Systems and Methods for Forwarding Text, Voice, and Data in a Telecommunications Network
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1. A method for facilitating transmission of data from a sender to a recipient, comprising:
- receiving data for transmission;
providing a sender prompt that includes a first option to transmit, to a receiving device configured to receive an electronic mail message, the received data as an attachment to an electronic mail message and a second option to transmit, to a receiving device configured to receive a facsimile message, the received data as a facsimile message; and
responsive to receiving selection of at least one of the options, prompting the sender for an address associated with the selected receiving device.
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Abstract
A method for sending a message from a telecommunications device to a receiving device. The method includes recording the message as an audio file, receiving an address of the receiving device, and sending the audio file as an attachment to an electronic mail message to the receiving device.
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1. A method for facilitating transmission of data from a sender to a recipient, comprising:
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receiving data for transmission;
providing a sender prompt that includes a first option to transmit, to a receiving device configured to receive an electronic mail message, the received data as an attachment to an electronic mail message and a second option to transmit, to a receiving device configured to receive a facsimile message, the received data as a facsimile message; and
responsive to receiving selection of at least one of the options, prompting the sender for an address associated with the selected receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for facilitating transmission of data from a sender to a recipient, comprising:
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a receiving component configured to receive data for transmission;
a providing component configured to provide a sender prompt that includes a first option to transmit, to a receiving device configured to receive an electronic mail message, the received data as an attachment to an electronic mail message and a second option to transmit, to a receiving device configured to receive a facsimile message, the received data as a facsimile message; and
an address component configured to, responsive to receiving selection of at least one of the options, prompt the sender for an address associated with the selected receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An endpoint communications device for facilitating transmission of data from a sender to a recipient, comprising:
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receiving logic configured to receive data for transmission;
providing logic configured to provide a sender prompt that includes a first option to transmit, to a receiving device configured to receive an electronic mail message, the received data as an attachment to an electronic mail message and a second option to transmit, to a receiving device configured to receive a facsimile message, the received data as a facsimile message; and
address logic configured to, responsive to receiving selection of at least one of the options, prompt the sender for an address associated with the selected receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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