Presenting Relevant Messages Associated with Incoming Fax Documents Using Multiple Facsimiles
First Claim
1. A method for presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a first facsimile from a first Sender,b) extracting a text from said first facsimile,c) analyzing said text,d) delivering said first facsimile to a Recipient,e) receiving a second facsimile from a second Sender,f) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, andg) delivering said second facsimile to said Recipient and presenting said relevant message to said Recipient.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in incoming faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with incoming faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent or received facsimile, using, for example, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and relevant messages may be added in the facsimile. A sample embodiment of the system comprises a Receiving Means, an Extracting Means, an Analyzing Means, a Storing Means, a Selecting Means, an Incorporating Means, a Converting Means, and a Delivering Means. An alternative sample embodiment comprises a Receiving Means, an Extracting Means, an Incorporating Means, and a Delivering Means. The systems may be maintained by a Fax Server Provider. A sample embodiment of the method comprises the steps of receiving a facsimile intended for a Recipient, extracting text from the facsimile, incorporating one or more relevant messages in the facsimile, and delivering the facsimile to the Recipient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a first facsimile from a first Sender, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) delivering said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) receiving a second facsimile from a second Sender, f) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and g) delivering said second facsimile to said Recipient and presenting said relevant message to said 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 presenting a relevant message, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a first facsimile from a first Sender, b) extracting a text from said first facsimile, c) analyzing said text, d) delivering said first facsimile to a Recipient, e) receiving a second facsimile from a second Sender, f) delivering said second facsimile to said Recipient, g) selecting a relevant message, wherein a relevancy of said message is determined, at least in part, as a function of said text, and h) presenting said relevant message to said Recipient. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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