METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAX ROUTING
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Abstract
In an illustrative embodiment, methods and systems are provided for processing facsimiles. A call processing system receives a first message transmitted from a first carrier system regarding a facsimile call to a phone address. The first message includes an identifier associated with the user. The identifier is used to determine if the user is authorized to receive call processing system services. If the user is authorized, a second message is transmitted to the first carrier system, the second message indicating that the first carrier system is to connect the call to the call processing system. The call processing system is connected to the call. A facsimile is received via the call at the call processing system. Information regarding the facsimile call is provided over a network, wherein some or all of the information is displayed in a call log visually accessible by the user.
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61. A facsimile processing system, comprising:
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a data store configured to store identification and contact information for a plurality of telecommunication service subscribers; and a call processing system including a network interface and a program stored in computer-readable memory that when executed configures the call processing system to receive a message that was transmitted from a carrier system in response to the carrier system receiving a call from a caller directed to a phone address associated with a user, the message including a phone address associated with the caller and an identifier associated with the user, use information in the message and in the data store to determine if the user is a subscriber of a service offered by the call processing system, and if so then receive a facsimile via the call, log the call in a call processing system call log, and determine if a client associated with the user is online, and if the client is online then enable the client to synchronize with the call processing system call log so that the call is included in a call log displayed by the client. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A networked system, comprising:
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a data store configured to store identification and contact information for a plurality of telecommunication service subscribers; and a call processing system including a network interface and a program stored in computer-readable memory that when executed configures the call processing system to receive a first message that was transmitted from a carrier system, regarding a call to a phone address associated with a user, while the call is in progress, the first message including an identifier associated with the user, use the identifier and information in the data store to determine if the user is authorized to receive services offered by the call processing system, and if so then transmit a second message to the carrier system, the second message indicating that the carrier system is to connect the call to the call processing system, connect to the call and receive a facsimile via the call, and provide information regarding the call over a network to a client that displays a call log which is visually accessible by the user. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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Specification