Multi-functional printer device
OwnerJonathan Firoozinventor
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Abstract
A method for receiving facsimiles in a multi-function printer device operating as a voice messaging system comprises answering, by the multi-function printer device, an incoming phone call, playing, by the multi-function printer device, an outgoing message, monitoring, by the multi-function printer device, the incoming phone call for a facsimile tone while playing the outgoing message, recording, by the multi-function printer device, an incoming message when no facsimile tone is detected, and ceasing playing of the outgoing message by the multi-function printer device in response to the facsimile tone and initializing the multi-function printer device to receive an incoming facsimile transmission.
Claims28
A method for receiving facsimiles in a multi-function printer device operating as a voice messaging system, said method comprising:
- answering, by said multi-function printer device, an incoming phone call;
- playing, by said multi-function printer device, an outgoing message;
- monitoring, by said multi-function printer device, said incoming phone call for a facsimile tone while playing said outgoing message;
- recording, by said multi-function printer device, an incoming message when no facsimile tone is detected;
- and
- ceasing playing of said outgoing message by said multi-function printer device in response to said facsimile tone and initializing said multi-function printer device to receive an incoming facsimile transmission.
A multi-function printer device comprising:
- means for printing media;
- means for optically scanning media;
- means for answering incoming phone calls, said answering means comprising means for playing an outgoing message and means for recording an incoming message;
- means for sending and receiving facsimiles;
- means for monitoring said incoming phone calls, while said means for playing plays said outgoing message, for a facsimile tone;
- and
- means for initializing the facsimile means to receive an incoming facsimile transmission in response to said monitoring means detecting a facsimile tone.
A system for providing a multi-function printer device a capability for receiving fax transmissions and providing voice messaging, said system comprising:
- a multi-function printer device comprising:
- a printer;
- an optical scanner;
- a call answering functionality;
- and
- a facsimile functionality;
- wherein said multi-function printer device monitors incoming phone calls to internally intercept and initialize said facsimile functionality to receive incoming facsimile transmissions while said call answering functionality is processing a call;
- and
- a general purpose processor-based device selectively interfaced with said multi-function printer device and selectively powered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.