Method and apparatus for providing network support for fax management via a mobile device
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1. A method for managing facsimile transmissions to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a call to a mobile device used by a mobile subscriber;
recognizing the call as a fax call associated with a fax;
determining if the mobile device is enabled to receive the fax call;
sending the fax call to the mobile device, if the mobile device is enabled to receive the fax call;
determining if the mobile device answers the fax call; and
, providing the mobile device with a menu identifying a plurality of fax management options, if the mobile device is answered.
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A method and apparatus for providing network support for fax management via a mobile device are provided. More particularly, the exemplary embodiments described relate to a technique that allows a mobile subscriber to manage incoming faxes by choosing, for example, to read, store, delete, forward, or print the fax at the time the fax call is received. In addition, the system allows a mobile subscriber to manage faxes that have already been stored on a network fax management system from a mobile handset by, for example, reading, printing, deleting, or forwarding the received faxes.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for managing facsimile transmissions to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a call to a mobile device used by a mobile subscriber;
recognizing the call as a fax call associated with a fax;
determining if the mobile device is enabled to receive the fax call;
sending the fax call to the mobile device, if the mobile device is enabled to receive the fax call;
determining if the mobile device answers the fax call; and
,providing the mobile device with a menu identifying a plurality of fax management options, if the mobile device is answered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18)
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11. A fax management system comprising:
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means for receiving a call to a mobile device used by a mobile subscriber;
means for recognizing the call as a fax call associated with a fax;
means for determining if the mobile device is enabled to receive the fax call;
means for sending the fax call to the mobile device, if the mobile device is enabled to receive the fax call;
means for determining if the mobile device answers the fax call; and
,means for providing the mobile device with a menu identifying a plurality of fax management options, if the mobile device is answered. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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12. A method for managing stored facsimile transmissions by a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a call from the mobile device used by a mobile subscriber;
recognizing the call as a fax management call;
determining if the mobile subscriber associated with the mobile device is a valid subscriber; and
,providing the mobile device with a menu identifying a plurality of fax management options. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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19. A fax management system comprising:
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means for receiving a call from a mobile device used by a mobile subscriber;
means for recognizing the call as a fax management call;
means for determining if the mobile subscriber associated with the mobile device is a valid subscriber; and
,means for providing the mobile device with a menu identifying a plurality of fax management options, if the mobile subscriber is valid.
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