WO2001005131A1 - Method and arrangement for receiving and processing a fax in a telecommunication network - Google Patents

Method and arrangement for receiving and processing a fax in a telecommunication network Download PDF

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WO2001005131A1
WO2001005131A1 PCT/FI2000/000637 FI0000637W WO0105131A1 WO 2001005131 A1 WO2001005131 A1 WO 2001005131A1 FI 0000637 W FI0000637 W FI 0000637W WO 0105131 A1 WO0105131 A1 WO 0105131A1
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Petri Jaakko Johannes Visuri
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Alma Media Oyj
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00281Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/21Monitoring or handling of messages
    • H04L51/23Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H04N1/00127Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00281Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal
    • H04N1/00312Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal with a digital transmission apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, SMS or ISDN device
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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    • H04N1/32Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device
    • H04N1/32358Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device using picture signal storage, e.g. at transmitter
    • H04N1/324Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device using picture signal storage, e.g. at transmitter intermediate the transmitter and receiver terminals, e.g. at an exchange
    • H04N1/32432Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device using picture signal storage, e.g. at transmitter intermediate the transmitter and receiver terminals, e.g. at an exchange in a particular memory file for retrieval by the user, e.g. in a facsimile mailbox
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/58Message adaptation for wireless communication
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00204Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server
    • H04N1/00209Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/0008Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus
    • H04N2201/0015Control of image communication with the connected apparatus, e.g. signalling capability
    • H04N2201/002Selecting or switching between an image communication channel and a non-image communication channel
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/0008Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus
    • H04N2201/0065Converting image data to a format usable by the connected apparatus or vice versa
    • H04N2201/0068Converting from still picture data

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  • the invention relates to a method for receiving and processing a fax in a telecommunication network.
  • a separate fax receiver results in considerable equipment costs for the user.
  • a fax receiver in normal voice answering service, which fax receiver is provided by the network operator. This way, extra equipment costs are eliminated as faxes may be later printed out at a location chosen by the user.
  • a problem with a fax receiver integrated in the mobile communication network is that the number of service providers is very limited since the service can be provided only by the user's mobile network operator. This restricts competition on the consumer market, for instance.
  • An object of the present invention is to reduce the above-mentioned disadvantages associated with the prior art.
  • faxes addressed to a subscriber are arranged to be directed to an Internet operator arranged so as to channel each user's faxes to the user's mailbox, which may be e.g. the user's home page.
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • the telephone subscription attempts to recognize whether an mcoming call is a fax call and makes a call transfer only if that is the case.
  • the fax receive service according to the invention can be offered by any Internet operator, which means the provision of the service is not tied to any one particular network operator. This means reduced service costs and makes possible the use of one and the same Internet operator from a plurality of mobile and fixed networks.
  • the method according to the invention for receiving a fax is characterized in that
  • - Internet operator identifies the subscriber number/user that transferred the call and saves the fax in an electronic mailbox according to the subscriber number/user identified.
  • Fig. 1 shows a simplified block diagram of an advantageous embodiment 10 of the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a more detailed block diagram of an advantageous Internet operator embodiment 20 according to the invention
  • Fig. 3 shows a simplified block diagram of an advantageous embodiment 30 of the invention
  • Fig. 4 shows a flow diagram of an advantageous embodiment 40 of the invention.
  • a telephone subscription 100 is typically a fixed telephone or GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) subscription, but it may be any other mobile subscription such as a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), NMT, UMTS (Universal Mobile Telephone Service), Iridium, Inmarsat or Teledesic subscription.
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telephone Service
  • Iridium Iridium
  • Iridium Iridium
  • Inmarsat or Teledesic subscription Upon receiving a fax the telephone subscription 100 is arranged so as to perform a call transfer to an Internet operator 200.
  • the Internet operator may be any Internet service provider (ISP) offering a fax receive number.
  • the Internet operator 200 is arranged to identify the signal transferred from the telephone subscription 100 and to direct it to an electronic mailbox 300 of the telephone subscription 100.
  • ISP Internet service provider
  • the electronic mailbox 300 may be the WWW home page or e-mail address of the user of the telephone subscription 100 or some other place of storage in connection with the communication network.
  • the Internet operator 200 is arranged to send to the telephone subscription 100 a message, typically a SMS message, about the fax received.
  • the mobile station of the telephone subscription 100 is arranged to recognize a fax and inform the user about the fax.
  • the user may send acknowledgment for a received fax to the sender, e.g. using a SMS message.
  • the telephone subscription 100 is advantageously a mobile subscription.
  • Fig. 2 depicts an advantageous embodiment 20 of the invention.
  • a call coming from the telephone network 150 into a SS7 circuit is routed to a fax receiver 210 of an Internet operator 200. Having received the fax the Internet operator may choose from a plurality of storage methods.
  • the Internet operator 200 may advantageously convert the fax into SMS format 220 or Internet format 230, such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or some other World Wide Web format.
  • the Internet operator 200 may convert the received fax into any file 230 that can be simply used in connection with a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or Telnet based software application.
  • FTP File Transfer Protocol
  • Telnet based software application An example of a Telnet based software application is Gopher.
  • the Internet operator 200 may convert the fax into a FTAM (File Transfer and Access Method) type file 250 so that it can be processed in a versatile manner and independently of the operating system of the host network.
  • the fax is converte into an audio file 240 either by the personnel of the Internet operator 200 or advantageously using a scanner-speech synthesizer arrangement or in some other way.
  • the Internet operator 200 is advantageously arranged to save the fax in any format 220, 225, 230, 240, 250 in an electronic mailbox 300.
  • Reading of the messages in the electronic mailbox 300 is advantageously restricted, typically by a scheme in which a password or a personal identification number (PLN) is required so that only the user 400 or advantageously someone authorized by the user 400, such as a secretary, can access the messages in the electronic mailbox 300.
  • PPN personal identification number
  • a message saved in a certain format 220, 225, 230, 240, 250 in the user's electronic mailbox 300 can be read and the user may decide that he or she wants to have the message in some other advantageous format 220, 225, 230, 240, 250.
  • the user 400 may advantageously send e.g. a SMS message from his or her electronic mailbox 300 to the Internet operator 200 to be converted into WWW format 230, for example. Having converted the SMS message into WWW format the Internet operator 200 returns the message in the new format to the electronic mailbox 300.
  • the user 400 or someone authorized by the user may edit the received fax and convert it from any storage format 220, 225, 230, 240, 250 to any other storage format 220, 225, 230, 240, 250 and save the edited message in the user's mailbox 300.
  • the user 400 or someone authorized by the user 400 may also determine in which format 220, 225, 230, 240, 250 the Internet operator 200 should save the message in the user's electronic mailbox 300.
  • the mailbox 300 may be the user's WWW home page, e-mail address or any other place of storage in connection with the communication network.
  • the user 400 may edit the messages in the electronic mailbox 300 through a normal telephone connection, Internet connection and/or digital and/or analog data connection.
  • Fig. 3 shows an advantageous embodiment 30 of the invention.
  • the user 400 may edit the messages in the electronic mailbox 300 using services provided by an Internet operator 200.
  • the user 400 may send messages from his or her mailbox 300 via the Internet operator 200 both to the Internet 500 and to the normal telephone network 150.
  • Fig. 4 shows a flow diagram of an advantageous embodiment 40 of the method according to the invention.
  • a fax call is received for a subscriber's telephone number in step 41.
  • a fax file is directed from the subscriber's telephone number to an Internet operator.
  • the fax call is received by the Internet operator.
  • the fax file may be converted to a desired format in step 44. Possible formats are listed in conjunction with Fig. 2
  • the fax file is saved in an electronic mailbox, step 45.
  • the embodiments described above have significant industrial and commercial advantages.
  • the above-mentioned embodiments may be implemented by any Internet operator so that the service is not tied to any particular network operator. This reduces the costs of the fax receive service and makes possible the use of one and the same Internet operator from telephone subscriptions 100, advantageously including mobile subscriptions, of different networks or mobile networks.
  • the invention was above described referring to specific embodiments. It is, however, obvious that the invention is not limited to just those embodiments, but instead covers all imaginable embodiments according to the inventional idea defined by the independent claims.

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