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Method and system for pay per use document transfer via computer network transfer protocols

US7746496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2007
Grant dateJun 29, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/32069
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a portion for receiving a transmission comprising a digitized document including a digitized computer network destination associated with a recipient from a user using a facsimile device, a portion for determining a telephone number for the facsimile device, an OCR portion for determining the computer network destination for the recipient from the digitized computer network destination for the recipient, a portion for determining an attachment from the digitized document, and a portion for sending the attachment to the computer network destination for the recipient including a service provider name, wherein the transmission is associated a pay-per-use service charge that may be asserted against the telephone number associated with the facsimile transmission device.

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