SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING A FACSIMILE CONFIRMATION BASED ON CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof, comprising:
- analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text, androuting one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis.
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Abstract
A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis. A method for routing one or more confirmations according to another embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the correlation Additional systems and methods are also presented.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof, comprising:
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analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text, and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for routing one or more confirmations, comprising:
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analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the correlation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for routing a confirmation, comprising:
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converting a facsimile to a computer-readable document; identifying one or more keywords in the document; analyzing the document by determining at least one of a; relation of one or more words in the document to the one or more keywords, relation of one or more symbols in the document to the one or more keywords, relation of one or more keywords in the document to the one or more other keywords, relation of graphic elements to the one or more keywords, position of the one or more keywords in the document, a classification of the text of the document as a specific document type, a classification of one or more keywords in the document as a specific word type, and text of the one or more keywords; determining a confirmation destination based on the analysis; and routing the confirmation to the facsimile destination based on the determination.
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26. A method for routing a confirmation, comprising;
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obtaining a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; determining one or more document features from the pattern; determining a confirmation destination based on at least one of the following; comparing the one or more document features to features of one or more forms, said forms relating to one or more of a certain document type; determining the position of one or more of the document features within the pattern; and comparing at least one of the document features to other features of the pattern; and routing the facsimile to the confirmation destination based on the determination of the destination. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for routing a confirmation, comprising:
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logic for converting a facsimile to a computer-readable document; logic for identifying one or more keywords in the document; logic for analyzing the document by determining at least one of a relation of one or more words in the document to the one or more keywords, relation of one or more symbols in the document to the one or more keywords, relation of one or more keywords in the document to the one or more other keywords, relation of graphic elements to the one or more keywords, position of the one or more keywords in the document, classification of the text of the document as a specific document type, classification of one or more keywords in the document as a specific word type, and text of the one or more keywords; logic for determining a confirmation destination based on the analysis; and logic for routing the facsimile to the confirmation destination based on the determination.
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31. A system for routing a confirmation, comprising:
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logic for obtaining a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; logic for determining one or more document features from the pattern; logic for determining a confirmation destination based on at least one of the following; logic for comparing the one or more document features to features of one or more forms, said forms relating to one or more of a certain document type; logic for determining the position of one or more of the document features within the pattern; and logic for comparing at least one of the document features to other features of the pattern; and logic for routing the facsimile to the confirmation destination based on the determination of the confirmation destination. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof comprising:
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analyzing a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the facsimile; attempting to initiate a business process based on the analysis; and routing one or more confirmations relating to the business process to one or more destinations based on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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