Method and system for secure delivery and retrieval of documents utilizing a facsimile machine
First Claim
1. A system for remotely retrieving a document comprising:
- a data center to store said document, said data center being coupled to a telephone networka facsimile machine coupled to said telephone network; and
a portable adaptor coupled between said telephone network and said facsimile machine, said portable adaptor including a communication device to communicate with a mobile device,wherein said mobile device communicates with said adaptor and causes said adaptor to retrieve said document via said telephone network, and said adaptor provides said document to said facsimile machine for printing.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing secure, on-demand delivery and retrieval of documents, messages and the like utilizing an adaptor coupled to a facsimile machine. An adaptor is coupled between a facsimile machine and a telephone line. A mobile device communicates with the adaptor to allow a user to log onto a document delivery system, via the telephone line, and select a document, message or the like to be printed. The telephone number of the facsimile machine is provided to the data center by the adaptor or mobile device, and the data center then sends the selected documents to the facsimile machine through the adaptor. Alternatively, the data center can encrypt the documents before sending, and a key is used by the adaptor to decrypt the documents prior to sending to the facsimile machine.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for remotely retrieving a document comprising:
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a data center to store said document, said data center being coupled to a telephone network a facsimile machine coupled to said telephone network; and a portable adaptor coupled between said telephone network and said facsimile machine, said portable adaptor including a communication device to communicate with a mobile device, wherein said mobile device communicates with said adaptor and causes said adaptor to retrieve said document via said telephone network, and said adaptor provides said document to said facsimile machine for printing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for remotely retrieving and printing a selected document stored in a data center, said data center being coupled to a telephone network, said method comprising the steps of:
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coupling a portable adaptor to said telephone network between said data center and a facsimile machine, said portable adaptor including a communication device to communicate with a mobile device; establishing a communication between a mobile device and said data center via said adaptor and said telephone network; selecting a document stored in said data center using said mobile device; sending said selected document to said facsimile machine through said adaptor; and printing said selected document at said facsimile machine. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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