USER INTERFACES AND METHODS TO PROVISION ELECTRONIC FACSIMILES
First Claim
1. A method of generating electronic facsimiles comprising:
- receiving data representing an electronic document in a file format into a messaging system;
converting a plurality of fax components to a fax compatible format including the electronic document in the file format to form converted fax components;
determining whether to generate an electronic facsimile to include the fax components as a pre-rendered electronic facsimile;
generating the pre-rendered electronic facsimile; and
transmitting the electronic facsimile as the pre-rendered electronic facsimile.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computing devices and systems, as well as software, computer programs, applications, and user interfaces, and more particularly, to provisioning electronic fax messages in a communication network including packetized and/or synchronous communications. According to one embodiment, a messaging can receive data representing an electronic document in a file format into a messaging system, convert fax components to a fax compatible format including the electronic document in the file format to form converted fax components, determine whether to generate an electronic facsimile to include the fax components as a pre-rendered electronic facsimile, and transmit the electronic facsimile as the pre-rendered electronic facsimile.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of generating electronic facsimiles comprising:
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receiving data representing an electronic document in a file format into a messaging system; converting a plurality of fax components to a fax compatible format including the electronic document in the file format to form converted fax components; determining whether to generate an electronic facsimile to include the fax components as a pre-rendered electronic facsimile; generating the pre-rendered electronic facsimile; and transmitting the electronic facsimile as the pre-rendered electronic facsimile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for supporting message delivery over a communications network, the system comprising:
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a messaging system further comprising; a plurality of processing servers, at least one of which is configured to receive a user input to create an electronic facsimile over a first communications network from a sending communications device; at least one repository, wherein the messaging system is configured to; format the user input into at least one pre-rendered electronic document in a fax format, store the at least one pre-rendered electronic document in the repository, wherein the pre-rendered electronic document is pushed for transmission by a fax resource selected by the repository, and transmit the at least one pre-rendered electronic document, wherein the messaging system is coupled to a communications network for transmitting the at least one pre-rendered electronic document as an electronic facsimile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for supporting a message delivery service comprising:
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at least one receiving communications device configured to receive an audio input to create electronic messages over a communications network from a sending communications device, a receiving media server configured to communicate with an interface of the sending communications device, a prompt-and-collect logic coupled with the receiving media server further configured to provide automated speech recognition technology to generate an electronic document by accepting the audio input; a rendering server configured to format the electronic document into a pre-rendered electronic document in a common fax format, wherein the pre-rendered document can become an electronic facsimile or a component of an electronic facsimile; at least one repository for storing pre-rendered electronic messages; and at least one fax application server, wherein the at least one fax application server responds to a request from the repository for transmission of the pre-rendered electronic message as an electronic facsimile.
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