Methods and apparatus for facsimile transmissions to electronic storage destinations including tracking data
First Claim
1. A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile to an electronic destination address, comprises:
- recording a call-in fax telephone number called by a facsimile transmission device;
receiving the facsimile transmission from a facsimile transmission device;
wherein the facsimile transmission 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 digitized representation of the transmission page using optical character recognition techniques, wherein the electronic destination address is independent of the call-in fax telephone number;
determining a graphics template associated with the call-in fax telephone number;
combining a digitized representation of at least a portion of the transmission page with the 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 includes determining a call-in fax telephone number called by a facsimile transmission device, receiving the facsimile transmission from a facsimile transmission device including a digitized representation of a transmission page including an optical representation of data associated with an e-mail address, determining the data optically, which is independent of the call-in number, determining a graphics template associated with the call-in number, combining a digitized representation of the transmission page with the 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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7 Claims
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1. A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile to an electronic destination address, comprises:
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recording a call-in fax telephone number called by a facsimile transmission device; receiving the facsimile transmission from a facsimile transmission device;
wherein the facsimile transmission 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 digitized representation of the transmission page using optical character recognition techniques, wherein the electronic destination address is independent of the call-in fax telephone number; determining a graphics template associated with the call-in fax telephone number; combining a digitized representation of at least a portion of the transmission page with the 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)
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6. A computer system for transmitting a facsimile to an electronic destination address, comprises:
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a portion configured to determine a call-in fax telephone number called by a facsimile transmission device; a receiving portion configured to receive the facsimile transmission from a facsimile transmission device;
wherein the facsimile transmission comprises a digitized representation of at least a transmission page, wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page includes an optical representation of data associated with the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page is encoded in a first format comprising a facsimile format;a determining portion configured to determine the electronic destination address from the optical representation of data associated with the electronic destination address using optical character recognition techniques, wherein the electronic destination address is independent of the call-in fax telephone number; a template portion configured to determine a graphics template associated with the call-in fax telephone number; a look-up portion configured to determine a password associated with the electronic destination; a combining portion configured to combine a digitized representation of at least a portion of the transmission page with the 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; an encryption portion configured to encrypt contents of the digitized representation of the composite page; a determining portion configured to determine additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and a transmitter portion configured to transmit the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the composite page in the second format in an encrypted form to the electronic destination address.
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7. A computer program product resident on a tangible media comprising code that is executable on a computer system including a processor, comprising:
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code configured to direct the processor to determine a call-in fax telephone number called by a facsimile transmission device; code configured to direct the processor to receive the facsimile transmission from a facsimile transmission device;
wherein the facsimile transmission comprises a digitized representation of at least a transmission page, wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page includes an optical representation of data associated with the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the transmission page is encoded in a first format comprising a facsimile format;code configured to direct the processor to determine the electronic destination address from the optical representation of data associated with the electronic destination address using optical character recognition techniques, wherein the electronic destination address is independent of the call-in fax telephone number; code configured to direct the processor to determine a graphics template associated with the call-in fax telephone number; code configured to direct the processor to determine a password associated with the electronic destination; code configured to direct the processor to combine a digitized representation of at least a portion of the transmission page with the graphics template to form a digitized representation of a composite page; code configured to direct the processor to format the digitized representation of the composite page into a second format; code configured to direct the processor to encrypt contents of the digitized representation of the composite page; code configured to direct the processor to determine additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and code configured to direct the processor to transmit the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the composite page in the second format in an encrypted form to the electronic destination address.
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