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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7366116 | Network telephone system and methods therefor One embodiment of the present invention includes a telephony interface, a network interface and a local area network (LAN). The telephony interface provides connectivity between one or more netphones and an external telephone network such as a PSTN telephone system.... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366177 | Transmit scheduling supporting temporarily unavailable receivers Transmissions may be scheduled in communication networks to accommodate the possibilities that target receivers are unavailable to receive. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7327480 | Server apparatus and internet facsimile apparatus and communication terminal capability exchanging method In a server apparatus, a registration processing section analyzes a capability information transmission mail received by an E-mail communication section, and extracts capability information. Next, a sender's address and capability information are made to correspond ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310329 | System for sending text messages converted into speech through an internet connection to a telephone and method for running it This invention consists of a system permitting to send text messages by Internet and let them arrive in the form of speech directly on the addressee's phone. This system works by means of a central server, where at least one software is installed, which receives the... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305079 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private bra... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292682 | Method and telecommunication system for transmitting a facsimile message A method and system for transmitting a facsimile message uses a public-switched telecommunications network, the public-switched telecommunication network having a messaging platform capable of storing a plurality of facsimile messages. The initiation of a telephone ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286659 | Method and system for termination blocking of message delivery service in a switch-based telecommunication system A method for providing a messaging service in a telecommunication system (900) includes providing a calling party with an option to leave a voice message (1010). If the calling party accepts the option, determining screening criteria for the called com... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7245390 | Communication apparatus for ring-type multiple address transmission/reception A facsimile apparatus which is easy to use is provided. Control is performed so that a CPU (central processing unit) registers a sub-address signal and a communication specification so as to correspond to a memory box, selects start of ring-type multiple-address tra... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239434 | Data communication apparatus and method A document transmission apparatus reduces troublesome labor of an operator when transmitting document data, inputted from a scanner or the like, by various transmission methods such as electronic mail, facsimile, remote printing and file transfer. An address book co... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7224479 | Image forming apparatus in use with a network An image forming apparatus in which there are provided a communication means that communicates through a network, a printing means that outputs and image based on image data by forming it on a recording sheet, an inputting means into which information transfer items... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218424 | Facsimile transmission over packet networks with delivery notification A method for facsimile transmission over a packet network includes establishing a facsimile call between first and second facsimile terminals in accordance with a facsimile protocol, using a facsimile gateway to convey communications between the terminals over the p... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207004 | Correction of misspelled words A method includes identifying a document corpus, creating a dictionary based on words in the document corpus, identifying a potentially misspelled word in a document, and providing a word from the dictionary as likely to correspond to the potentially misspelled word... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194079 | Methods and apparatus for forwarding facsimiles by phone and/or E-mail Improved call forwarding methods and apparatus are described. Dialing of multiple call forwarding locations in parallel is supported. Distinguishing between fax and voice calls and using different forwarding numbers for each type of call is also supported. Forwardin... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7142644 | Arrangement for converting telephone number formats for notification systems A notification system includes a dial map configured for converting the destination telephone number within a notification message from an original format to another format recognizable by a messaging server, based on execution of a mapping rule selected based on a ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142333 | System and method for wirelessly initiated document scanning and transmission A method of document scanning comprises wirelessly communicating a request, initiated by a mobile computing device, to a scanner to image a paper document into an electronic document. After imaging the paper document with the scanner to produce an electronic documen... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7119929 | Electronic mail machine and internet facsimile machine 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... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116433 | Image communication apparatus and image communication method IFAX is installed in securities firm A. PC is installed in a customer B and the other IFAX is installed in a branch C. IFAX transmits and receives image data between PC and IFAX via LAN and the Internet by use of e-mail. While, IFAX is connected to PSTN. IFAX transm... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102776 | Facsimile apparatus and control method for controlling the same In the case where facsimile receiving is carried out while a failure occurs with a printer, a CPU creates a notification E-mail having the received image data attached thereto as a attachment file, and transmits to Internet the created E-mail when an E-mail address ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099459 | Method and device for handling echo in a communication network A method is provided for use with a telecommunication relay device adapted to convey voice-band data signals over a given transmission path in a telecommunication network, which relay comprises a transmitter operative to encode and transmit voice-band data informati... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095830 | Communication apparatus, communication method, and storage medium An object of this invention is to provide a communication apparatus capable of maintaining the secrecy of data received in a memory box when forwarding the data. To achieve this object, when data received in a memory box designated by a sub-address/password signal i... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7072457 | Transferring a call to a backup according to call context A method, system, and program for transferring a call to a backup according to call context are provided. A context for a call from a caller to an intended callee is detected. An intended party backup profile is accessed that indicates multiple backup parties design... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068386 | Image processing system, image data processing method, and storage medium This invention provides an image processing system which is built by connecting a host device which reads out and executes program data stored in a storage medium, and a device added with a card device function, and which allows easy device connection and has high c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7050188 | Facsimile apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which increases communication efficiency by classifying destinations into groups. Destinations inputted through an operation panel are classified into groups based on registration data stored in ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038804 | Method and telecommunication system for transmitting a facsimile message A method and system for transmitting a facsimile message uses a public-switched telecommunications network, the public-switched telecommunication network having a messaging platform capable of storing a plurality of facsimile messages. The initiation of a telephone ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039174 | System and method for routing calls to multi-function telephone numbers A system and method of routing telephone calls to specific communications devices allows multiple communications devices to use a common telephone number. One telephone number may therefore be used to place calls to different communications devices in potentially di... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7023987 | Method and apparatus for adapting a phone for use in network voice operations An interface is provided between a conventional telephone and a conventional computer configured for network voice applications including a sound card and modem. The interface allows for use of the telephone during network voice applications such as IP telephony and... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019855 | Method for informing a transmitting module of error occurrence in a receiving part of a facsimile A process and apparatus for informing a transmitting facsimile machine of occurrence of an error in a first receiving facsimile machine, including the steps of: inputting the telephone number of a second facsimile machine; when a ring signal is input from the transm... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012707 | Image forming apparatus utilizing T.33 protocol to include both extensions and secondary phone numbers A facsimile apparatus transmitting a subaddress signal includes an extension number input block for inputting a plurality of extension numbers, a second telephone number input block for inputting a plurality of secondary telephone numbers, and a direct input block f... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6993609 | Method for controlling peripheral device, program for executing same method, storage device storing same program, and computer, peripheral device and system for executing same method A printer is a peripheral device capable of being controlled by a host computer. The printer has a silent function for silent operation. If a silent function is determined to be enabled and if a time period for enabling a silent function is set, a host computer dete... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6985242 | Image communication apparatus, server apparatus, and capability exchanging method An Internet facsimile apparatus as a sender makes inquiry about capability, which a destination Internet facsimile apparatus possesses, to a local server in a local network. When the local server has no capability information of the destination stored, the sender ma... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6967739 | Facsimile machine and communication method A facsimile machine connected to PSTN to receive image data from another device over PSTN and transfer the image data to a designated recipient on another network such as LAN and internet. Delivery conditions are registered in a storage of the facsimile machine. Del... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6968383 | Method for broadcasting addressed data to a plurality of users Method for broadcasting addressed data to a multiplicity of users via various broadcasting channels. The method includes setting up at least one information data base, which contains data that are intended to be transmitted through at least one of the broadcasting c... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965443 | Communication apparatus and storage medium A communication apparatus that reduces the number of procedural steps that need to be performed by a user in attaching facsimile data to an e-mail and transmitting the e-mail, includes a CPU of a personal computer that starts a transmission program for performing a ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963427 | Network facsimile system and supervising server therefor A supervising server (2) is connected to a communication network. The communication network includes a plurality of clients (3) and facsimile servers (1). The supervising server (2) has recipient information such as facsimile numbers of r... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6956677 | Facsimile transmission over packet networks with delivery notification A method for facsimile transmission over a packet network includes establishing a facsimile call between first and second facsimile terminals in accordance with a facsimile protocol, using a facsimile gateway to convey communications between the terminals over the p... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6950213 | Fast method for fax encoded data conversion In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a fax decoding/re-encoding system for transferring fax images between a sending fax machine and a receiving fax machine includes a decoder responsive to an encoded fax image defined by rows of scan lines. Th... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947160 | Network facsimile apparatus and channel selecting method The present invention selects a channel to be used in facsimile-transmitting image information included in e-mail subjected to relay request in accordance with channel selection information included in said e-mail. ... | 09/20/2005 |
