Method and system for pay per use document transfer via computer network transfer protocols
US7746496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 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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