Method and system to access address books
First Claim
1. A method for commencing an targeted information transfer from a personal computer on a network having at least one networked multifunction machine, comprising the steps of:
- a) generating a communication command from a computer work station residing on a network;
b) outputting data representative of a list of at least one additional network machine residing on the network that contains individual local address book information, which local address book includes information relative to addressing targeted information transfers;
c) receiving data representative of selected network machine from the list;
d) searching through data associated with the computer work station for an associated copy of at least a selected portion of the selected machine'"'"'s address book information;
e) comparing the local copy of the computer workstation'"'"'s address book information with the selected machine'"'"'s address book information; and
f) updating the local copy of the computer workstation'"'"'s address book information with the selected machine'"'"'s address book information by transferring at least a portion of the address book information from the selected machine to the computer workstation.
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Abstract
There is provided a method and system for initiating an information transmission, such as with faxing, e-mail, data streaming, or the like from a personal computer on a network having at least one networked multifunction machine. The method comprises the steps of invoking a fax command from a software program on a personal computer and then viewing a list of machines residing on the network which contain local address book information. Upon viewing the list, a machine is selected from the list and a search is conducted through the personal computer for a local copy of the selected machine'"'"'s address book information. If no local copy exists, a local copy of the selected machine'"'"'s address book information is created on the personal computer. The local copy of the selected machine'"'"'s address book is then used to retrieve address book information for selecting a recipient of an information transmission.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for commencing an targeted information transfer from a personal computer on a network having at least one networked multifunction machine, comprising the steps of:
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a) generating a communication command from a computer work station residing on a network;
b) outputting data representative of a list of at least one additional network machine residing on the network that contains individual local address book information, which local address book includes information relative to addressing targeted information transfers;
c) receiving data representative of selected network machine from the list;
d) searching through data associated with the computer work station for an associated copy of at least a selected portion of the selected machine'"'"'s address book information;
e) comparing the local copy of the computer workstation'"'"'s address book information with the selected machine'"'"'s address book information; and
f) updating the local copy of the computer workstation'"'"'s address book information with the selected machine'"'"'s address book information by transferring at least a portion of the address book information from the selected machine to the computer workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for faxing from a personal computer on a network having at least one networked multifunction machine, comprising the steps of:
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a) a means for invoking a facsimile command from software program on a networked computer workstation;
b) a means for viewing a list of at least one network machine residing on a network which contain local address book information representative of facsimile addressing information;
c) a means for receiving selection information corresponding to a selected network machine from the list;
d) a means for searching through the computer workstation for an associated copy of the selected machine'"'"'s associated address book information;
e) a means for comparing the associated copy of the selected machine'"'"'s address book information with the selected network machine'"'"'s address book information; and
f) a means for updating at least a portion of the local copy of the computer workstation'"'"'s address book information with the selected machine'"'"'s address book information by transferring at least a portion of the address book information from the selected machine to the personal computer. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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