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Methods and apparatus for authenticating facsimile transmissions to electronic storage destinations

US7944573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 2007
Grant dateMay 17, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3269
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method transmitting a facsimile or scanned image to an electronic destination address includes receiving the facsimile or scanned image including a digitized instruction page including an optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the digitized instruction page is encoded in a first format, determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic destination address need not be known prior to receiving the facsimile or scanned image, converting the digitized instruction page to a second format, determining additional service provider data, and transmitting the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the instruction page encoded in the second format to the electronic destination address.

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