Method and telecommunication system for transmitting a facsimile message
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a facsimile message from an originating party to a destination, the method comprising:
- determining a destination condition for a destination at a first time using an originating service switching point;
completing a telephone call comprising a facsimile message from the originating service switching point to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at a first time;
suspending the telephone call and launching an information message from the originating service switching point to at least one service control point if the originating service switching point encounters a trigger; and
returning a routing message from the at least one service control point to the originating service switching point to route the telephone call to a messaging platform only if a trigger is encountered at the first time.
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Abstract
A method and system for transmitting a facsimile message uses a public-switched telecommunications network, the public-switched telecommunication network having a messaging platform capable of storing a plurality of facsimile messages. The initiation of a telephone call to a destination is detected, the content of the call including the facsimile message. If the destination is available at a first time to receive a telephone call, the facsimile message is transmitted. The facsimile message may be stored on the messaging platform only if the destination is unavailable at the first time, or every time a telephone call is initiated by the originating party. The method also provides for situations where a telephone call is redirected, where an inter-NPA seven digit dialing case has occurred, and where “busy” or “no_answer” triggers are implemented. If the facsimile message was stored, the facsimile message is transmitted at a second time if the destination is available.
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1. A method for transmitting a facsimile message from an originating party to a destination, the method comprising:
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determining a destination condition for a destination at a first time using an originating service switching point;
completing a telephone call comprising a facsimile message from the originating service switching point to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at a first time;
suspending the telephone call and launching an information message from the originating service switching point to at least one service control point if the originating service switching point encounters a trigger; and
returning a routing message from the at least one service control point to the originating service switching point to route the telephone call to a messaging platform only if a trigger is encountered at the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for transmitting a data message from an originating party to a destination, the method comprising:
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determining a destination condition for a destination at a first time using an originating service switching point;
completing a telephone call comprising a data message from the originating service switching point to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at a first time;
suspending the telephone call and launching an information message from the originating service switching point to at least one service control point if the originating service switching point encounters a trigger; and
returning a routing message from the at least one service control point to the originating service switching point to route the telephone call to a messaging platform only if a trigger is encountered at the first time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A telecommunications system comprising:
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a messaging platform;
at least one service control point; and
an originating service switching point in communication with the messaging platform and the at least one service control point;
wherein the originating service switching point is operative to determine a destination condition for a destination at a first time, complete a telephone call to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at a first time, and suspend the telephone call and launch an information message to the at least one service control point if a trigger is encountered;
wherein the at least one service control point is operative to return a routing message to the originating service switching point to route the telephone call to a messaging platform only if a trigger is encountered at the first time;
wherein the telephone call comprises one of the following;
a facsimile message or a data message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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