Method and telecommunication system for transmitting a facsimile message
First Claim
1. Computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein, the computer-readable code comprising:
- means for detecting an initiation of a telephone call to a destination by detecting an off-hook delay trigger assigned to a line of an originating party;
means for suspending the telephone call and launching an information message from an originating service switching point to at least one service control point if the off-hook delay trigger is detected;
means for determining a destination condition for the destination at a first time using the at least one service control point;
means for launching a transmit message from the at least one service control point to the originating service switching point to transmit a facsimile message to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at the first time;
means for launching 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 the destination condition was “
busy”
or “
no-answer”
at the first time; and
means for, if the facsimile message was routed to the messaging platform;
(i) storing the routed facsimile message on the messaging platform;
(ii) determining a destination condition at a second time, the second time later than the first time; and
(iii) transmitting the facsimile message to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at the second 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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12 Claims
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1. Computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein, the computer-readable code comprising:
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means for detecting an initiation of a telephone call to a destination by detecting an off-hook delay trigger assigned to a line of an originating party;
means for suspending the telephone call and launching an information message from an originating service switching point to at least one service control point if the off-hook delay trigger is detected;
means for determining a destination condition for the destination at a first time using the at least one service control point;
means for launching a transmit message from the at least one service control point to the originating service switching point to transmit a facsimile message to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at the first time;
means for launching 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 the destination condition was “
busy”
or “
no-answer”
at the first time; and
means for, if the facsimile message was routed to the messaging platform;
(i) storing the routed facsimile message on the messaging platform;
(ii) determining a destination condition at a second time, the second time later than the first time; and
(iii) transmitting the facsimile message to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at the second time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein, the computer-readable code comprising:
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means for detecting an initiation of a telephone call from a calling party to a destination, a content of the call including a facsimile message;
means for determining if the destination is available at a first time to receive a telephone call, the determining being made with switching components of a public-switched telecommunications network associated with the calling party;
means for transmitting the facsimile message to the destination if the destination is available at the first time;
means for storing the facsimile message on a messaging platform only if the destination is unavailable at the first time; and
means for, if the facsimile message was stored;
(i) determining that the destination is available at a second time, the second time later than the first time; and
(ii) transmitting the facsimile message to the destination if the destination is available at the second time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. Computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein, the computer-readable code comprising:
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means for detecting an initiation of a telephone call to a destination by detecting an off-hook delay trigger assigned to a line of an originating party, a content of the call including a data message;
means for suspending the telephone call and launching a information message from an originating service switching point to at least one service control point if the off-hook delay trigger is detected;
means for determining a destination condition for the destination at a first time using the at least one service control point;
means for launching a transmit message from the at least one service control point to the originating service switching point to transmit the data message to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at the first time;
means for launching a routing data 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 the destination condition was “
busy”
or “
no-answer”
at the first time; and
means for, if the data message was routed to the messaging platform;
(i) storing the routed data message on the messaging platform;
(ii) determining a destination condition at a second time, the second time later than the first time; and
(iii) transmitting the data message to the destination if the destination condition was “
answer”
at the second time.
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