Method and telecommunications system for transmitting a facsimile message
US6611581B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/2016
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for transmitting a facsimile message uses a public-switched telecommunications network, the public-switched telecommunication network having a messaging platform capable of storing a plurality of facsimile messages. The initiation of a telephone call to a destination is detected, the content of the call including the facsimile message. If the destination is available at a first time to receive a telephone call, the facsimile message is transmitted. The facsimile message is stored on the messaging platform only if the destination is unavailable at the first time. If the facsimile message was stored, the facsimile message is transmitted at a second time if the destination if the destination is available.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.