System, apparatus and method for reducing fax transmission status outcalls from a FAX-to-SMTP gateway

    公开(公告)号:US06650440B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-18

    申请号:US09277318

    申请日:1999-03-26

    Abstract: A communication system for transmission of facsimile (fax) information using an email message from a sending fax device used by a sending fax user to a receiving fax device used by a receiving fix user through at least one mailer device including a sending gateway device coupled to the sending fax device for causing transfer of a fax message received from the fax device. The sending gateway device further attaches the transferred fax message to an email message. At least one of the mailer device is coupled to a receiving gateway device and is further coupled to the sending gateway device for receiving the email message and transferring the same to the receiving gateway device. The receiving gateway device is coupled to the receiving fax device for detaching the fax information from the transferred email message and coupling the detached fax information, through a receiving communication link, to the receiving fax device for use by the receiving fax user. The sending gateway device receives a particular fax message and, prepares an email message having attached thereto the particular fax message and transmits the prepared email message along with a first and a second confirmation requests to the receiving gateway device through the mailer device. The first confirmation request corresponds to a first response and the second confirmation request corresponding to a second response. Upon receipt of a first response to the first confirmation request, the sending gateway device awaits a predetermined length of time for a response to the second confirmation request and upon receipt of a response to the second confirmation request the sending gateway device places an outcall to the sending, fax device. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, multiple outcalls for confirming the status of the fax message transmission is avoided thereby reducing costs to the sending fax user and further reducing the likelihood of confusion and logistic problems to the sending fax user.

    System and method for network-based document delivery
    82.
    发明授权
    System and method for network-based document delivery 有权
    基于网络的文档传送的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06615234B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-02

    申请号:US09309757

    申请日:1999-05-11

    Abstract: A system and method for delivering an electronic document over a network, printing in hard copy form at a remote destination, and delivery of the hard copy document to a recipient. A user sends the electronic document to a server over a client-server network (which can be the Internet) where a conversion software program converts the electronic document from its client application format to a printable format (e.g., a PostScript file). A print preview program then converts printable version of the electronic document to a graphical view format. The user can now preview the document on-line to determine how the hard copy document will look upon delivery. The printable version of the electronic document is then transmitted across a printing network (which can also be the Internet) to a print spooler server. The print spooler server prints a hard copy version of the document on an attached printer. The hard copy document is then either delivered to the recipient or held for pick-up by the recipient.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于通过网络传送电子文档的系统和方法,以远程目的地的硬拷贝形式打印,以及将硬拷贝文档传送给接收者。 用户通过客户机 - 服务器网络(可以是因特网)将电子文档发送到服务器,转换软件程序将电子文档从其客户端应用格式转换为可打印格式(例如,PostScript文件)。 然后,打印预览程序将电子文档的可打印版本转换为图形视图格式。 用户现在可以在线预览文档,以确定硬拷贝文档如何看待传送。 电子文档的可打印版本然后通过打印网络(也可以是因特网)传输到打印后台处理程序服务器。 打印后台处理程序服务器在连接的打印机上打印文档的硬拷贝版本。 然后将硬拷贝文件传送到收件人或由接收者保存以接收。

    Electronic-mail apparatus
    83.
    发明授权
    Electronic-mail apparatus 有权
    电子邮件装置

    公开(公告)号:US06614891B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-02

    申请号:US09986242

    申请日:2001-11-08

    Abstract: An electronic-mail reception apparatus has a body and includes a facsimile receiver that negotiates with a sender before receiving image data, to receive image data in facsimile format from the sender via a telephone network. An electronic-mail receiver receives image data in an electronic mail format and character code data in the electronic mail format from a mail sender via a communication network. A converter converts the image data in the electronic mail format into image data in the facsimile format, a font section converts the character code data received by the electronic-mail receiver into image data, and an output section outputs the image data converted by the converter and the image data converted by the font section. The facsimile receiver, the electronic-mail receiver, the converter, the font section and the output section are integrated in the body of the apparatus.

    Abstract translation: 电子邮件接收装置具有主体并且包括在接收图像数据之前与发送者进行协商的传真接收机,经由电话网络从发送者接收传真格式的图像数据。 电子邮件接收器经由通信网络从邮件发送者接收电子邮件格式的图像数据和电子邮件格式的字符代码数据。 A转换器将电子邮件格式的图像数据以传真格式转换为图像数据,字体部分将由电子邮件接收器接收的字符代码数据转换为图像数据,并且输出部分输出由转换器转换的图像数据 以及由字体部分转换的图像数据。 传真接收机,电子邮件接收机,转换器,字体部分和输出部分集成在设备的主体中。

    Email to fax processing when no secondary storage is available
    84.
    发明授权
    Email to fax processing when no secondary storage is available 有权
    电子邮件至传真处理时无二次存储可用

    公开(公告)号:US06600750B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-29

    申请号:US09272811

    申请日:1999-03-19

    Abstract: An email communication system employed in a packet switching network environment for transmission of an email message including at least one fax message for use by fax recipient(s), through the packet switching network environment, includes a network device for communication with one or more mail servers. The mail servers are responsive to an email message having at least one tax message received from an email user. The network device receives the email message, through a forward connection, from one of the mail servers and converts the received email message into the fax message for transmission thereof to at least one fax recipient. The network device further starts to transmit the email message with context information appended thereto, forming a reverse email message, back to one of the mail servers, wherein the mail server is used to store the reverse email message until the mail server is ready to send the same to the network device thereby avoiding the need for secondary storage within the network device.

    Abstract translation: 在分组交换网络环境中采用的电子邮件通信系统,用于通过分组交换网络环境传输包括至少一个传真接收者使用的传真消息的电子邮件消息,包括用于与一个或多个邮件通信的网络设备 服务器 邮件服务器响应于具有从电子邮件用户接收的至少一个税务消息的电子邮件消息。 网络设备通过转发连接从邮件服务器之一接收电子邮件消息,并将接收到的电子邮件消息转换成传真消息,以将其发送给至少一个传真接收者。 网络设备还开始发送具有附加的上下文信息的电子邮件消息,形成反向电子邮件消息,返回到邮件服务器之一,其中邮件服务器用于存储反向电子邮件消息,直到邮件服务器准备发送 与网络设备相同,从而避免了对网络设备内的二次存储的需要。

    Internet facsimile apparatus and E-mail communication method
    86.
    发明申请
    Internet facsimile apparatus and E-mail communication method 有权
    互联网传真机和电子邮件通信方式

    公开(公告)号:US20020163673A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-07

    申请号:US10183430

    申请日:2002-06-28

    Inventor: Kiyoshi Toyoda

    Abstract: An e-mail communication apparatus connected an administrator via a network includes a receiver that receives e-mail from a sender over the network and a detector that detects whether or not the received e-mail can be handled, based upon whether the e-mail can be opened in the e-mail communication apparatus. A printer prints the received e-mail when the detector detects that the e-mail can be handled in e-mail communication apparatus and a transmitter transmits a notice e-mail to the administrator when the detector detects that the e-mail cannot be handled in e-mail communication apparatus. The receiver, the detector and the printer are integrated in the e-mail communication apparatus.

    Abstract translation: 经由网络连接管理员的电子邮件通信装置包括:接收器,其通过网络从发送者接收电子邮件;以及检测器,其基于所述电子邮件来检测所接收的电子邮件是否可以被处理 可以在电子邮件通信装置中打开。 当检测器检测到电子邮件可以在电子邮件通信设备中处理时,打印机打印所接收的电子邮件,当检测器检测到电子邮件不能被处理时,发送者向管理员发送通知电子邮件 在电子邮件通信装置中。 接收机,检测器和打印机被集成在电子邮件通信装置中。

    Electronic mail machine and internet facsimile machine
    87.
    发明申请
    Electronic mail machine and internet facsimile machine 有权
    电子邮件机和互联网传真机

    公开(公告)号:US20020135813A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-26

    申请号:US10104510

    申请日:2002-03-20

    Abstract: An Internet facsimile communication method and an Internet facsimile machine wherein the Internet facsimile machine of the transmitting side shortens the time required from starting of the scanning of the original to be transmitted and receiving of the image data of the original at the terminal of the receiving side, until the completion of the processing such as printing or distributing of the image data. In one example, the Internet facsimile machine of the transmitting side is capable of transmitting, in still shorter period of time, the image data most appropriate to the ability of the Internet facsimile machine of the receiving side, and the Internet facsimile machine for carrying out this Internet facsimile communication method is provided. In another example, a communication system is provided for shortening the time until the delivery confirmation is replied, by replying the electronic mail of the delivery confirmation efficiently.

    Abstract translation: 一种互联网传真通信方法和一种因特网传真机,其中发送侧的因特网传真机将接收侧的终端处的原件的扫描开始所需的时间缩短为要发送的原稿和接收原稿的图像数据 直到完成诸如打印或分发图像数据的处理。 在一个示例中,发送侧的因特网传真机能够在更短的时间内发送最适合于接收方的因特网传真机的能力的图像数据和用于执行的互联网传真机 提供了这种互联网传真通信方法。 在另一示例中,提供通信系统,用于通过有效地回复传送确认的电子邮件来缩短直到发送确认被回复的时间。

    Facsimile communication method and facsimile machine
    88.
    发明申请
    Facsimile communication method and facsimile machine 有权
    传真通信方式和传真机

    公开(公告)号:US20020018245A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-14

    申请号:US09773711

    申请日:2001-02-02

    Abstract: In a facsimile communication method for transmitting facsimile data to a reception terminal from a facsimile machine via a communication network, a transmission process in the facsimile machine includes the following steps: (a) a step of saving image data of an original to be transmitted as facsimile data in a storage; (b) a step of generating access information data for access to the image data, saved in the storage, from the reception terminal via the transmission network; (c) a step of sending the access information data to the reception terminal by an e-mail; and (d) a step of transmitting the image data in the storage to the reception terminal from the facsimile machine by a communication protocol of a point-to-point data transfer form upon reception of an access request for the image data from the reception terminal.

    Abstract translation: 在用于通过通信网络从传真机将传真数据发送到接收终端的传真通信方法中,传真机中的发送处理包括以下步骤:(a)将要发送的原稿的图像数据保存为 存储中的传真数据; (b)从所述接收终端经由所述传输网络生成用于访问保存在所述存储器中的图像数据的访问信息数据的步骤; (c)通过电子邮件将接入信息数据发送到接收终端的步骤; 以及(d)在从接收终端接收到对图像数据的访问请求时,通过点对点数据传送形式的通信协议从传真机将传输机中的图像数据发送到接收终端的步骤 。

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