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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337387 | Intercepting document data from a spooler and using the data to retrieve related information from a data base to modify the document An improved document generation tool which intercepts data from a print spool and utilizes that data in conjunction with the database to cause certain changes to the final printed data. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312884 | Image reading apparatus selectively connectable to image forming apparatuses via a network When performing remote copying between different apparatuses on a network, authentication of a user ID at the original-reading side is appropriately performed. A copying machine, serving as an image reading apparatus, selects and connects a copying machine, serving ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301652 | Quick reference to printer setting information A novel method of printing including receiving printer setting information indicative of printer driver settings corresponding to a print request, and printing the printer driver settings along with a print job corresponding to the print request. Further, the printe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7212302 | Internet facsimile apparatus and E-mail communication method 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 ope... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200748 | E-mail printer and e-mail printing method having authentication procedure An e-mail printer having an authentication procedure includes an e-mail receiving unit that includes a storage device to store e-mail which is received in a predetermined memory area allocated to each user and an authentication device to authenticate the user so tha... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197128 | Telecommunication architecture The present invention provides a novel telecommunication architecture. The architecture includes a subscriber agent for each subscriber within a telecommunication network. The subscriber agent includes the subscriber's telephone number and calling features. The netw... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194432 | Billing process and system in a telecommunication network A billing method and billing system to determine usage fees which are charged to the user of a digital telecommunications network, whereby a usage fee charged for a connection is determined prior to establishing this connection from statistical characteristics of pr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184533 | Method and apparatus for mixed media contact notification service A method and apparatus for providing an automatic called party locator service by intelligently managing lists of contacts. The apparatus includes a contact list manager (10) where lists of contacts are stored, and a locator (60) capable of sending out... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162019 | System and method for privacy screening A communications network-based system and service is disclosed. The service permits subscribers to control and manage incoming telephone calls. Subscribers can establish preferences for how calls will be handled by a communications network if the calls are received ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7145996 | Subscriber service management A method, system and apparatus for managing subscriber services. The system can include a service renewal system configured to renew service subscriptions based upon identifying information associated with the service subscriptions. The system also can include one o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142550 | Partial fax delivery and multicast by the store and forward fax devices with limited memory An email/fax communication system is disclosed for use in a packet switching network environment including a mail server for storing email messages for transmission thereof, in the form of a fax document, to one or more recipient fax machines. In one embodiment of t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7116766 | Electronic mail distribution system for integrated electronic communications A system is disclosed for integrated electronic mail, voice mail, and fax mail messaging. A common message format is defined for use by an electronic mail service and a telecommunications service so electronic mail messages that may include voice and fax mail attach... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097369 | Method and apparatus for inserting tabs in a print job Method and apparatus for inserting tabs in a print job. A method for inserting tab sheets in a print job is disclosed. First, a position is selected within a document to insert a tab sheet, which document includes a plurality of sheets each with a document defined i... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7079275 | Method and system for facilitating paper to electronic communications A facsimile/email communication system for providing a user the ability to send emails from any standalone facsimile machine. The system does not require any additional hardware or software to be installed on equipment being used by a sender. The system further prov... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062028 | Method and apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6999192 | Method and system for facilitating paper to electronic communications A facsimile/email communication system for providing a user the ability to send emails from any standalone facsimile machine. The system does not require any additional hardware or software to be installed on equipment being used by a sender. The system further prov... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993321 | Wireless telephone system with mobile instruments for outgoing calls A telecommunication system incorporates individual station instruments simplified by wireless operation, voice dialing, prepaid accounting and out-call operation, all enabled by cooperative system operation including supporting central equipment. Wireless operation ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6977740 | Method and system for centralized information storage retrieval and searching A business method for centrally managing documents in a client server system. The business method is operable in a client-server system with a database, a voice response system and a fax reception system to a telecommunications network. A user through the voice resp... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6937359 | Image communicating method, facsimile type electronic mail apparatus and facsimile apparatus A particular image written in a particular paper of a particular paper size is scanned by a scanner to produce image data, a format of the image data is changed to a mail format to change the image data to mail data, the particular paper size is added to the mail da... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6917802 | Mobile keyless telephone instruments and wireless telecommunications system having voice dialing and voice programming capabilities A telecommunication system incorporates individual station instruments simplified by wireless operation, voice dialing, prepaid and custom-programmed operating characteristics, all enabled by cooperative operation with supporting central equipment. Wireless operatio... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906820 | Image communicating method, facsimile type electronic mail apparatus and facsimile apparatus A communication apparatus includes a scanner configured to scan a document to obtain binary image data, an adder that adds paper size information to the obtained binary image data and a converter that converts the binary image data, including the paper size informat... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6424426 | Fax-to-email and email-to-fax communication system and method A facsimile/email communication system and method providing a user the ability to send emails from any standalone facsimile machine and providing a user the ability to logon to a centralized web server and send facsimiles to any standalone fax machine.... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6348970 | Apparatus and method for interfacing a computer network to a facsimile machine An apparatus and method provide for interfacing a facsimile machine with a computer network. Specifically, an apparatus provides a fax interface for exchanging faxes with fax machine and a network interface for communicating with and retrieving electronic... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6279013 | Interactive newspaper A method and apparatus of profile guided printing of a paper document facilitates back channel interaction from a reader for contemporaneous upgrading of the profile in response to document content. The document is printed to include tokens representative... | 08/21/2001 |
| 5940189 | Facsimile apparatus capable of recognizing hand-written addressing information A facsimile apparatus includes a transmission motor (90), and when an original to be transmitted is moved by the transmission motor in a sub-scanning direction, sequential lines in the sub-scanning direction are scanned by a contact image sensor (100) in ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5905783 | Data communication apparatus and method There is provided a data communication apparatus comprising a reception means for receiving data via a public network, a reception data storage means for storing the data received by the reception means, into a storage medium, a search sheet output means ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5815643 | Printing system A system for repeatedly processing, in a production run, a set of original images to form at least two disparate sets of copies of the originals in accordance with a job specification, the job specification including at least two disparate copy set specif... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5764155 | Dynamic data exchange server A dynamic data exchange (DDE) server which allows external programs to access power management data is presented. The DDE server provides a mnemonic cross reference between register items and standardized, alphanumeric parameter names. This mnemonic inter... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5513013 | Facsimile output job sorting unit and system Separating the physical sheets outputted from a shared users printer, especially, a facsimile receiver, into separate job sets for separate designed recipients, with an independent "mailboxing" job sorting accessory unit, not requiring any electronic conn... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5485368 | System for specifying a duty by means of a handwritten sheet with a cipher function An information processing apparatus for executing a plurality of information processing, the apparatus comprises device for storing format information about the contents of instructions to execute at least one of the plurality of information processes, fu... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5440620 | Telecommunications system subscriber profile updating Personal telephone number service is provided by an adjunct within a communications network to provide a number of functionalities, one of which allows associated subscribers to customize the way in which they receive telephone calls. In particular, each ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5341413 | Communication equipment with a destination area on-line display function A communication equipment has a dictionary file for areas and destination names corresponding to destination numbers entered by a destination entry unit such as a dialer. The dictionary file is looked up by a retrieval unit during the entry of the number ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5340119 | Method of playing a game of chance at locations remote from the game site Participating in a game of chance, such as KENO, played remotely away from the site where the winning numbers are drawn. Each player can mark his predicted winning number combination on a sheet that is inserted into a facsimile machine remote from the gam... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5295181 | Automatic facsimile output recipient telephoning system Separating the physical sheets outputted from a shared users printer, especially, a facsimile receiver, into separate job sets for separate designed recipients, and notifying the recipients, with an independent "mailboxing" job sorting accessory unit, not... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5287199 | Facsimile message processing and routing system In this invention, a processor connected to a communication switching system i) intercepts or receives each facsimile message destined for a receiving party, ii) analyzes at least a portion of each message to collect, in addition to the called number, oth... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5267303 | Using a form to request automatic creation of form with fields for requesting operations in relation to items An automatically created form includes a list of items in relation to which an operation can be performed. A processor creates the form in response to facsimile transmission of another form that includes a field requesting automatic creation of a form. Th... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5257112 | Facsimile mail system with mail center equipment A facsimile mail system comprising mail center equipment, a plurality of telephone sets connected to the mail center equipment via lines and a telephone exchange, and a plurality of facsimile machines each connected to the respective telephone sets. Condi... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5230628 | Apparatus for producing operational manual An apparatus produces an operational manual of a certain machine and supplies the same to an operator of the machine. The operational manual teaches how to operate a minimum procedure in order to obtain one of functions with which the machine is equipped.... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5175684 | Automatic text translation and routing system A machine translation system includes an automatic routing system for automatically translating input text of a source language and sending output text of a selected target language to an addressee, in response to designations of the addressee, the target... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5159635 | System for encoding data in machine readable graphic form A system for representing and recognizing data in machine readable graphic image form in which data to be encoded is entered into the system and a processor encodes the data into a two-dimensional pattern of graphic indicia and generates transfer drive si... | 10/27/1992 |
