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Method and system for used selectable quality of service of facsimile of voice transmissions

  • US 5,999,598 A
  • Filed: 08/11/1997
  • Issued: 12/07/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for transmitting a facsimile or voice transmission by an originating device over a telecommunications network having one or more qualities of service, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a first communication path between the originating device and a double dialer;

    selecting by a user a desired quality of service corresponding to a particular telecommunications network;

    providing a second communication path between the double dialer and a point of presence associated with a plurality of telecommunications networks, each of the telecommunications networks identified by an indicator corresponding to a quality of service;

    transmitting a modified destination number having a destination telephone number and the indicator corresponding to the selected quality of service incorporated therein to the point of presence;

    routing the facsimile or voice transmission over the first and second communication paths from the originating device to the point of presence; and

    transmitting the facsimile or voice transmission to a destination device associated with the destination telephone number over the telecommunications network identified by the indicator corresponding to the selected quality of service.

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