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Facsimile telecommunications system and method

  • US 7,480,065 B1
  • Filed: 03/05/2004
  • Issued: 01/20/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for handling fax transmissions comprising:

  • receiving a fax call via a public telephone network at a fax processing system, the fax call originally destined for a subscriber'"'"'s phone number;

    determining that the subscriber is connected to a data communications network at a network address on the data communications network;

    transmitting a fax call notification to the subscriber'"'"'s network address, wherein transmission of the fax call notification begins regardless of whether the fax has been completely received;

    transmitting a fax call notification to the subscriber'"'"'s network address, wherein transmission of the fax call notification begins regardless of whether the fax has been completely received;

    receiving an instruction from the subscriber for handling the fax, wherein a display of the fax call notification includes options for fax handling instructions, and the received instruction is selected from the options in the display;

    in response to the received instruction, transmitting the fax to the subscriber'"'"'s network address, wherein the fax is streamed to the subscriber'"'"'s network address;

    halting streaming of the fax upon interruption of the subscriber'"'"'s connection; and

    then automatically resuming transmission of the fax upon reconnection by the subscriber.

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