Receipt and notification of messasges with image data
AssigneeStage Innovations, Inc.
InventorTaka Migimatsu
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for receiving a message containing image data and sending a message to notify of the receipt of the message. The system may have a plurality of access devices which are coupled to each other over a network such as the Internet. These access devices may include computers, workstations, and the like. Upon receipt of a message containing image data, such as facsimile data, a notification of the message may be sent to a recipient, such as a message in the form of an email message or a paging message. The system may be configured based on the specifications of the caller and/or the recipient.
Claims28
A method for receiving a message with image data and sending a notification message comprising:
- receiving a message at an access device from a network, said message comprising image data;
- receiving sender/receiver information associated with said message at said access device from said network;
- storing said image data in a storage device coupled to said access device;
- processing said sender/receiver information;
- and
- sending a notification based on said step of processing containing information related to said message.
A system for receiving a message with image data and sending a notification message comprising:
- an access device that receives a message and sender/receiver information from a network, said message comprising image data;
- a storage device coupled to said access device that stores said image data;
- wherein said access device processes said sender/receiver information and sends a notification containing information related to said message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.