Methods and apparatus for authenticating facsimile transmissions to electronic storage destinations
First Claim
1. A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile or scanned image to an electronic destination address, comprises:
- receiving the facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of an instruction page and a digitized representation of a document, wherein the digitized representation of the instruction page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the document is encoded in a first format;
determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic destination address need not be known to the computer system before receiving the facsimile or scanned image;
converting the digitized representation of the document encoded in the first format to a digitized representation of the document encoded in a second format, wherein a watermark is added to the digitized representation of the document;
determining additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and
transmitting the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the document encoded in the second format to the electronic destination address.
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Abstract
A method transmitting a facsimile or scanned image to an electronic destination address includes receiving the facsimile or scanned image including a digitized instruction page including an optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the digitized instruction page is encoded in a first format, determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic destination address need not be known prior to receiving the facsimile or scanned image, converting the digitized instruction page to a second format, determining additional service provider data, and transmitting the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the instruction page encoded in the second format to the electronic destination address.
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1. A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile or scanned image to an electronic destination address, comprises:
- receiving the facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of an instruction page and a digitized representation of a document, wherein the digitized representation of the instruction page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the document is encoded in a first format;
determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic destination address need not be known to the computer system before receiving the facsimile or scanned image;
converting the digitized representation of the document encoded in the first format to a digitized representation of the document encoded in a second format, wherein a watermark is added to the digitized representation of the document;
determining additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and
transmitting the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the document encoded in the second format to the electronic destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- receiving the facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of an instruction page and a digitized representation of a document, wherein the digitized representation of the instruction page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the document is encoded in a first format;
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11. A computer system comprises:
- a portion configured to receive a facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of an instruction page and a digitized representation of a document, wherein the digitized representation of the instruction page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the document is encoded in a first format;
a portion configured to determine an electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic destination address need not be known to the computer system before receiving the facsimile or scanned image;
a portion configured to convert the digitized representation of the document encoded in the first format to a digitized representation of the document encoded in a second format, wherein a watermark is added to the digitized representation of the document;
a portion configured to determine additional service provider data in response 30 to the facsimile or the scanned image; and
a portion configured to transmit the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the document encoded in the second format to the electronic destination address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a portion configured to receive a facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of an instruction page and a digitized representation of a document, wherein the digitized representation of the instruction page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the document is encoded in a first format;
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21. A computer program product comprising computer-executable code resident on a tangible media for a computer system comprises:
- code that directs the computer system to receive a facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of an instruction page and a digitized representation of a document, wherein the digitized representation of the instruction page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the document is encoded in a first format;
code that directs the computer system to determine an electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic destination address need not be known to the computer system before receiving the facsimile or scanned image;
code that directs the computer system to convert the digitized representation of the document encoded in the first format to a digitized representation of the document encoded in a second format, wherein a watermark is added to the digitized representation of the document;
code that directs the computer system to determine additional service provider data in response to the facsimile or the scanned image; and
code that directs the computer system to transmit the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the document encoded in the second format to the electronic destination address. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- code that directs the computer system to receive a facsimile or scanned image, wherein the facsimile or scanned image comprises a digitized representation of an instruction page and a digitized representation of a document, wherein the digitized representation of the instruction page includes an optical representation of the electronic destination address, and wherein the digitized representation of the document is encoded in a first format;
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