Systems and methods for the reliable transmission of facsimiles over packet networks
US8339646B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein is a facsimile to voice over IP adapter for the real-time reliable transmission of audio messages using HTTP, the voice over IP adapter having audio adapter interfaces, the audio adapter interfaces capable of receiving a audio encoded facsimile data stream; ethernet adapter interfaces, the ethernet adapter interface capable of transmitting an HTTP encoded facsimile image; a fax processor, the real-time fax processor capable of receiving a one or more audio streams from the audio adapter interface and packetizing the one or more audio streams into an HTTP encode facsimile image; where the facsimile is capable of being transmitted from a source facsimile machine through an voice over IP adapter, and further transmitted to a destination facsimile machine.
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