Method and system for facilitating paper to electronic communications
US7804613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3278
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for a computer system includes receiving a fax from a user comprising a digitized document and a billing telephone number associated with the user, wherein the digitized document includes a digitized transmission page including a digitized recipient e-mail address, and wherein a receiving number over which the fax is received is associated with a pay-per-use service, optically recognizing characters of the recipient e-mail address from the digitized e-mail address, determining an attachment in a format suitable for attachment to an e-mail message from the digitized document, sending an e-mail message comprising an e-mail attachment portion including the attachment, an e-mail TO portion including the recipient e-mail address, and an e-mail body portion including a service provider identifier, and submitting a service charge associated with the pay-per-use service against the billing telephone number.
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