Systems and methods for enhanced facsimile communication network and preference selection

• US 8,243,314 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2009
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Athir Nuaimi, Christopher C. Moore, Michael A. Oliszewski
• Original Assignee: Athir Nuaimi, Christopher C. Moore, Michael A. Oliszewski
• Inventors: Nuaimi, Athir, Oliszewski, Michael A, Moore, Christopher C
• Primary Examiner(s): Popovici, Dov
• Application Number:
  US12/620,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20100128323A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,001 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5692 Selection among different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/066 Telephone sets adapted for data transmision
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/33323 transmission mode only, e.g. speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/33346 adapting to a particular standardised protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/33369 Storage of mode or retrieval of prestored mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/002 Selecting or switching between an image communication channel and a non-image communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33364 Type of modulation; Type of channel, e.g. digital or analog; Type of communication, e.g. half-duplex or full-duplex

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.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

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 wherein said selection logic is based on user preferences.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said method further comprises enabling said receiving facsimile device to advertise other capabilities associated with said receiving facsimile device and enabling said transmitting facsimile device to read said advertised other capabilities and enabling said selection logic to preferentially select transmission parameters that are compatible with said receiving facsimile device and said transmitting facsimile device.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein said other capabilities are selected from the group consisting of color, resolution, baud rate, compression format, and combinations thereof.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said enabling of advertising by said receiving facsimile device and said enabling of reading by said transmitting facsimile device occurs through the use of an extensible data type imbedded within a known protocol.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein said extensible data type is a Nonstandard Data Frame (NSDF) and said known protocol is ITU T.38.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said selection logic is based at least in part on predetermined preferences of known communication parameters selected from the group consisting of transmission speed, transmission cost, availability, security parameters, and combinations thereof.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said selection logic is based on user preferences regarding transmission speed, transmission cost, availability, color, resolution, baud rate, compression format, and combinations thereof.

8. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

providing a database for storing previously advertised communication network capabilities and addressing identifiers, other advertised capabilities and user inputted preferences associated with a particular receiving facsimile device;

enabling said transmitting facsimile device and said database to communicate; and

enabling said selection logic to preferentially select a communication network and other transmittal parameters based on information stored in said database.

9. A method according to claim 8, further comprising:

updating said database with one or more of new communication network capability data and addressing identifiers advertised by said receiving facsimile device, new other capability data advertised by said receiving facsimile device, and new user inputted preferences associated with said receiving facsimile device.

10. A system comprising:

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 capabilities of said transmitting facsimile device and wherein said selection logic is based on user preferences.

11. A system according to claim 10 wherein said receiving facsimile device can also advertise other capabilities associated with said receiving facsimile device and said transmitting facsimile device can also read said advertised other capabilities and said selection logic can preferentially select transmission parameters that are compatible with said receiving facsimile device and said transmitting facsimile device.

12. A system according to claim 11 wherein said other capabilities are selected from the group consisting of color, resolution, baud rate, compression format and combinations thereof.

13. A system according to claim 10, further comprising an extensible data type imbedded within a known protocol such that enabling of advertising by said receiving facsimile device and enabling of reading by said transmitting facsimile device occurs.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein said extensible data type is a Nonstandard Data Frame (NSDF) and said known protocol is ITU T.38.

15. A system according to claim 10, wherein said selection logic is based at least in part on predetermined preferences of known communication parameters selected from the group consisting of transmission speed, transmission cost, availability and security parameters.

16. A system according to claim 10, wherein said selection logic is based on user preferences regarding transmission speed, transmission cost, availability, color, resolution, baud rate, compression format, and combinations thereof.

17. A system according to claim 10, further comprising:

a database for storing previously advertised communication network capabilities and addressing identifiers of said receiving facsimile device;

a communication link for said transmitting facsimile device and said database to communicate; and

said selection logic adapted to preferentially select a communication network based on communication network capability data and addressing identifiers stored in said database.

18. A system according to claim 17, wherein said database is updatable with new communication network capability data and addressing identifiers advertised by said receiving facsimile device, new other capability data advertised by said receiving facsimile device, and new user inputted preferences associated with said receiving facsimile device.