Processing a fax transmission using a mobile device
US9894242B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2201/52
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for receiving a fax transmission at a mobile phone. In one embodiment, the mobile phone receives an incoming call and answers the incoming call, upon receiving a command from a user of the mobile phone to answer the incoming call. A program on the mobile phone then detects that the incoming call is a fax transmission, and then places an outgoing call to a fax server. The program on the mobile phone then conferences the incoming call with the outgoing call to the fax server, such that the fax server receives the fax transmission. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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