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Method of storing telephone numbers scanned from facsimile document in telephone directory of a facsimile system

  • US 5,963,623 A
  • Filed: 07/28/1997
  • Issued: 10/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of storing telephone number information written on a document in a memory of a facsimile system, comprising:

  • determining whether an input key from a keypad corresponds to a key requesting storage of telephone number information in the memory;

    when the input key from the keypad corresponds to the key requesting storage of the telephone number information in the memory, determining whether a document is loaded in a document feeder of the facsimile system; and

    when the document is loaded in the document feeder of the facsimile system, scanning the document, determining whether a pattern of characters from the scanned document contains any telephone number information, and storing the telephone number information from scanned document in the memory.

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