METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITING FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS TO ELECTRONIC STORAGE DESTINATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile or scanned image to an electronic destination address, comprises:
- receiving the facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of at least a transmission page, wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page is encoded in a first format comprising a facsimile format;
determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address using optical character recognition techniques;
combining a digitized representation of at least a portion of the transmission page with a selected graphics template to form a digitized representation of a composite page;
formatting the digitized representation of the composite page into a second format;
determining additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and
transmitting the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the composite page in the second format to the electronic destination address.
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Abstract
A method for a computer system includes receiving a facsimile including a digitized transmission page including an optical representation of the electronic destination address encoded in a facsimile format, determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, combining the transmission page with a graphics template to form a composite document, formatting the composite document into a second format, determining additional service provider data in response to the facsimile, and transmitting the additional service provider data and the composite document in the second format to the electronic destination address.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile or scanned image to an electronic destination address, comprises:
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receiving the facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of at least a transmission page, wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page is encoded in a first format comprising a facsimile format;
determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address using optical character recognition techniques;
combining a digitized representation of at least a portion of the transmission page with a selected graphics template to form a digitized representation of a composite page;
formatting the digitized representation of the composite page into a second format;
determining additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and
transmitting the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the composite page in the second format to the electronic destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system comprises:
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a receiving portion configured to receive the facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of at least a transmission page, wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page is encoded in a first format comprising a facsimile format;
a recognition portion configured to determine the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address using optical character recognition techniques;
a combining portion configured to combine a digitized representation of at least a portion of the transmission page with a selected graphics template to form a digitized representation of a composite page;
a formatting portion configured to format the digitized representation of the composite page into a second format;
a portion configured to determine additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and
a transmitting portion configured to transmit the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the composite page in the second format to the electronic destination address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising code executable on a computer system resident on a tangible media comprises:
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code that directs the computer system to receive the facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of at least a transmission page, wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page is encoded in a first format comprising a facsimile format;
code that directs the computer system to determine the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address using optical character recognition techniques;
code that directs the computer system to combine a digitized representation of at least a portion of the transmission page with a selected graphics template to form a composite document;
code that directs the computer system to format the digitized representation of the composite document into a second format;
code that directs the computer system to determine additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and
code that directs the computer system to transmit the additional service provider data and the composite document in the second format to the electronic destination address. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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