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Facsimile forwarding method and system using a simulated telephone line interface

  • US 5,841,843 A
  • Filed: 01/02/1996
  • Issued: 11/24/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A facsimile forwarding phone system comprising:

  • a facsimile forwarding device capable of receiving facsimile data, storing the facsimile data and transmitting the stored facsimile data;

    a first connector for connecting the facsimile forwarding device to a public switched telephone network, the fax forwarding device receiving the facsimile data from the public switched telephone network; and

    a second connector for connecting the facsimile forwarding device to a destination device capable of receiving facsimile data, the fax forwarding device transmitting the received and stored fax data to the destination device;

    wherein the facsimile forwarding device comprises;

    an input circuit for inputting facsimile data from the first connector;

    a storage circuit for storing the received facsimile data; and

    a simulated telephone line interface for generating and outputting public switched telephone signals to the second connector and for outputting the received and stored facsimile data to the second connector in response to a received forwarding request.

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