System and methods for enhanced facsimile communication network and preference selection
US8643886B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/33364
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a database management device that has a transmitting facsimile device and a receiving facsimile device to select between a default communications network and an alternate communications network based on advertised communication network capability and by a selection logic, this selection logic determined by color, resolution, baud rate, compression format; the communications network can be the public switched telephone network, the internet, or other networks.
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