System and method for remote fax interconnect
AssigneeetherFAX, LLC
InventorsRobert N. Cichielo, Paul J. Banco, Emil Sturniolo
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Abstract
Systems and methods for the virtualization, aggregation, enhancement, and distributed processing of facsimile communications. The Remote FAX Interconnect known as etherFAX® is a system and method that allows for the reception and delivery of information to or from one or more facsimile systems using Internet/web based communication protocols such as HTTP(S) as the transport between a cooperating facsimile capable application or hardware and the remotely accessible etherFAX® services.
Claims24
An enhanced facsimile communications environment that enables the transfer of at least one of (a) a document, (b) an origination identifier, and (c) data between at least a first and a second peer facsimile capable system;
- the environment comprising:
- a first Distributed Facsimile Service Provider (DFSP) configured to communicate with at least one first facsimile capable peer system;
- at least one second DFSP configured to be capable of accessing at least one second facsimile capable peer system;
- at least one Federated Facsimile Service Broker (FFSB) configured to register availability of the first and second DFSPs;
- wherein the first DFSP is configured to receive routing information and at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data from the first facsimile capable peer system destined for the second facsimile capable peer system;
- wherein the first DFSP is further configured to, upon reception by the first DFSP of the routing information from the first facsimile capable peer system, communicate with the at least one FFSB that is configured to determine which of the second DFSPs is capable of accessing the at least one second facsimile capable peer system;
- based on such determination by the FFSB, the first DFSP being configured to transfer the routing information and the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data to the second DFSP;
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- upon the successful transfer of the routing information and the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data to the second DFSP, the first DFSP is configured to delegate to the second DFSP the communication of the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data destined to the second facsimile capable peer system.
Method for operating an environment comprising a first Distributed Facsimile Service Provider (DFSP) configured to communicate with at least one first facsimile capable peer system;
- at least one second DFSP configured to be capable of accessing at least one second facsimile capable peer system;
- and at least one Federated Facsimile Service Broker (FFSB) configured to register availability of the first and second DFSPs;
- the method comprising:
- a. the first (DFSP) receives routing information and at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data from a first facsimile capable peer system destined for a second facsimile capable peer system;
- b. the first DFSP, upon reception by the first DFSP of the routing information from the first facsimile capable peer system, communicates with the at least one Federated Facsimile Service Broker (FFSB);
- c. the FFSB determines which one of the at least one second DFSPs is capable of accessing the at least one second facsimile capable peer system;
- d. based on such determination by the FFSB, the first DFSP transfers the routing information and the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data to the second DFSP;
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- e. upon the successful transfer of the routing information and the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data to the second DFSP, the first DFSP delegates to the second DFSP the communication of the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data destined to the second facsimile capable peer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.