query to a switching control point;
(d) routing a facsimile call to an interworking unit;
(e) converting a plurality of analog facsimile data to a plurality of digital facsimile data; and
(f) routing the plurality of digital facsimile data to the digital subscriber line. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26)
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15. A method of providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line, comprising the steps of:
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(a) dialing a telephone number at a facsimile machine connected to the digital subscriber line;
(b) transmitting a plurality of facsimile data over a local area network to a local area network hub;
(c) routing the plurality of facsimile data over the digital subscriber line to an internet service provider;
(d) routing the plurality of facsimile data to an interworking unit;
(e) converting the plurality of facsimile data to a circuit switched data protocol to form a circuit switched facsimile data; and
(f) transmitting the circuit switched facsimile data to a facsimile machine associated with the telephone number.
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17. A method of providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line, comprising the steps of:
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(a) dialing a telephone number at a facsimile machine connected to the digital subscriber line;
(b) transmitting a plurality of facsimile data over an asynchronous transmission mode local area network to an asynchronous transmission mode switch;
(c) routing the plurality of facsimile data over the digital subscriber line to a network asynchronous transmission mode switch using a virtual circuit;
(d) transmitting the plurality of facsimile data over the virtual circuit to an interworking unit;
(e) converting the plurality of facsimile data to a circuit switched data protocol to form a circuit switched facsimile data; and
(f) transmitting the circuit switched facsimile data to a facsimile machine associated with the telephone number.
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23. A method of providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line, comprising the steps of:
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(a) dialing a phone number of a facsimile machine connected to the digital subscriber line;
(b) routing the call to an interworking unit;
(c) transmitting a plurality of circuit switched facsimile data to the interworking unit;
(d) converting the plurality of circuit switched facsimile data to a plurality of ATM data; and
(f) routing the ATM data over a virtual circuit to the digital subscriber line.
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27. A system for providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line, comprising the steps of:
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a facsimile machine coupled to an ATM switch;
the ATM switch coupled to the digital subscriber line, wherein the digital subscriber line includes a first virtual circuit and a second virtual circuit;
an interworking unit coupled to the second virtual circuit, the second virtual circuit connected to the facsimile machine;
a public switch telephone network connected to the interworking unit; and
a facsimile machine connected to the public switched telephone network.
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