Systems and methods for secure fax and scan transmission status notification
First Claim
1. A method for automatically retransmitting a scan job from a device, comprising:
- scanning a document via the device;
transmitting an electronic representation of the scanned document to a destination over a communication network as a scan job;
automatically reformatting the scan job and retransmitting the reformatted scan job to the destination over the communication network, if the transmission fails;
receiving an email address;
receiving a scan destination address;
generating a scan transmission report comprising a status of the scan job; and
transmitting an email comprising the status of the scan job to the email address;
wherein the email comprise a link to a Web service of the device and the scan destination address is stored in the link.
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Abstract
The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to systems and methods for transmitting a secure electronic fax or scan transmission report for a fax or scan job from a fax capable printer or a multifunctional device respectively. When the electronic confirmation (EConfirmation) option is selected, the machine sends an email comprising a status of the fax or scan job to the sender and a hyperlink. The sender then selects or “clicks” on the hyperlink, which connects to the machine Web (UI) Services. Web services automatically retrieves the job information and correctly displays all previously entered selections. The sender then simply verifies the information, makes any necessary changes and selects or “clicks” a button on the Web services to retransmit the fax or scan documents. In another embodiment, the sender is given an option to reformat a scan job by compressing or changing job parameters of the scan job. A method is also provided to automatically reformat the scan job and retransmit the reformatted scan job over the network if the transmission fails due to insufficient storage requirements and/or file size limitations at the destination.
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1. A method for automatically retransmitting a scan job from a device, comprising:
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scanning a document via the device; transmitting an electronic representation of the scanned document to a destination over a communication network as a scan job; automatically reformatting the scan job and retransmitting the reformatted scan job to the destination over the communication network, if the transmission fails; receiving an email address; receiving a scan destination address; generating a scan transmission report comprising a status of the scan job; and transmitting an email comprising the status of the scan job to the email address; wherein the email comprise a link to a Web service of the device and the scan destination address is stored in the link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A scanning device comprising:
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an image scanner configured to scan a document; and a job manager of the device, wherein the job manager is configured to;
(a) transmit an electronic representation of the scanned document to a destination over a communication network as a scan job; and
(b) automatically reformat the scan job and retransmit the reformatted scan job to the destination over the communication network, if the transmission fails;a user interface of the device, wherein the user interface receives an email address, receives a scan destination address, and receives a signal to scan a document; a scan service of the device; an email service of the device; a Web service; wherein the job manager (c) receives the email address, the scan destination address, and the signal to scan the document from the user interface, (d) transmits the document to the scan destination address as a scan job, (e) monitors the scan service for a status of the scan job, (f) generates a scan transmission report comprising the scan transmission status, and (g) transmits an email comprising the status of the scan job to the email address by sending the email address and the status of the scan job to the email service; and
wherein the job manager places a link to the Web service of the device in the email; andwherein the scan destination address is stored in the link. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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