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Fax mail automatic distribution system

  • US 5,838,461 A
  • Filed: 06/17/1996
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fax mail automatic distribution system, comprising:

  • (a) data and voice modems connected between telephone lines and a computer server,(b) said telephone lines connected to a telephone system and through this connection to remote fax machines,(c) said remote fax machines having voice phone capability which may be a separate touch tone phone connected to the same telephone line,(d) said voice phone capability of the remote fax machine to receive voice commands from said server requesting fax sender to enter destination identification numbers of fax receivers, to end of said destination identification numbers with a "#" sign and to start transmission of fax,(e) said server further connected to a network of local PC'"'"'s,(f) each local PC having capability to send and receive messages and data to and from the server and other PC'"'"'s,(g) a unique personal mail box mapped to each unique individual personal ID number for receiving messages and data,(h) fax data being sent from remote fax machine is connected to a software fax for interpretation with the output of said software fax being routed by the server to a receiving mail box with the address mapped to the personal ID of a fax receiver as provided with the fax and to a receiving message audit pool.(i) said fax data sent to said receiving message audit pool having a privilege level set to control audits for security purposes.

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