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Facsimile arrangement

  • US 5,425,081 A
  • Filed: 01/22/1992
  • Issued: 06/13/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a facsimile system having a host of facsimile machines connected to a public switched telephone network by an intermediary, said intermediary allowing said facsimile machines to initiate and automatically complete telephone communications with the publicly switched telephone network, but does not allow automatic connection of any of the facsimile machines with an originating facsimile machine separate therefrom by said intermediary and said public switched telephone network, a method of authorizing and activating any of said facsimile machines for receiving and transmitting of facsimile transmissions comprising the steps of assigning to each respective facsimile machine to be authorized and activated a particular direct in-dial telephone number address from a host of direct in-dial number addresses for a temporary actuation period and, after expiry of the temporary actuation period, removing the assignment of the direct in-dial number address from the respective facsimile machine and maintaining the direct in-dial number address inactive for a further period of time whereby facsimile transmissions sent to any assigned directed in-dial number address which has been removed are not received by any of the facsimile machines during the further period;

  • and providing a computer which is connected to the public switched telephone network which receives and temporarily stores any facsimile transmissions which use the direct in-dial telephone number address of an activated facsimile machine, which facsimile transmissions can be received by the respective facsimile machine by said respective facsimile machine initiating a telephone facsimile communication with the computer.

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