Relevant Messages Associated with Outgoing Fax Documents Using Previous Facsimile
First Claim
1. A system for incorporating relevant messages into an outgoing facsimile, comprising:
- a) a Means for Receiving a first facsimile from a Sender,b) a Means for Extracting a text from said first facsimile,c) a Means for Analyzing said text,d) a Means for Delivering said first facsimile to a User,e) a Means for Storing one or more relevant messages,f) a Means for Obtaining a second facsimile from said User,g) a Means for Selecting said relevant messages for incorporating in said second facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text,h) a Means for Incorporating said relevant messages in said second facsimile, andi) a Means for Transmitting said second facsimile to a Recipient.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in outgoing faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with outgoing faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent or received facsimile and relevant messages may be added in the facsimile. A sample embodiment of the system comprises an Obtaining Means, an Extracting Means, an Analyzing Means, a Storing Means, a Selecting Means, an Incorporating Means, a Converting Means, and a Transmitting Means. An alternative sample embodiment comprises an Obtaining Means, an Extracting Means, an Incorporating Means, and a Transmitting Means. The systems may be maintained by a Fax Server Provider. A sample embodiment of the method comprises the steps of obtaining a facsimile from a Sender, extracting text from the facsimile, incorporating one or more relevant messages in the facsimile, and transmitting the facsimile to a Recipient.
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1. A system for incorporating relevant messages into an outgoing facsimile, comprising:
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a) a Means for Receiving a first facsimile from a Sender, b) a Means for Extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) a Means for Analyzing said text, d) a Means for Delivering said first facsimile to a User, e) a Means for Storing one or more relevant messages, f) a Means for Obtaining a second facsimile from said User, g) a Means for Selecting said relevant messages for incorporating in said second facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, h) a Means for Incorporating said relevant messages in said second facsimile, and i) a Means for Transmitting said second facsimile to a Recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for incorporating relevant messages into an outgoing facsimile, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a first facsimile from a Sender, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) delivering said first facsimile to a User, e) obtaining a second facsimile from said User, f) selecting one or more relevant messages for incorporating in said second facsimile, wherein a relevancy of said messages is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, g) incorporating said relevant messages in said second facsimile, and h) transmitting said second facsimile to a Recipient. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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