CA2507227A1 - Facsimile to e-mail communication system with local interface - Google Patents
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A fax to E-mail system and related method are shown, whereby a hardcopy document is sent via a fax device to its recipient via electronic mail through a data network (such as the Internet), and is delivered in such a manner that it can be retrieved by the recipient at an E-mail device, in the ordinary course of retrieving the E-mail, and displayed on the screen of the E-mail device. The invention provides for and accomplishes the delivery of a document, which begins as a hardcopy, as an electronic file retrieved through E-mail recipient's terminal and displayed on the computer screen of the E-mail recipient's terminal. The system and method also provides for an interface device which connects to a conventional fax device for communicating E-mail addresses and routing hardcopy documents to the E-mail network. The invention provides a means for embedding the functions of the interface device into conventional fax devices. The system can also be used in cooperation with Internet Web service for reporting, accounting, information services, and user interaction.
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1. A communication system for communicating information found originally as an image on paper, said system comprising:
a public switched telephone network ("PSN");
a computer network;
a gateway server being in communication with said PSN and being in communication with said computer network;
a facsimile for generating facsimile information from information found originally as an image on paper, said facsimile communicating with said PSN
along a communications link;
an interface being responsive to signals received at said interface to function in an e-mail mode, during which said interface initiates communication between said gateway server and said facsimile, transmits to the gateway server a sender entered destination address associated with said computer network, and cooperates with said facsimile to accomplish transmission of facsimile information from said facsimile to said gateway server using a facsimile protocol via said PSN.
a public switched telephone network ("PSN");
a computer network;
a gateway server being in communication with said PSN and being in communication with said computer network;
a facsimile for generating facsimile information from information found originally as an image on paper, said facsimile communicating with said PSN
along a communications link;
an interface being responsive to signals received at said interface to function in an e-mail mode, during which said interface initiates communication between said gateway server and said facsimile, transmits to the gateway server a sender entered destination address associated with said computer network, and cooperates with said facsimile to accomplish transmission of facsimile information from said facsimile to said gateway server using a facsimile protocol via said PSN.
2. The communication system of Claim 1, further comprising at least one e-mail mailbox, said mailbox being the destination identified with said destination address associated with said computer network, the contents of said mailbox being accessible by a computer network system subscriber.
3. The communication system of Claim 1, further comprising means associated with said gateway server for receiving facsimile information via said PSN
using a facsimile protocol and for communicating data representative of said facsimile information to a destination via said computer network.
using a facsimile protocol and for communicating data representative of said facsimile information to a destination via said computer network.
4. The communication system of Claim 1, said interface being positioned along the same said communication link by which said facsimile device communicates with said PSN.
5. A communication system for communicating, with the assistance of a public communication network ("PN") and a computer communications network, information found originally as an image on paper, said system comprising:
a gateway server being in communication with said PN and being in communication with said computer communications network;
a facsimile for generating facsimile information from information found originally as an image on paper, said facsimile communicating with said PN;
an interface being responsive to signals received at said interface to function in an e-mail mode, during which said interface initiates communication between said gateway server and said facsimile, transmits a sender entered alphanumeric e-mail to the gateway server, and cooperates with said facsimile to accomplish transmission of facsimile information from said facsimile to said gateway server using a facsimile protocol via said PN.
a gateway server being in communication with said PN and being in communication with said computer communications network;
a facsimile for generating facsimile information from information found originally as an image on paper, said facsimile communicating with said PN;
an interface being responsive to signals received at said interface to function in an e-mail mode, during which said interface initiates communication between said gateway server and said facsimile, transmits a sender entered alphanumeric e-mail to the gateway server, and cooperates with said facsimile to accomplish transmission of facsimile information from said facsimile to said gateway server using a facsimile protocol via said PN.
6. The communication system of Claim 5, further comprising: means associated with said gateway server for receiving facsimile information via said PN using a facsimile protocol and for communicating data representative of said facsimile information to a destination via said global computer communications network.
7. The communication system of Claim 5, said interface being positioned along the same said communications link by which said facsimile communicates with PN.
8. The system of Claim 5, further comprising:
conversion software associated with said gateway server, said conversion software converting facsimile information generated by said facsimile into image data in a second format;
an electronic mailbox associated with said computer network; and an e-mail device configured to access information stored in said electronic mailbox, said e-mail device being operable to receive and display on a computer screen data formatted in said second format.
conversion software associated with said gateway server, said conversion software converting facsimile information generated by said facsimile into image data in a second format;
an electronic mailbox associated with said computer network; and an e-mail device configured to access information stored in said electronic mailbox, said e-mail device being operable to receive and display on a computer screen data formatted in said second format.
9. The system of Claim 8, further comprising encoding means associated with said gateway server for encoding said image data in said second format, said e-mail device being configured to automatically decode said image data in said second format upon receipt thereof from said electronic mailbox.
10. The systemof Claim 5, said interface including a display screen constructed and arranged for displaying alphanumeric characters.
11. The system of Claim 5, said interface including, at least a standard telephone keypad.
12. The system of Claim 5, and said PN comprising a public telephone network.
13. The system of Claim 5, said interface being incorporated as part of said facsimile.
14. The system of Claim 5, and said computer communications network comprising a global computer network.
15. The system of Claim 14, and said global computer network including, at least in part, an internet.
16. The system of Claim 5, and said PN comprising a combination of switched telephone network and an internet.
17. A method of communicating information, said method comprising the steps of:
receiving dial tone at a fax device and at a fax interface from a common, first communication line associated with a first network;
receiving at the fax interface an address associated with an electronic mailbox located on a second network and accessible by a desired recipient;
conveying the address via the first communication line from the fax interface to a remote server; and transmitting a fax image from the fax device to the remote server along the first communication line, using a fax protocol.
receiving dial tone at a fax device and at a fax interface from a common, first communication line associated with a first network;
receiving at the fax interface an address associated with an electronic mailbox located on a second network and accessible by a desired recipient;
conveying the address via the first communication line from the fax interface to a remote server; and transmitting a fax image from the fax device to the remote server along the first communication line, using a fax protocol.
18. The method of Claim 17, further comprising the steps of:
converting at the remote server the fax image from a facsimile protocol format to image data in a second format; and transmitting the image data in the second format to an electronic mailbox on a computer data network, being that mailbox with which the address is associated.
converting at the remote server the fax image from a facsimile protocol format to image data in a second format; and transmitting the image data in the second format to an electronic mailbox on a computer data network, being that mailbox with which the address is associated.
19. The method of Claim 18, further comprising the steps of:
accessing using an e-mail browser the electronic mailbox of the desired recipient in a manner intended to download electronic mail in the mailbox;
downloading from the mailbox the image data in the second format;
and displaying on a computer screen, using the e-mail browser, the image data in the second format, whereby an image representative of a hard copy image originally placed in the fax device is displayed.
accessing using an e-mail browser the electronic mailbox of the desired recipient in a manner intended to download electronic mail in the mailbox;
downloading from the mailbox the image data in the second format;
and displaying on a computer screen, using the e-mail browser, the image data in the second format, whereby an image representative of a hard copy image originally placed in the fax device is displayed.
20. The method of Claim 19, further comprising the steps of:
encoding at the remote server the image data in the second format, whereby the image data transmitted to the mailbox is encoded; and automatically decoding, using the e-mail browser, the image data in the second format upon downloading from the mailbox.
encoding at the remote server the image data in the second format, whereby the image data transmitted to the mailbox is encoded; and automatically decoding, using the e-mail browser, the image data in the second format upon downloading from the mailbox.
21. The method of Claim 18, wherein the step of transmitting the image data in the second format comprises the step of creating at the remote server an e-mail message, addressed to the received address, including the image data in the second format.
22. The method of Claim 21, wherein the creating step includes the steps of creating an information portion including, at least, delivery information and a comment to the recipient; and associating the image data in the second format with the information portion as an attachment.
23. The method of Claim 18, wherein the step of transmitting the image data in a second format comprises the step of appending at the remote server the image data in the second format to an information portion indicating the sender and the destination address.
24. A method of communicating information, comprising the step of delivering facsimile information from a facsimile generating device to a recipient e-mail box associated with an e-mail address entered by the sender at a local interface device, wherein such delivery involves at least in part a facsimile protocol handshake across and facsimile protocol transmission over a circuit switched telephone network, and such delivery being accomplished without entering of a telephone number at the facsimile generating device.
25. A method of communicating information, comprising the steps of delivering facsimile information from a facsimile generating device to a fax-to-email gateway along at least a circuit switched telephone network, wherein delivering along the switched telephone network uses a facsimile protocol;
delivering an e-mail address supplied by the sender of the facsimile information to the fax-to-email gateway, using a non-facsimile protocol;
converting at the gateway the facsimile information into a computer readable image data file capable of being displayed on a computer screen;
creating at the gateway an e-mail message including an addressed e-mail header to which is attached the computer readable image data file; and delivering the e-mail message from the gateway through a global computer network to an electronic mailbox associated with the e-mail address supplied by the sender.
delivering an e-mail address supplied by the sender of the facsimile information to the fax-to-email gateway, using a non-facsimile protocol;
converting at the gateway the facsimile information into a computer readable image data file capable of being displayed on a computer screen;
creating at the gateway an e-mail message including an addressed e-mail header to which is attached the computer readable image data file; and delivering the e-mail message from the gateway through a global computer network to an electronic mailbox associated with the e-mail address supplied by the sender.
26. The method of Claim 25, further comprising the steps of:
converting information found originally as an image on paper to facsimile information, thereby defining the facsimile information.
converting information found originally as an image on paper to facsimile information, thereby defining the facsimile information.
27. The method of Claim 26, further comprising the steps of:
downloading the e-mail message from the electronic mailbox to an e-mail device; and displaying the computer readable image data file at a monitor to the e-mail device.
downloading the e-mail message from the electronic mailbox to an e-mail device; and displaying the computer readable image data file at a monitor to the e-mail device.
28. The method of Claim 27, further comprising the step of printing the information from the e-mail device.
29. A communication system for communicating information found originally as an image on paper, said system comprising:
a public switched telephone network ("PSN");
a computer network;
a gateway server being in communication with said PSN and being in communication with said computer network;
a facsimile for generating facsimile information from information found originally as an image on paper, said facsimile device communicating with said PSN along a communication link;
an interface being responsive to signals received at said interface to function in an e-mail mode, during which said interface initiates communication between said gateway server and said facsimile device, transmits to the gateway server a sender entered destination address of a destination on said computer network, and cooperates with said facsimile to accomplish transmission, using a facsimile protocol, of facsimile information from said facsimile to said gateway server via said PSN.
a public switched telephone network ("PSN");
a computer network;
a gateway server being in communication with said PSN and being in communication with said computer network;
a facsimile for generating facsimile information from information found originally as an image on paper, said facsimile device communicating with said PSN along a communication link;
an interface being responsive to signals received at said interface to function in an e-mail mode, during which said interface initiates communication between said gateway server and said facsimile device, transmits to the gateway server a sender entered destination address of a destination on said computer network, and cooperates with said facsimile to accomplish transmission, using a facsimile protocol, of facsimile information from said facsimile to said gateway server via said PSN.
30. The communication system of Claim 29, further comprising at least one e-mail mailbox, said mailbox being the destination identified with said destination address associated with said computer network, the contents of said mailbox being accessible by a system subscriber.
31. The communication system of Claim 29, further comprising means associated with said gateway server for receiving facsimile information via said first communication network using a facsimile protocol and for communicating data representative of said facsimile information to a destination via said computer network.
32. The communication system of Claim 29, said interface being positioned along the same said communication link by which said facsimile device communicates with said first communication network.
33. The system of Claim 29, further comprising:
conversion software associated with said gateway server, said conversion software converting facsimile information generated by said facsimile into image data in a second format;
an electronic mailbox associated with said computer network; and an e-mail device configured to access information stored in said electronic mailbox, said e-mail device being operable to receive and display on a computer screen data formatted in said second format.
conversion software associated with said gateway server, said conversion software converting facsimile information generated by said facsimile into image data in a second format;
an electronic mailbox associated with said computer network; and an e-mail device configured to access information stored in said electronic mailbox, said e-mail device being operable to receive and display on a computer screen data formatted in said second format.
34. The system of Claim 33, further comprising encoding means associated with said gateway server for encoding said image data in said second format, said e-mail device being configured to automatically decode said image data in said second format upon receipt thereof from said electronic mailbox.
35. The system of Claim 29, said interface including a display screen constructed and arranged for displaying alphanumeric characters.
36. The system of Claim 29, said interface including, at least, a standard telephone keypad.
37. The system of Claim 29, said interface being incorporated as part of said facsimile.
38. The system of Claim 29, and said computer communications network comprising a global computer network.
39. The system of Claim 38, and said global computer network including, at least in part, the internet.
40. A method of communicating information, said method comprising the steps of:
receiving dial tone at a fax interface from a first communication line associated with a first network, the interface being connected to a fax device;
receiving at the fax interface an address associated with an electronic mailbox located on a second network and accessible by a desired recipient;
conveying the address via the first communication line from the fax interface to a remote server; and transmitting a fax image from the fax device to the remote server along at least the first communication line, wherein transmission along the first communication line uses a fax protocol.
receiving dial tone at a fax interface from a first communication line associated with a first network, the interface being connected to a fax device;
receiving at the fax interface an address associated with an electronic mailbox located on a second network and accessible by a desired recipient;
conveying the address via the first communication line from the fax interface to a remote server; and transmitting a fax image from the fax device to the remote server along at least the first communication line, wherein transmission along the first communication line uses a fax protocol.
41. The method of Claim 40, further comprising the steps of:
converting at the remote server the fax image from a facsimile protocol format to image data in a second format; and transmitting the image data in the second format to an electronic mailbox on a computer data network, being that mailbox with which the address is associated.
converting at the remote server the fax image from a facsimile protocol format to image data in a second format; and transmitting the image data in the second format to an electronic mailbox on a computer data network, being that mailbox with which the address is associated.
42. The method of Claim 41, further comprising the steps of:
accessing using an e-mail browser the electronic mailbox of the desired recipient in a manner intended to download electronic mail within the mailbox;
downloading from the mailbox the image data in the second format;
and displaying on a computer screen, using the aforementioned e-mail browser, the image data in the second format, whereby an image representative of a hard copy image originally placed in the fax device is displayed.
accessing using an e-mail browser the electronic mailbox of the desired recipient in a manner intended to download electronic mail within the mailbox;
downloading from the mailbox the image data in the second format;
and displaying on a computer screen, using the aforementioned e-mail browser, the image data in the second format, whereby an image representative of a hard copy image originally placed in the fax device is displayed.
43. The method of Claim 42, further comprising the steps of:
encoding at the remote server the image data in the second format, whereby the image data transmitted to the mailbox is encoded; and automatically decoding, using the e-mail browser, the image data in the second format upon downloading from the mailbox.
encoding at the remote server the image data in the second format, whereby the image data transmitted to the mailbox is encoded; and automatically decoding, using the e-mail browser, the image data in the second format upon downloading from the mailbox.
44. The method of Claim 41, wherein the step of transmitting the image data in the second format comprises the step of creating at the remote server an e-mail message addressed to the received address, including the image data in the second format.
45. The method of Claim 44, wherein the creating step includes the steps of creating an information portion including, at least, delivery information and a comment to the recipient; and associating the image data in the second format with the information portion as an attachment.
46. The method of Claim 41, wherein the step of transmitting the image data in a second format comprises the step of appending at the remote server the image data in the second format to information portion indicating the sender and the destination address.
47. A method of communicating information, said method comprising the steps of:
receiving dial tone at a fax device and at a fax interface from a common, first communication line connected to a first network;
receiving at the fax interface an address associated with an electronic mailbox located on a second network and accessible by a desired recipient;
conveying the address via the first communication line from the fax interface to a remote server; and receiving a fax image at the remote server via fax protocol from the fax device along the first communication line.
receiving dial tone at a fax device and at a fax interface from a common, first communication line connected to a first network;
receiving at the fax interface an address associated with an electronic mailbox located on a second network and accessible by a desired recipient;
conveying the address via the first communication line from the fax interface to a remote server; and receiving a fax image at the remote server via fax protocol from the fax device along the first communication line.
48. The method of Claim 47, further comprising the steps of:
converting at the remote server the fax image from a facsimile protocol format to image data in a second format; and transmitting the image data in the second format to an electronic mailbox on a computer data network, being that mailbox with which the address is associated.
converting at the remote server the fax image from a facsimile protocol format to image data in a second format; and transmitting the image data in the second format to an electronic mailbox on a computer data network, being that mailbox with which the address is associated.
49. The method of Claim 48, further comprising the steps of:
accessing using an e-mail browser the electronic mailbox of the desired recipient in a manner intended to download electronic mail within the mailbox;
downloading from the mailbox the image data in the second format;
and displaying on a computer screen, using the aforementioned e-mail browser, the image data in the second format, whereby an image representative of a hard copy image originally placed in the fax device is displayed.
accessing using an e-mail browser the electronic mailbox of the desired recipient in a manner intended to download electronic mail within the mailbox;
downloading from the mailbox the image data in the second format;
and displaying on a computer screen, using the aforementioned e-mail browser, the image data in the second format, whereby an image representative of a hard copy image originally placed in the fax device is displayed.
50. The method of Claim 49, further comprising the steps of:
encoding at the remote server the image data in the second format, whereby the image data transmitted to the mailbox is encoded; and automatically decoding, using the e-mail browser, the image data in the second format upon downloading from the mailbox.
encoding at the remote server the image data in the second format, whereby the image data transmitted to the mailbox is encoded; and automatically decoding, using the e-mail browser, the image data in the second format upon downloading from the mailbox.
51. The method of Claim 48, wherein the step of transmitting the image data in a second format comprises the step of creating at the remote server an e-mail message addressed to the received address, including the image data in a second format.
52. The method of Claim 51, wherein the creating step includes the steps of:
creating an information portion including, at least, delivery information and a comment to the recipient; and associating the image data in the second format with the information portion as an attachment.
creating an information portion including, at least, delivery information and a comment to the recipient; and associating the image data in the second format with the information portion as an attachment.
53. The method of Claim 48, wherein the step of transmitting the image data in a second format comprises the step of appending at the remote server the image data in the second format to information portion indicating the sender and the destination address.
54. A method of communicating information, comprising the steps of:
receiving facsimile information at a first server via at least a circuit switched telephone network, wherein receiving via the switched telephone network uses a facsimile protocol;
receiving at the first server, using a non-facsimile protocol, an e-mail address supplied by the sender of the facsimile information;
converting, after the receiving facsimile information step, the facsimile information into a computer readable image data file capable of being displayed on a computer screen;
creating, after the receiving steps, an e-mail message including an addressed e-mail header to which is attached the computer readable image data file; and delivering, after the creating step, the e-mail message through a global computer network to an electronic mailbox associated with the e-mail address supplied by the sender.
receiving facsimile information at a first server via at least a circuit switched telephone network, wherein receiving via the switched telephone network uses a facsimile protocol;
receiving at the first server, using a non-facsimile protocol, an e-mail address supplied by the sender of the facsimile information;
converting, after the receiving facsimile information step, the facsimile information into a computer readable image data file capable of being displayed on a computer screen;
creating, after the receiving steps, an e-mail message including an addressed e-mail header to which is attached the computer readable image data file; and delivering, after the creating step, the e-mail message through a global computer network to an electronic mailbox associated with the e-mail address supplied by the sender.
55. The method of Claim 54, further comprising the steps of:
converting information found originally as an image on paper to facsimile information, thereby defining the facsimile information.
converting information found originally as an image on paper to facsimile information, thereby defining the facsimile information.
56. The method of Claim 55, further comprising the steps of:
downloading the e-mail message from the electronic mailbox to an e-mail device; and displaying the computer readable image data file at a monitor of the e-mail device.
downloading the e-mail message from the electronic mailbox to an e-mail device; and displaying the computer readable image data file at a monitor of the e-mail device.
57. The method of Claim 56, further comprising the step of printing the information from the e-mail device.
58. A method of communicating information, comprising the steps of:
receiving fax information in G3 facsimile format at a network server over a circuit switched telephone network from a sender's fax device; and delivering the facsimile information from the network server to a recipient e-mail box associated with an e-mail address inputted electronically by the sender at an interface local to the sender's fax device, and such delivery being accomplished without the entering of a telephone number at the sender's fax device.
receiving fax information in G3 facsimile format at a network server over a circuit switched telephone network from a sender's fax device; and delivering the facsimile information from the network server to a recipient e-mail box associated with an e-mail address inputted electronically by the sender at an interface local to the sender's fax device, and such delivery being accomplished without the entering of a telephone number at the sender's fax device.
59. A method of communicating information, said method comprising the steps of:
receiving, at a first node on a first communication network, electronic input of an address of an e-mail destination, the first communication network being a network at least a portion of which includes a circuit switched telephone network;
after the receiving step, establishing a line of open communication across the first communication network and between the first node and a second node on the first communication network;
after the establishing step, receiving the address at the second node from the first node using a non-facsimile protocol; and after the establishing step, receiving at the second node a facsimile image transmitted from the first node along at least the switched telephone network using a facsimile protocol;
converting the facsimile image at the second node to an industry-standard computer readable format; and routing the computer readable image from the second node to the e-mail destination associated with the previously received address via a second communication network.
receiving, at a first node on a first communication network, electronic input of an address of an e-mail destination, the first communication network being a network at least a portion of which includes a circuit switched telephone network;
after the receiving step, establishing a line of open communication across the first communication network and between the first node and a second node on the first communication network;
after the establishing step, receiving the address at the second node from the first node using a non-facsimile protocol; and after the establishing step, receiving at the second node a facsimile image transmitted from the first node along at least the switched telephone network using a facsimile protocol;
converting the facsimile image at the second node to an industry-standard computer readable format; and routing the computer readable image from the second node to the e-mail destination associated with the previously received address via a second communication network.
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