Method and apparatus for automated facsimile message confirmation
US6477243B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3209
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Integration of telecommunication message services and other communication services is achieved by notifying a user of a communication system of successful receipt of a message (e.g., a facsimile message) by sending a confirmation message to the user, e.g., using e-mail, facsimile, voice and/or data communications. The user may be identified by a unique identifier, e.g., a telephone number. The confirmation message may comprise a facsimile message, an attachment which includes the received message or a computer network address of a location where information regarding the received message and/or the message itself may be accessed. For the latter case, the computer network address is preferably a universal resource locator (URL) associated with a web page at which the information and/or received message may be accessed. The information may allow the user to view the message (e.g., as marked up by the intended recipient thereof), and/or it may indicate whether the intended recipient has read, reviewed, down-loaded to a hard copy or other device or otherwise accessed the message.
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