RELEVANT MESSAGES ASSOCIATED WITH INCOMING FAX DOCUMENTS
First Claim
1. A system for incorporating relevant messages into an incoming facsimile, comprising:
- a) a Means for Receiving a facsimile intended for a Recipient, b) a Means for Extracting a text from said facsimile, c) a Means for Analyzing said text, d) a Means for Storing one or more relevant messages, e) a Means for Selecting said relevant messages for incorporating in said facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, f) a Means for Incorporating said relevant messages in said facsimile, and g) a Means for Delivering said facsimile to said Recipient.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in incoming faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with incoming faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent or received facsimile, using, for example, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and relevant messages may be added in the facsimile. A sample embodiment of the system comprises a Receiving Means, an Extracting Means, an Analyzing Means, a Storing Means, a Selecting Means, an Incorporating Means, a Converting Means, and a Delivering Means. An alternative sample embodiment comprises a Receiving Means, an Extracting Means, an Incorporating Means, and a Delivering Means. The systems may be maintained by a Fax Server Provider. A sample embodiment of the method comprises the steps of receiving a facsimile intended for a Recipient, extracting text from the facsimile, incorporating one or more relevant messages in the facsimile, and delivering the facsimile to the Recipient.
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62 Claims
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1. A system for incorporating relevant messages into an incoming facsimile, comprising:
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a) a Means for Receiving a facsimile intended for a Recipient, b) a Means for Extracting a text from said facsimile, c) a Means for Analyzing said text, d) a Means for Storing one or more relevant messages, e) a Means for Selecting said relevant messages for incorporating in said facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, f) a Means for Incorporating said relevant messages in said facsimile, and g) a Means for Delivering said facsimile to said Recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for incorporating relevant messages into an incoming facsimile, comprising:
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a) a Means for Receiving a first facsimile and a second facsimile intended for a Recipient, b) a Means for Extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) a Means for Analyzing said text, d) a Means for Storing one or more relevant messages, e) a Means for Selecting said relevant messages for incorporating in said second facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, f) a Means for Incorporating said relevant messages in said second facsimile, and g) a Means for Delivering said first facsimile and said second facsimile to said Recipient.
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22. A system for incorporating relevant messages into an incoming facsimile, comprising:
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a) a Means for Obtaining a first facsimile from a User, b) a Means for Extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) a Means for Analyzing said text, d) a Means for Transmitting said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) a Means for Storing one or more relevant messages, f) a Means for Receiving a second facsimile from a Sender, g) a Means for Selecting said relevant messages for incorporating in said second facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, h) a Means for Incorporating said relevant messages in said second facsimile, and i) a Means for Delivering said second facsimile to said User. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A system for presenting relevant messages, comprising:
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a) a Means for Receiving a facsimile intended for a Recipient, b) a Means for Extracting a text from said facsimile, c) a Means for Analyzing said text, d) a Means for Storing one or more relevant messages, e) a Means for Selecting said relevant messages, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and f) a Means for Delivering said facsimile to said Recipient and for Presenting said relevant messages to said Recipient.
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25. A system for presenting relevant messages, comprising:
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a) a Means for Obtaining a first facsimile from a User, b) a Means for Extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) a Means for Analyzing said text, d) a Means for Transmitting said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) a Means for Storing one or more relevant messages, f) a Means for Receiving a second facsimile from a Sender, g) a Means for Selecting said relevant messages, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and h) a Means for Delivering said second facsimile to said User and for Presenting said relevant messages to said User. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for incorporating relevant messages into an incoming facsimile, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a facsimile from a Sender, b) extracting a text from said facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) selecting one or more relevant messages for incorporating in said facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, e) incorporating said relevant messages in said facsimile, and f) delivering said facsimile to a Recipient. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for incorporating relevant messages into an incoming facsimile, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a first facsimile from a first Sender, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) delivering said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) receiving a second facsimile from a second Sender, f) selecting one or more relevant messages for incorporating in said second facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, g) incorporating said relevant messages in said second facsimile, and h) delivering said second facsimile to said Recipient. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A method for incorporating relevant messages into an incoming facsimile, comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining a first facsimile from a User, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) transmitting said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) receiving a second facsimile from a Sender, f) selecting one or more relevant messages for incorporating in said second facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, g) incorporating said relevant messages in said second facsimile, and h) delivering said second facsimile to said User. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. A method for presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a facsimile from a Sender, b) extracting a text from said facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and e) delivering said facsimile to a Recipient and presenting said relevant message to said Recipient.
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54. A method for presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a first facsimile from a first Sender, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) delivering said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) receiving a second facsimile from a second Sender, f) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and g) delivering said second facsimile to said Recipient and presenting said relevant message to said Recipient. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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56. A method for presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining a first facsimile from a User, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) transmitting said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) receiving a second facsimile from a Sender, f) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and g) delivering said second facsimile to said User and presenting said relevant message to said User. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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58. A method for presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a facsimile from a Sender, b) extracting a text from said facsimile, c) delivering said facsimile to a Recipient, d) analyzing said text, e) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and f) presenting said relevant message to said Recipient.
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59. A method for presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a first facsimile from a first Sender, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) delivering said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) receiving a second facsimile from a second Sender, f) delivering said second facsimile to said Recipient, g) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and h) presenting said relevant message to said Recipient. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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61. A method for presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining a first facsimile from a User, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) transmitting said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) receiving a second facsimile from a Sender, f) delivering said second facsimile to said User, g) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and h) presenting said relevant message to said User. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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