Method and apparatus for routing data information conveyed in a facsimile message
First Claim
1. A method for forming a digital message to be routed to at least one destination terminal comprising the steps of:
- receiving from an external source data information that is to be included in said digital message;
storing at a source terminal the data information that is to be routed to the at least one destination terminal in said digital message;
dividing said data information into segments;
forming a first facsimile compatible non-standard frame comprising,forming a first subframe that includes at least one of said segments, andforming a second subframe that includes an extension indication value indicative of whether said first facsimile compatible non-standard frame is a last frame of said message; and
forming a second facsimile compatible non-standard frame if said extension indication value included in said second subframe indicates said first frame is not said last frame, said second facsimile compatible non-standard frame having a second subframe that includes another one of said segments.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that provides any type of data information in a facsimile message is configured to accept data information at a source terminal from an external device and send the data information to one or more destination terminals via a facsimile message. In particular, a processor formats the data information in the form of one or more non-standard frames that are conventionally used only to support point to point polling operations for two facsimile devices. The data information is accepted from an external data source and converted by the processor to the one or more NSF frames. A routing feature of the present invention allows the facsimile message containing the data information to one or more destination terminal which are user-selectable at the source terminal.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for forming a digital message to be routed to at least one destination terminal comprising the steps of:
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receiving from an external source data information that is to be included in said digital message; storing at a source terminal the data information that is to be routed to the at least one destination terminal in said digital message; dividing said data information into segments; forming a first facsimile compatible non-standard frame comprising, forming a first subframe that includes at least one of said segments, and forming a second subframe that includes an extension indication value indicative of whether said first facsimile compatible non-standard frame is a last frame of said message; and forming a second facsimile compatible non-standard frame if said extension indication value included in said second subframe indicates said first frame is not said last frame, said second facsimile compatible non-standard frame having a second subframe that includes another one of said segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus configured to form a digital message to be routed to at least one destination terminal comprising:
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means for receiving from an external source data information that is to be included in said digital message; means for storing the data information that is to be routed to the at least one destination terminal; means for dividing said data information into segments; means for forming a first facsimile compatible non-standard frame comprising, means for forming a first subframe that includes at least one of said segments, and means for forming a second subframe that includes an extension indication value indicative of whether said frame is a last frame of said message; and means for forming a second facsimile compatible non-standard frame if said extension indication value included in said second subframe indicates said first frame is not said last frame, said second facsimile compatible non-standard frame having a second subframe that includes another one of said segments. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus configured to form a digital message to be routed to at least one destination terminal comprising:
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a connector configured to receive said data information from an external data source, said connector comprising at least one of a FireWire connector, a RJ-11 connector, a fiber optic connector, an integrated services digital network connector, a coaxial cable connector, and a universal serial bus connector; a bus configured to transport digital signals; a memory that stores data information to be routed to the at least one destination terminal, said memory being coupled to said bus; a processor being coupled to said bus, said processor comprising, a retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve at least one segment of said data information from said memory via said bus, a first frame formatting mechanism configured to form a first facsimile compatible non-standard frame comprising a first subframe that includes at least one of said segments and a second subframe that includes an extension indication value indicative of whether said frame is a last frame of said message, and a second frame formatting mechanism configured to form a second facsimile compatible non-standard frame if said extension indication value included in said second subframe indicates said first frame is not said last frame, said second facsimile compatible non-standard frame having a second subframe that includes another one of said segments. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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