Facsimile delivery to electronic mail
    8.
    发明授权
    Facsimile delivery to electronic mail 失效
    传真到电子邮件

    公开(公告)号:US6020980A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-01

    申请号:US723750

    申请日:1996-09-30

    摘要: A system and method is provided for delivering facsimile messages to electronic mail addresses as object files attached to or inserted within e-mail messages. A facsimile server device is provided with a facsimile modem for receiving facsimile calls. The facsimile server device includes various application file translation software programs for translating the facsimile object files to subscriber selected formats. In operation, an e-mail subscriber also subscribes to a facsimile-delivery-to-electronic-mail system and is issued a specially designated phone number for receiving facsimile transmissions. The subscriber selects a file translation format in accordance with a software application program which the subscriber uses. The facsimile server device receives and demodulates the facsimile transmission and stores it as an object file in the native facsimile format. The facsimile server device then queries a subscriber database for translation of the dialed phone number to an e-mail address. The subscriber database query also provides a subscriber selected file format which the facsimile file is to be translated into prior to sending to the subscriber. The facsimile server device creates an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address and translates the native facsimile object file to the format file specified by the subscriber database. The facsimile server device attaches the translated object file to the electronic mail message, or inserts it within, and sends the electronic mail message to the subscriber.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将传真消息传送到电子邮件地址的系统和方法,作为附加到或插入到电子邮件消息中的对象文件。 传真服务器设备设有用于接收传真呼叫的传真调制解调器。 传真服务器设备包括用于将传真对象文件转换成用户选择的格式的各种应用文件翻译软件程序。 在操作中,电子邮件用户还订阅传真传送到电子邮件系统,并且发出专门指定的用于接收传真传输的电话号码。 用户根据用户使用的软件应用程序选择文件转换格式。 传真服务器设备接收并解调传真传输并将其作为本地传真格式的目标文件存储。 然后,传真服务器设备向用户数据库查询所拨打的电话号码的翻译到电子邮件地址。 订户数据库查询还提供订户选择的文件格式,传真文件将在发送给用户之前被转换为。 传真服务器设备创建寻址到电子邮件地址的电子邮件,并将本机传真对象文件转换成由用户数据库指定的格式文件。 传真服务器设备将翻译的对象文件附加到电子邮件消息,或者将其插入到电子邮件消息中,并向用户发送电子邮件消息。