APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FAX SERVICE IN AN IP MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
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1. A method of a Facsimile (FAX) Application Server (AS) for providing a fax service in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), the method comprising:
- receiving a fax transmission request from a User Equipment (UE) or a fax machine;
interconnecting the UE and the fax machine over an IMS network; and
sending a fax to transmit and receive between the UE and the fax machine through the connection.
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A method and an apparatus for providing a fax service in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) are provided. A method of a FAX Application Server (AS) for providing the fax service in the IMS includes receiving a fax transmission request from a User Equipment (UE) or a fax machine, interconnecting the UE and the fax machine over an IMS network, and sending a fax to transmit and receive between the UE and the fax machine through the connection.
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1. A method of a Facsimile (FAX) Application Server (AS) for providing a fax service in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), the method comprising:
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receiving a fax transmission request from a User Equipment (UE) or a fax machine; interconnecting the UE and the fax machine over an IMS network; and sending a fax to transmit and receive between the UE and the fax machine through the connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of a User Equipment (UE) for providing a facsimile (fax) service in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), the method comprising:
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sending a fax transmission request message including one or more fax machine numbers and a fax file to a FAX Application Server (AS) of an IMS network; and receiving a fax file from a particular fax machine via the FAX AS. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An apparatus of a Facsimile (FAX) Application Server (AS) for providing a fax service in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), the apparatus comprising:
a controller for receiving a fax transmission request from a User Equipment (UE) or a fax machine, and controlling to send a fax to transmit and receive between the UE and the fax machine by interconnecting the UE and the fax machine over an IMS network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for providing a facsimile (fax) service in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), the apparatus comprising:
a controller for controlling to send a fax transmission request message including one or more fax machine numbers and a fax file to a FAX Application Server (AS) of an IMS network, and to receive a fax file from a particular fax machine via the FAX AS. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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