Systems and methods for enhanced electronic facsimile communication network and preference selection
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- allowing a transmitting facsimile device and a receiving facsimile device to select a preferable communications network byenabling said receiving facsimile device to advertise both communication network capability data associated with said receiving facsimile device and addressing identifiers associated with said communication network capability data and said receiving facsimile device;
enabling said transmitting facsimile device to read said advertised communication network capability data and said advertised addressing identifiers associated with said communication network capability data and said receiving facsimile device; and
enabling a selection logic to preferentially select a communication network chosen from said advertised communication network capability data that is also compatible with transmitting facsimile device'"'"'s capabilities.
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Abstract
A system and a method including allowing a transmitting facsimile device and a receiving facsimile device to select a preferable communications network by enabling the receiving facsimile device to advertise both communication network capability data associated with the receiving facsimile device and addressing identifiers associated with the communication network capability data and the receiving facsimile device, enabling the transmitting facsimile device to read the advertised communication network capability data and the advertised addressing identifiers associated with the communication network capability data and the receiving facsimile device, and enabling a selection logic to preferentially select a communication network chosen from the advertised communication network capability data that is also compatible with the transmitting facsimile device'"'"'s capabilities.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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allowing a transmitting facsimile device and a receiving facsimile device to select a preferable communications network by enabling said receiving facsimile device to advertise both communication network capability data associated with said receiving facsimile device and addressing identifiers associated with said communication network capability data and said receiving facsimile device; enabling said transmitting facsimile device to read said advertised communication network capability data and said advertised addressing identifiers associated with said communication network capability data and said receiving facsimile device; and enabling a selection logic to preferentially select a communication network chosen from said advertised communication network capability data that is also compatible with transmitting facsimile device'"'"'s capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a receiving facsimile device, and a transmitting facsimile device, wherein said receiving facsimile device can advertise both communication network capability data and addressing identifiers associated with said receiving facsimile device, and wherein said transmitting facsimile device can read said advertised communication network capability data and said advertised addressing identifiers associated with said communication network capability data and said receiving facsimile device; and
wherein based on a selection logic, a preferable communication network is chosen from said advertised communication network capability data that is also compatible with the capabilities of said transmitting facsimile device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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